María Joana Ferreira da Silva

This paper explores using miniaturized lab equipment to enable DNA barcoding for illegal wildlife trade studies and conservation genetics education in Guinea-Bissau.

The paper estimates effective population size (Ne) of western chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau using genetic data to inform conservation strategies.

The paper compares genomic diversity, inbreeding, and genetic load between insular and mainland populations of three West African primates, finding lower diversity and higher inbreeding in island populations but no evidence of increased deleterious variation.