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Fernando Alda

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasORCID 0000-0002-6858-9566Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:DNA methylation· 3 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 5, 2026

Diversifying the Northern Neotropics: Phylogenomics and Evolutionary History of the Early-Diverging Herichthyine Cichlids Thorichthys and Trichromis

Diego J. Elías, Fernando Alda, Isaí Betancourt-Resendes…·Caleb D. McMahan

This study uses phylogenomic data to explore the evolutionary history and diversification of two cichlid genera, revealing unrecognized diversity, species boundary uncertainty, and ghost introgression in northern Neotropical fish.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.05.730467

DNA methylationstatistical model

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Evolutionary BiologyMitochondrial DNA Part BPeer-reviewedJun 17, 2025

Complete mitochondrial genomes of riverine Lamprologus (Actinopterygii, Cichlidae) with an emphasis on the blind cichlid L. lethops

Sebastian M. Jimenez, Naoko P. Kurata, Melanie L. J. Stiassny…·Fernando Alda

The paper characterizes complete mitochondrial genomes of riverine Lamprologus species, including the blind cichlid L. lethops, and presents a phylogenetic analysis revealing unexpected lineage relationships and introgression events.

2 citations

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Evolutionary BiologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedApr 29, 2025

Geography is a stronger predictor of diversification of monogenean parasites (Platyhelminthes) than host relatedness in characid fishes of Middle America

Fernando Alda, Edgar F. Mendoza‐Franco, William Hanson‐Regan…·Mark E. Torchin

This study finds that geography, not host relatedness, drives diversification of monogenean parasites in characid fishes, indicating host-switching is mediated by spatial proximity.

6 citations

DNA methylationwhole-genome sequencing

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