Publications by authors named "Leno Dos Passos"
Long-term monitoring of host-parasite interactions is important for understanding the consequences of infection on host fitness and population dynamics. In an eight-year survey of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) population nesting in Cabo Verde, we determined the spatiotemporal variation of Ozobranchus margoi, a sanguivorous leech best known as a vector for sea turtle fibropapilloma virus. We quantified O.
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- The goal of modern conservation biology is to understand how genetic diversity is distributed in endangered species, like the loggerhead sea turtle, and the impact of historical colonization and dispersal events.
- The study involves analyzing 4,207 mtDNA sequences from the Atlantic Ocean, focusing on the Cabo Verde Archipelago and the Island of Boa Vista, revealing that colonization occurred in two distinct waves corresponding to major genetic lineages.
- The research highlights significant genetic structure among nesting groups caused by female philopatric behavior, suggesting the need for targeted conservation strategies that account for the species' complex evolutionary history across different geographic scales.