Miguel Carneiro
CONTACT
INFORMATION.
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Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology
333 Biosciences West
1041 E. Lowell
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520) 626-4747
FAX: (520) 621-9190
E-mail: miguel.carneiro@mail.icav.up.pt
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Broadly, I am interested in all aspects of population genetics and molecular evolution. At present, my research interests focus on all the evolutionary mechanisms observed in hybrid zones. Another area of interest focuses on how selection shapes genetic diversity in natural populations and on the detection of its footprints observed in patterns of DNA sequence variation. Currently, for my Ph.D. thesis I am doing a large-scale multi-locus DNA sequence study to investigate the divergence population genetics of two European rabbit subspecies (Oryctolagus cuniculus). This study will provide a unique opportunity to address unresolved questions that include i) how and when rabbit subspecies diverged, ii) the dynamics of admixture after secondary contact and the distinction between shared ancestral polymorphism or recent introgression, and iii) the identification of chromosomal regions that may harbour genes under selection, possibly involved in the initial stages of reproductive isolation.
Carneiro, M. , Ferrand, N. and Nachman, M. W. Recombination and Speciation: Loci near Centromeres Are More Differentiated than Loci Near Telomeres Between Subspecies of the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Genetics, In press.
Geraldes, A. , Carneiro, M., Delibes-Mateos, M., Villafuerte, R., Nachman, M. W. and Ferrand, N. 2008. Reduced introgression of the Y chromosome between subspecies of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in the Iberian Peninsula. Molecular Ecology 17: 4489-4499.
Esteves P.J., Abrantes J., Carneiro M., Müller A., Thompson G. and van der Loo W. 2008 Detection of positive selection in the major capsid protein VP60 of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV). Virus Research 137(2): 253-256.
Surridge A.K., van der Loo W., Abrantes J., Carneiro M., Hewitt G.M., and Esteves P.J. 2008. Diversity and evolutionary history of the MHC DQA gene in leporids. Immunogenetics 60(9): 515-525.
Carneiro, M. , and Ferrand, N., 2007. Extensive intragenic recombination and patterns of linkage disequilibrium at the CSN3 locus in European rabbit. Genetics Selection and Evolution 39: 341-352.
PRESENTATIONS
Campos, P., Branco, M.S., Carneiro, M., Melo-Ferreira, J., Geraldes, A., Ferrand, N. & Alves, P.C. (2004) The importance of genetic characterization of the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) in game management. 2ª Reunião da Sociedade Portugues de Recursos Genéticos Animais.
Carneiro, M. & Ferrand, N. (2004). The rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) k-casein locus exhibit the distinct signature of two divergent lineages. 2nd World Lagomorph Conference.
Carneiro, M. & Ferrand, N. (2004) Extensive recombination detected at the k-casein locus in Iberian wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations. 2nd World Lagomorph Conference.
Carneiro, M., Branco, M. & Ferrand, N. (2004) Evolutionary genetics of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) k-cas: A new allelic form and evidence for two highly divergent lineages. 2ª Reunião da Sociedade Portugues de Recursos Genéticos Animais.
Monterroso, P., Mesquita, S., Melo-Ferreira, J., Carneiro, M. Oliveira, R. & Ribeiro, A. (2003) Utilização do estuário do rio minho por aves limícolas durante as migrações primaveris. Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa para o estudo das aves-Aveir.
Ph.D. candidate. University of Porto. Expected graduation: 2010.
2002 University of Porto, Portugal. Biology degree.