Published in BioRxiv, 2026
We propose a computational method that leverages ancestral recombination graph (ARG) to estimate the mutation process that drives the evolution of TR loci.
Recommended citation: Luna, L.G.F., Iturbe, S., Adam, C.L., Pope, N.S., Ortega-Del Vecchyo, D., Rohlfs, R. (2026). A Statistical Framework to Infer the Mutation Model of Tandem Repeat Variants.
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Published in BioRxiv, 2026
We create a comprehensive TR catalog for seven T2T ape genomes and leverage long-read, population-level data from humans and chimpanzees to identify TR loci with disproportionate divergence-diversity ratios as targets of natural selection.
Recommended citation: Adam, C.L., Rocha, J., Sudmant, P., Rohlfs, R. (2026). Comparative genomics of Tandem Repeat variation in apes.
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Published in Bioinformatics Advances, 2025
We present TRACK, a user-friendly Snakemake pipeline designed to consolidate the discovery and comparison of tandem repeats (TRs) across species
Recommended citation: Adam, C. L., Rocha, J., Sudmant, P., & Rohlfs, R. (2025). TRACKing tandem repeats: a customizable pipeline for identification and cross-species comparison. Bioinformatics Advances, 5(1), vbaf066.
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Published in Crustaceana, 2024
We conduct population genetics and structure analysis of the semiterrestrial crab Armases benedicti along the North Brazilian coast.
Recommended citation: Adam, C. L., Schubart, C. D., Masunari, S., & Marochi, M. Z. (2024). Genetic diversity and population structure of the semiterrestrial crab Armases benedicti (Brachyura, Sesarmidae) along the North Brazilian coast. Crustaceana, 97(5-9), 553-566..
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Published in Zoologica scripta, 2024
We access population structure and species boundaries in the Atlantic stony coral Favia.
Recommended citation: Adam, C. L., Toonen, R. J., Carlon, D. B., Zilberberg, C., & Barbeitos, M. S. (2024). Genetic structuring and species boundaries in the Atlantic stony coral Favia (Scleractinia, Faviidae). Zoologica Scripta, 53(3), 376-394.
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Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2018
We describe sexual dimorphism in carapace shape during the development of Aegla marginata.
Recommended citation: Adam, C. L., Marochi, M. Z., & Masunari, S. (2018). Ontogenetic shape changes and sexual dimorphism in Aegla marginata Bond-Buckup and Buckup, 1994. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 90(02), 1521-1532.
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Published in Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2017
We describe the behavior of newly-hatched juveniles and maternal care in Aegla schmitti.
Recommended citation: Adam, C. L., Marochi, M., Lacerda, M., Trevisan, A., & Masunari, S. (2017). Asynchronous Hatching and Extended Parental Care in Aegla schmitti (Decapoda, Anomura). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 60, e17160372.
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