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FIGuring out Neotropical figs: Phylogenomics, biogeography, and taxonomy of Ficus sect. Americanae (subgen. Spherosuke, Moraceae)
Project summary:
The focus of this proposal seeks to explore the diversification of Neotropical Ficus clades. Objectives include: (1) improving phylogenetic resolution with Illumina sequencing to test the monophyly of species complexes and explore character evolution and biogeography; (2) assessing diversification rates in response to morphological traits using SSE-based models; (3) clarifying species concepts via PCA and geometric morphometrics to resolve conflicting taxonomies; and (4) merging molecular and morphological evidence for a comprehensive integrative taxonomic revision.
First Name:
Nicole Mitidieri Rivera
Highest degree:
M.Sc. in Botany
Year obtained:
2024
Applicant Status:
Current student
USA
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Pederneiras, L. C., Zamengo, H. B., Zapata-C, D. A., Mitidieri-Rivera, N., Romaniuc-Neto, S., & Mansano, V. D. F. (2023). Ficus subgen. Spherosuke sect. Americanae ser. Dugandii (Moraceae): A Curved Ostiolar Margin Group of Neotropical Fig Trees. Systematic Botany, 48(2), 263-282.
Pederneiras, L., Monge, C., Mitidieri, N., et al. (2020). Nomenclatural revision of the Ficus sect. Americanae (Moraceae): Typification of F. citrifolia and allied species. Phytotaxa 474(2): 145-153.
Pederneiras, L., Da Costa, A., Medeiros, H., Mitidieri, N., et al. (2020). Species diversity of Ficus L. sect. Americanae (Moraceae) in Acre, Brazil. Brittonia 72: 215-231.
Mitidieri, N., Pederneiras, L. C., Parizaca, A. D., & Castillo, J. A. (2020). A new species and a new record of Ficus sect. Pharmacosycea (Moraceae) from Peru. Systematic Botany, 45(1), 91-95.
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2000
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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