Dr Maria Ferreira Da Silva

2026

• Paddock, C. L. et al., 2026. On the phylogenetic history of the Sanje Mangabey (Cercocebus sanjei), Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. International Journal of Primatology 47 (3), pp.842-867. (10.1007/s10764-026-00559-w)
• Ferreira da Silva, M. J. et al. 2026. Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species. Conservation Biology 40 (2) e70165. (10.1111/cobi.70165)
• Paddock, C. L. et al., 2026. Evolutionary history of the endangered Sanje mangabey (Cercocebus sanjei) in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania: Inferences from phylogeography and historical niche modelling. Primates (10.1007/s10329-026-01255-2)

2025

• Colmonero‐Costeira, I. et al., 2025. Genomic signatures of island colonisation in highly diverse primates. Molecular Ecology 34 (23) e17815. (10.1111/mec.17815)
• Ferreira da Silva, M. J. et al. 2025. Estimating the effective population size across space and time in the critically endangered western chimpanzee in Guinea-Bissau: Challenges and implications for conservation management. Evolutionary Applications 18 (10) e70162. (10.1111/eva.70162)
• Ossorio, Á. et al., 2025. Evolution of craniofacial shape in relation to sexual dimorphism in Theropithecus and Papio. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 13 1537474. (10.3389/fevo.2025.1537474)
• Caldon, M. et al., 2025. Baboons at a crossroads: hybridisation events and genomic links of central Mozambique's baboons with Papio neighbors. American Journal of Biological Anthropology 187 (3) e70082. (10.1002/ajpa.70082)
• Colmonero Marques Costeira, I. et al. 2025. Improving information on over-looked generalists: Occurrence and mitochondrial DNA diversity of Campbell’s (Cercopithecus campbelli) and Green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus) in Guinea–Bissau, West Africa. International Journal of Primatology 46 , pp.785-810. (10.1007/s10764-025-00496-0)
• Ferreira da Silva, M. J. et al. 2025. Sex-mediated gene flow in grayfoot chacma baboons (Papio ursinus griseipes) in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. International Journal of Primatology 46 , pp.705-736. (10.1007/s10764-025-00494-2)
• Biro, D. et al., 2025. West Side Story: Regional inter-troop variation in baboon bark-stripping at Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. American Journal of Biological Anthropology 187 (1) e70057. (10.1002/ajpa.70057)
• Ferreira da Silva, M. J. and Regalla, A. 2025. The illegal trade in live western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Guinea-Bissau and proposed conservation management actions. Conservation Letters 18 (1) e13087. (10.1111/conl.13087)

2024

• Almeida, L. et al., 2024. Insights into the geographical origins of the Cabo Verde green monkey. Genes 15 (4) 504. (10.3390/genes15040504)
• Ferreira da Silva, M. J. , Minhós, T. and Sampaio‐Dias, S. 2024. News for nature: Communicating biodiversity importance and conservation challenges in Guinea‐Bissau, West Africa, through local media and online platforms. Conservation Science and Practice 6 (1) e13051. (10.1111/csp2.13051)

2023

• Colmonero Costeira, I. et al. 2023. Notes on the conservation threats to the western lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi) in the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau, West Africa). Primates 64 , pp.581-587. (10.1007/s10329-023-01090-9)
• Bobe, R. et al., 2023. The first Miocene fossils from coastal woodlands in the southern East African Rift. iScience 26 (9) 107644. (10.1016/j.isci.2023.107644)
• Mutti, G. et al., 2023. Assessing the recovery of Y chromosome microsatellites with population genomic data using Papio and Theropithecus genomes. Scientific Reports 13 (1) 13839. (10.1038/s41598-023-40931-x)
• Minhós, T. et al., 2023. The importance of well protected forests for the conservation genetics of West African colobine monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 85 (1) e23453. (10.1002/ajp.23453)

2022

• Lüdecke, T. et al., 2022. Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen stable isotopes in modern tooth enamel: A case study from Gorongosa National Park, central Mozambique. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10 , pp.958032. (10.3389/fevo.2022.958032)
• Santander, C. et al., 2022. Genomic variation in baboons from central Mozambique unveils complex evolutionary relationships with other Papio species. BMC Ecology and Evolution 22 (1) 44. (10.1186/s12862-022-01999-7)

2021

• Ferreira da Silva, M. J. et al. 2021. Os babuinos da Guine (Papio papio) na Guine-Bissau: Uma revisao bibliografica para a conservacao da especie. Sintidus 4 , pp.75-105.
• Ferreira da Silva, M. J. et al. 2021. A qualitative assessment of Guinea-Bissau’s hunting history and culture - and their implications for primate conservation. African Primates 15 , pp.1-68.

2020

• Ferreira da Silva, M. J. et al. 2020. Chasing a ghost: notes on the present distribution and conservation of the sooty mangabey (Cerocebus atys) in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Primates 61 , pp.357-363. (10.1007/s10329-020-00817-2)

2018

• Ferreira Da Silva, M. et al. 2018. Disrupted dispersal and its genetic consequences: comparing protected and threatened baboon populations (Papio papio) in West Africa. PLoS ONE 13 (4) e0194189. (10.1371/journal.pone.0194189)

2016

• Minhós, T. et al., 2016. Genetic consequences of human forest exploitation in two colobus monkeys in Guinea Bissau. Biological Conservation 194 , pp.194-208. (10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.019)

2014

• Ferreira Da Silva, M. J. et al. 2014. Assessing the impact of hunting pressure on population structure of Guinea baboons (Papio papio) in Guinea-Bissau. Conservation Genetics (10.1007/s10592-014-0621-0)

2013

• Rodrigues, T. M. et al. 2013. DNA identification of primate bushmeat from urban markets in Guinea-Bissau and its implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 167 , pp.43-49. (10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.018)

2012

• Ferreira Da Silva, M. J. 2012. Hunting pressure and the population genetic patterns and sex-mediated dispersal in the Guinea Baboon in Guinea-Bissau. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.