Philaenus spumarius, is a widespread and polyphagous xylem-feeding insect. It is also the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe (Saponari et al., 2014). P. spumarius and P. tesselatus are considered sister species, differentiated at the male genitalia level but not at karyological, mitochondrial DNA and some nuclear genes levels (Maryanska-Nadachowska et al., 2012; Rodrigues et al., 2014). Genome-wide mar...
Antibiotic resistance is one of the major problems in public health today since the failure of antibiotherapy has dramatic clinical implications such as the increase of mobility/mortality and of health costs. Antibiotic resistance is a dynamic process since antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, and the corresponding genetic material, flows and disseminates among several settings simultaneously: humans, animals a...
Na ilha da Berlenga (costa ocidental portuguesa) existe uma das únicas populações insulares conhecidas de Lacerta lepida (Sauna, Lacertidae). Como característica muito particular do seu comportamento social, chama-se a atenção para a estrutura colonial desta população. Com base nesta situção propõe-se e justifica-se um projecto de investigação em eto-ecologia, fundamentado na análise de estratégias adaptativas ...