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✦Postmating-prezygotic isolation as a source of selection for reinforcement within and between species in Drosophila.
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✦Thermal stress in pre-adult stages, and their importance as ecological isolating barriers in Drosophila.
Research
PhD student
Ecology and Evolution
University of Chicago
Mailing address:
Ecology and Evolution
1101 E 57Th Street,
Chicago, IL. 60637 USA
Office: (773) 702-1106
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1.Matute DR, Torres IP, Salgado-Salazar C, Restrepo A, McEwen JG. Background selection at the chitin synthase II (chs2) locus in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis species complex. Fungal Genet Biol. 2007 May;44(5):357-67. pdf.
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2.Almeida AJ, Matute DR, Carmona JA, Martins M, Torres I, McEwen JG, Restrepo A, Leao C, Ludovico P, Rodrigues F. Genome size and ploidy of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis reveals a haploid DNA content: flow cytometry and GP43 sequence analysis. Fungal Genet Biol. 2007 Jan;44(1):25-31. pdf.
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3.Matute DR, Barreto-Hernandez E, Falquet L. Hunting for insect-specific protein domains.In Silico Biol. 2006;6(1-2):35-42.
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4.Matute DR, Sepulveda VE, Quesada LM, Goldman GH, Taylor JW, Restrepo A, McEwen JG. Microsatellite analysis of three phylogenetic species of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jun;44(6):2153-7.pdf.
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5.Matute DR, McEwen JG, Puccia R, Montes BA, San-Blas G, Bagagli E, Rauscher JT, Restrepo A, Morais F, Nino-Vega G, Taylor JW. Cryptic speciation and recombination in the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis as revealed by gene genealogies. Mol Biol Evol. 2006 Jan;23(1):65-73. pdf.
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6.Corredor GG, Peralta LA, Castano JH, Zuluaga JS, Henao B, Arango M, Tabares AM, Matute DR, McEwen JG, Restrepo A. The naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous centralis (Miller 1899): a new host to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Molecular identification of the isolate. pdf.
Education
2005 BS in Biology, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) (Honors)
2005 BS in Microbiology, Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) (Honors)
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