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Antonio Amorim
PeerJ Editor & Author
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Author 100
Editor 4,235

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Genomics
Molecular Biology
Cardiology
Medical Genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Zoology
Food Science and Technology
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Microbiology
Mycology
Conservation Biology
Genetics
Freshwater Biology
Agricultural Science
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Marine Biology
Veterinary Medicine
Legal Issues
Natural Resource Management
Population Biology
Evolutionary Studies
Plant Science
Paleontology
Anthropology
Entomology
Hematology
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Ecology
Infectious Diseases
Taxonomy

Antonio Amorim

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

Degree in Biology, University of Porto, in 1974; PhD in 1983. Full Professor since 1993.
CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: Formal and population genetics. Pure and applied genetics, forensics (human and non-human paternity and kinship expertise) and diagnosis of genetic diseases.

Evolutionary Studies Genetics Genomics Mathematical Biology Natural Resource Management Theory & Formal Methods

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidade do Porto

Work details

Professor

Universidade do Porto
Faculdade de Ciências

Researcher

IPATIMUP/i3s

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Edited 31
August 17, 2022
Complex interactions between p.His558Arg and linked variants in the sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 5 (NaV1.5)
Monica Lopes-Marques, Raquel Silva, Catarina Serrano, Verónica Gomes, Ana Cardoso, Maria João Prata, Antonio Amorim, Luisa Azevedo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13913 PubMed 35996667

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May 9, 2023
Association between INHA gene polymorphisms and litter size in Hainan black goats
Zhengyu Bian, Kunpeng Li, Si Chen, Churiga Man, Fengyang Wang, Lianbin Li
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15381 PubMed 37187517
March 8, 2023
Genetic features and phylogenetic relationship analyses of Guizhou Han population residing in Southwest China via 38 X-InDels
Yuhang Feng, Ting Wang, Yunteng Yang, Jiangtao You, Kun He, Hongling Zhang, Qiyan Wang, Meiqing Yang, Jiang Huang, Zheng Ren, Xiaoye Jin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14964 PubMed 36915656
April 15, 2022
Genetic diversity and population structure of muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) from Nigeria
Adeniyi C. Adeola, Foluke E. Sola-Ojo, Yusuf A. Opeyemi, Abel O. Oguntunji, Lotanna Micah Nneji, Muslim K. Ewuola, Semiu F. Bello, Wasiu A. Olaniyi, Adeosun T. Adesoji, Alex P. Karuno, Oscar J. Sanke, Ebiakpo Lucky Daniel
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13236 PubMed 35444865
March 5, 2021
Genetic variation of Nigerian cattle inferred from maternal and paternal genetic markers
David H. Mauki, Adeniyi C. Adeola, Said I. Ng’ang’a, Abdulfatai Tijjani, Ibikunle Mark Akanbi, Oscar J. Sanke, Abdussamad M. Abdussamad, Sunday C. Olaogun, Jebi Ibrahim, Philip M. Dawuda, Godwin F. Mangbon, Paul S. Gwakisa, Ting-Ting Yin, Min-Sheng Peng, Ya-Ping Zhang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10607 PubMed 33717663
November 11, 2020
Population genetics of the freshwater fish Prochilodus magdalenae (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae), using species-specific microsatellite loci
Ricardo M. Landínez-García, Juan Carlos Narváez, Edna J. Márquez
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10327 PubMed 33240645
October 21, 2020
Genomics versus mtDNA for resolving stock structure in the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)
Derek W. Kraft, Emily E. Conklin, Evan W. Barba, Melanie Hutchinson, Robert J. Toonen, Zac H. Forsman, Brian W. Bowen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10186 PubMed 33150082
August 5, 2020
DNA barcoding of commercially important reef fishes in Weh Island, Aceh, Indonesia
Nur Fadli, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, Ahmad Sofiman Othman, Hizir Sofyan, Zainal A. Muchlisin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9641 PubMed 32844060
May 6, 2020
Genome-based development of 15 microsatellite markers in fluorescent multiplexes for parentage testing in captive tigers
Xiao Zhao, Qiguan Qiu, Chang Li, Dongke Fu, Xuesong Hu, Shengjie Gao, Yugang Zhu, Haofang Mu, Runping Wang, Huanming Yang, Bo Li
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8939 PubMed 32411512
April 17, 2020
CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content
Maxime Borry, Bryan Cordova, Angela Perri, Marsha Wibowo, Tanvi Prasad Honap, Jada Ko, Jie Yu, Kate Britton, Linus Girdland-Flink, Robert C. Power, Ingelise Stuijts, Domingo C. Salazar-García, Courtney Hofman, Richard Hagan, Thérèse Samdapawindé Kagoné, Nicolas Meda, Helene Carabin, David Jacobson, Karl Reinhard, Cecil Lewis, Aleksandar Kostic, Choongwon Jeong, Alexander Herbig, Alexander Hübner, Christina Warinner
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9001 PubMed 32337106
September 2, 2019
Standardization and validation of a panel of cross-species microsatellites to individually identify the Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus)
Shrushti Modi, Bilal Habib, Pallavi Ghaskadbi, Parag Nigam, Samrat Mondol
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7453 PubMed 31534835
July 15, 2019
The Tsushima leopard cat exhibits extremely low genetic diversity compared with the Korean Amur leopard cat: Implications for conservation
Hideyuki Ito, Miho Inoue-Murayama
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7297 PubMed 31341743
May 29, 2019
Genetic diversity and phylogenetic analyses of 11 cohorts of captive rhesus macaques from Chinese zoos
Qian Su, Yongfang Yao, Qin Zhao, Diyan Li, Meng Xie, Jiayun Wu, Anxiang Wen, Qin Wang, Guangxiang Zhu, Qingyong Ni, Mingwang Zhang, Huailiang Xu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6957 PubMed 31179176
April 25, 2019
Forensic characteristics and population genetics of Chinese Kazakh ethnic minority with an efficient STR panel
Chong Chen, Yuxin Guo, Xiaoye Jin, Wei Cui, Yuanyuan Wei, Yating Fang, Qiong Lan, Tingting Kong, Tong Xie, Bofeng Zhu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6802 PubMed 31086740
March 27, 2019
Old wild wolves: ancient DNA survey unveils population dynamics in Late Pleistocene and Holocene Italian remains
Marta Maria Ciucani, Davide Palumbo, Marco Galaverni, Patrizia Serventi, Elena Fabbri, Gloria Ravegnini, Sabrina Angelini, Elena Maini, Davide Persico, Romolo Caniglia, Elisabetta Cilli
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6424 PubMed 30944772
December 13, 2018
Characterization of five complete Cyrtodactylus mitogenome structures reveals low structural diversity and conservation of repeated sequences in the lineage
Prapatsorn Areesirisuk, Narongrit Muangmai, Kirati Kunya, Worapong Singchat, Siwapech Sillapaprayoon, Sorravis Lapbenjakul, Watcharaporn Thapana, Attachai Kantachumpoo, Sudarath Baicharoen, Budsaba Rerkamnuaychoke, Surin Peyachoknagul, Kyudong Han, Kornsorn Srikulnath
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6121 PubMed 30581685
November 13, 2018
Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae)
Ricardo M. Landínez-García, Edna J. Marquez
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5959 PubMed 30479905
November 12, 2018
Evaluation of 17 microsatellite markers for parentage testing and individual identification of domestic yak (Bos grunniens)
Jie Pei, Pengjia Bao, Min Chu, Chunnian Liang, Xuezhi Ding, Hongbo Wang, Xiaoyun Wu, Xian Guo, Ping Yan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5946 PubMed 30473935
September 28, 2018
Closing the gap: mixed stock analysis of three foraging populations of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the Great Barrier Reef
Karina Jones, Michael Jensen, Graham Burgess, Johanna Leonhardt, Lynne van Herwerden, Julia Hazel, Mark Hamann, Ian Bell, Ellen Ariel
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5651 PubMed 30280029
September 18, 2018
Natural history and molecular evolution of demersal Mediterranean sharks and skates inferred by comparative phylogeographic and demographic analyses
Alice Ferrari, Fausto Tinti, Victoria Bertucci Maresca, Alessandro Velonà, Rita Cannas, Ioannis Thasitis, Filipe Oliveira Costa, Maria Cristina Follesa, Daniel Golani, Farid Hemida, Sarah J. Helyar, Cecilia Mancusi, Antonello Mulas, Fabrizio Serena, Letizia Sion, Marco Stagioni, Alessia Cariani
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5560 PubMed 30245927
September 6, 2018
Genetic variability of Akhal-Teke horses bred in Italy
Maria C. Cozzi, Maria G. Strillacci, Paolo Valiati, Elisa Rogliano, Alessandro Bagnato, Maria Longeri
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4889 PubMed 30202639
July 20, 2018
Cross-species screening of microsatellite markers for individual identification of snow petrel Pagodroma nivea and Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus in Antarctica
Anant Pande, Nidhi Rawat, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Sambandam Sathyakumar, Vinod B. Mathur, Samrat Mondol
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5243 PubMed 30042893
June 28, 2018
Gene buddies: linked balanced polymorphisms reinforce each other even in the absence of epistasis
Jacob A. Tennessen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5110 PubMed 29967750
June 25, 2018
DNA barcoding of marine fish species from Rongcheng Bay, China
Lijuan Wang, Zhihao Wu, Mengxia Liu, Wei Liu, Wenxi Zhao, Hongjun Liu, Feng You
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5013 PubMed 29967722
June 13, 2018
Evaluating the utility of the female-specific mitochondrial f-orf gene for population genetic, phylogeographic and systematic studies in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida)
Brent M. Robicheau, Emily E. Chase, Walter R. Hoeh, John L. Harris, Donald T. Stewart, Sophie Breton
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5007 PubMed 29915706
June 5, 2018
Hindering the illegal trade in dog and cat furs through a DNA-based protocol for species identification
Luisa Garofalo, Alessia Mariacher, Rita Fanelli, Rosario Fico, Rita Lorenzini
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4902 PubMed 29888130
April 19, 2018
Gene characteristics of the complete mitochondrial genomes of Paratoxodera polyacantha and Toxodera hauseri (Mantodea: Toxoderidae)
Le-Ping Zhang, Yin-Yin Cai, Dan-Na Yu, Kenneth B. Storey, Jia-Yong Zhang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4595 PubMed 29686943
January 31, 2018
Genetic analysis of the Hungarian draft horse population using partial mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequencing
Nikolett Csizmár, Sándor Mihók, András Jávor, Szilvia Kusza
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4198 PubMed 29404201
December 19, 2017
Association between genetic polymorphisms of the IL28B gene and leukomonocyte in Chinese hepatitis B virus-infected individuals
Yuzhu Song, Yunsong Shen, Xueshan Xia, A-Mei Zhang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4149 PubMed 29302390
November 29, 2017
DNA barcoding reveals the mislabeling of fish in a popular tourist destination in Brazil
Clisten Fátima Staffen, Mari Dalva Staffen, Mariana Londero Becker, Sara Emelie Löfgren, Yara Costa Netto Muniz, Renato Hajenius Aché de Freitas, Andrea Rita Marrero
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4006 PubMed 29201560
November 15, 2017
Mitochondrial genomes of three Tetrigoidea species and phylogeny of Tetrigoidea
Li-Liang Lin, Xue-Juan Li, Hong-Li Zhang, Zhe-Min Zheng
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4002 PubMed 29158966
August 28, 2017
Uncovering unseen fungal diversity from plant DNA banks
Erin M. Datlof, Anthony S. Amend, Kamala Earl, Jeremy Hayward, Clifford W. Morden, Rachael Wade, Geoffrey Zahn, Nicole A. Hynson
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3730 PubMed 28875077