Producción Científica

Proyectos

2024-2028. “Ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underpinning biological invasion in Western Antarctic Peninsula”. ANID FONDECYT Regular (N° 1241069). Coinvestigador.

2023-2027. “Marine bioinvasion and biosecurity on the Southeastern Pacific Coast: early detection and anthropic and natural mechanisms of introduction, spread and invasion”. ANID FONDECYT Regular. Investigador Responsable.

2023-2025. “Respuestas moleculares específicas de dos especies de peces marinos con diferentes habilidades de dispersión a eventos de desastre natural”. Proyecto de Investigación UCSC (DI-REG). Coinvestigador.

2021-2024. “Bioinvasiones de macroalgas y el rol de los ciclos heteromórficos en el éxito de la invasión”. ANID FONDECYT Postdoctorado (Nº 3210782). Investigador Patrocinante (Investigador Responsable: Dr. Cristóbal Villaseñor).

2021-2023. “Red Internacional de Investigación sobre Diversidad y Biotecnología de Algas Marinas (DABMA)”. International Research Program – IRP; CNRS Francia. Coinvestigador.

2021-2022. “Impacto de la desglaciación sobre la condición bioenergética de macro-invertebrados bentónicos antárticos con diferentes niveles tróficos”. Proyecto Interdisciplinario Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Biorecursos – CIBAS UCSC. Coinvestigador.

2020-2021. “Exploring the morphological and genetic diversity of the nematode Pseudoterranova along the Southeastern Pacific coast: a marine parasite with zoonotic importante”. Proyecto Interdisciplinario Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Biorecursos – CIBAS UCSC. Investigador Responsable.

2020-2021. “Chemical and molecular ecology in South America: The use of novel technical tools for understanding nature” ANID Programa de Cooperación Internacional Concurso de Apoyo a la Formación de Redes Internacionales entre Centros de Investigación (N° REDES190114). Coinvestigador.

2019-2022. “Responses of marine invertebrates to climate driven environmental variation across a wide latitudinal range: A multidisciplinary approach with implications for the population dynamics and sustainability of fishery resources”. Proyectos de investigación conjunta CONICYT Chile–BMBF Alemania (BMBF180034). Coinvestigador.

2019-2022. “Antarctic invasion in a warmer and connected world: climate change, maritime transport and rafting as threatening factors of Antarctic marine biodiversity”. ANID FONDECYT Postdoctorado (Nº 3190489). Investigador Patrocinante (Investigador Responsable: Dr. Iván Vera).

2019-2021. “Applicability of bacterial membrane lipids as temperature and pH proxies in continental settings”. Programa de Cooperación Científica ECOS-ANID (N° 190011). Coinvestigador.

2018-2021. “Testing the historical permeability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) and the role of ecological interactions in the evolution of the Antarctic diversity: Using host-parasite systems as biological models”. ANID FONDECYT Postdoctorado (Nº 3180331). Investigador Patrocinante (Investigador Responsable: Dr. Carlos Muñoz).

2018-2020. “Pan American Experimental Initiative in Marine Macroecology (PANAMEX)”. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Investigador asociado.

2017-2020. “Genetic, biochemical and reproductive behavioral mechanisms determining the evolution of life history strategies in marine invertebrates: Poecilogony species as study models”. ANID FONDECYT Regular (Nº 1170598). Investigador Responsable.

2017-2020. “Ecological, genetic and adaptative mechanisms explaining the invasive potential of the diatom Didymosphenia geminata in Chilean freshwater systems”. ANID FONDECYT Regular (Nº 117059). Coinvestigador.

2016-2018. “A multi-disciplinary approach to understand the impact of ice loss and deglaciation on Antarctic coastal benthic ecosystems”. Proyecto Programa de Cooperación Internacional Chile / Reino Unido CONICYT-NERC (Nº223449). Investigador Principal.

2016-2017. “Estudio de evaluación de riesgo sobre la posible presencia de especies constitutivas de plagas hidrobiológicas en aguas de lastre y sedimentos en naves de transporte marítimo”. Proyecto de Investigación del Fondo de Investigación Pesquera y de Acuicultura; Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo, Subsecretaria de Pesca y Acuicultura (FIPA N° 2016-25). Coinvestigador.

2015-2018. “Investigating Non-Indigenous Species establishment and spread with regards to shipping and biotic resistance in Chilean coastal habitats”. CONICYT FONDECYT Postdoctorado (Nº 3160172). Investigador Patrocinante (Investigador Principal: Dr. Jean-Charles Leclerc).

2014. “Natural and anthropogenic impacts on coastal marine species: a DNA-based investigation”. CONICYT Programa de Cooperación Científica Internacional (PCCI) / CNRS Francia, Proyecto de Intercambio (PCCI N° 130047). Investigador Principal.

2013-2017. “Mega disturbances and population genetic resilience in the marine realm: the role of life history strategies”. CONICYT FONDECYT Regular (Nº 1130868). Investigador Principal.

2013-2017. “Diversity, Evolution and Biotechnology of Marine Algae”. International Research Network – France Brazil Chile (GDRI N° 0803). Coinvestigador.

2013-2016. “Influencia de factores espaciales antrópicos, naturales y biológicos sobre la estructuración poblacional del gastrópodo C. dombeyana en la cuenca del Río Biobío: un análisis desde la genética del paisaje”. CONICYT FONDECYT Postdoctorado (Nº 3140561). Investigador Patrocinante (Investigadora Principal: Dra. Jessica Bórquez).

2011-2013. “High latitude meiofaunal macroecology and diversity assessed using both morphological and molecular techniques”. INACH (N° T_13-10). Investigador Alterno.

2011-2013. “Brooding behavior, hatching plasticity and intrafamilial conflict in the poecilogonous polychaete Boccardia wellingtonensis”. CONICYT FONDECYT Postdoctorado (Nº 3120202). Investigador Patrocinante (Investigadora Principal: Dra. Fernanda Oyarzun).

2009-2012. “A molecular approach to the study of pre- and post-copulatory factors modeling the protandric strategy in marine gastropods with complex reproductive behavior: Crepidula coquimbensis (Calyptraeidae) as a biological model”. CONICYT FONDECYT (Nº 11090221). Investigador Principal.

2009-2010. “Una aproximación molecular al estudio de la dinámica de invasión de la anémona Anemonia alicemartinae en las costas de Chile”. Proyecto de Investigación UCSC (DIN N° 02/2009). Investigador Principal.

Artículos científicos

Todas las publicaciones están indexadas en WoS (Core Collection: Science Citation Index Expanded), salvo que se indique otra indexación.

Camps-Castellà J, Prado P, Tena-Medialdea J, Brante A, Hinojosa IA (2024) Structural attributes and macrofaunal assemblages associated with rose gorgonian gardens (Leptogorgia sp. nov.) in Central Chile: opening the door for conservation actions. Coral Reefs 43(1): 201-217. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-023-02463-8.

Cataldo-Mendez C, Brante A, Urzúa Á (2024) The impact of glacial meltwater on the integrated bioenergetic condition of two key antartic benthic polychaetes (Maldane sarsi antarctica, Notomastus latericeus). Regional Studies in Marine Science 73: 103493. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103493.

Silva-Ramírez F, Aguirre C, Riveros R, Armijo ME, Brante A, Hepp M (2024) Chilean sea cucumber: new potential source of biomolecules with high nutritional value and cytotoxic activity. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 126: 105906. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2023.105906.

Vera-Escalona I, Brante A (2024) A simulation study evaluating how population survival and genetic diversity in a newly established population can be affected by propagule size, extinction rates, and initial heterozygosity. PeerJ 12: e16628. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16628.

Leclerc J-C, Figueroa NN, Viard F, Brante A (2023) Distribution of functionally distinct native and non-indigenous species within marine urban habitats. Diversity and Distributions 29(11): 1445-1457. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13769.

Pinochet J, Brante A, Daguin-Thiébaut C, Tellier F, Viard F (2023) Investigating the risk of non-indigenous species introduction through ship hulls in Chile. Management of Biological Invasions 14(1): 156-177. DOI: 10.3391/mbi.2023.14.1.09.

Stowhas Salinas P, Carlton J, Thiel M, Santibañez J, Sáez R, Puga A, Munizaga M, Brante A (2023) Marine bioinvasions in Chile: a national research and conservation management agenda. Management of Biological Invasions 14(4): 595-618. DOI: 10.3391/mbi.2023.14.4.02.

Vásquez C, Quiñones RA, Brante A, Hernández-Miranda E (2023a) Genetic diversity and resilience in benthic marine populations. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 96: 4. DOI: 10.1186/s40693-023-00117-1.

Vásquez C, Vera-Escalona I, Brante A, Silva F, Hernández-Miranda E (2023b) Natural mega disturbances drive spatial and temporal changes in diversity and genetic structure on the toadfish Aphos porosus. Scientific Reports 13(1): 13902. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40698-1.

Vera-Escalona I, Gimenez LH, Brante A (2023) Short-term and long-term predictions: is the green crab Carcinus maenas a threat to Antarctica and southern South America under a climate-change scenario? Diversity 15(5): 632. DOI: 10.3390/d15050632.

Viña-Trillos N, Brante A, Urzúa Á (2023) Intraspecific variation in reproductive traits and embryo elemental composition of the crab Hemigrapsus crenulatus (Milne Edwards, 1837) across fluctuating coastal environments along Chilean coasts. Marine Environmental Research 188: 106023. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106023.

Ashton GV, Freestone AL, Duffy JE, Torchin ME, Sewall BJ, Tracy B, (…), Brante A, (…), Ruiz GM (2022) Predator control of marine communities increases with temperature across 115 degrees of latitude. Science 376(6598): 1215-1219. DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4916.

Gimenez LH, Rivera RJ, Brante A (2022) One step ahead of sea anemone invasions with ecological niche modeling: potential distributions and niche dynamics of three successful invasive species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 690: 83-95. DOI: 10.3354/meps14044.

Rivera R, Pinochet J, Brante A (2022) Ecological niche dynamics of three invasive marine species under the conservatism and shift niche hypotheses. Aquatic Invasions 17(4): 453-475. DOI: 10.3391/ai.2022.17.4.01.

Bascur M, Morley SA, Meredith MP, Muñoz-Ramírez CP, Barnes DKA, Schloss IR, Sands CJ, Schofield O, Román-Gonzaléz A, Cárdenas L, Venables H, Brante A, Urzúa Á (2021) Interpopulational differences in the nutritional condition of Aequiyoldia eightsii (Protobranchia: Nuculanidae) from the Western Antarctic Peninsula during austral summer. PeerJ 9: e12679. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12679.

Figueroa Á, Brante A, Cárdenas L (2021) RNA-Seq reveals divergent gene expression between larvae with contrasting trophic modes in the poecilogonous polychaete Boccardia wellingtonensis. Scientific Reports 11(1): 14997. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94646-y.

Figueroa NN, Brante A, Viard F, Leclerc J-C (2021) Greater functional similarity in mobile compared to sessile assemblages colonizing artificial coastal habitats. Marine Pollution Bulletin 172: 112844. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112844.

Figueroa-López NN, Rodríguez-Quintal JG, Brante A (2021) Abundancia y ecología trófica del pez león, Pterois volitans, en el Parque Nacional Morrocoy, Venezuela, mar Caribe Sur. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 56(2): 134-144. DOI: 10.22370/rbmo.2021.56.2.3057.

Gimenez L, Brante A (2021) Do non-native sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) share a common invasion pattern? – A systematic review. Aquatic Invasions 16(3): 365-390. DOI: 10.3391/ai.2021.16.3.01.

Leclerc J-C, Brante A, Viard F (2021) Rapid recovery of native habitat-builders following physical disturbance on pier pilings offsets colonization of cryptogenic and non-indigenous species in a Chilean port. Marine Environmental Research 163: 105231. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105231.

Montecinos C, Álvarez C, Riera R, Brante A (2021) Inbreeding vs outbreeding depression in a marine species with low dispersal potential. Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective 42: e12635. DOI: 10.1111/maec.12635.

Muñoz-Ramírez CP, Beltrán-Concha M, Pérez-Araneda K, Sands CJ, Barnes DKA, Román-González A, De Lecea AM, Retallick K, Van Landeghem K, Sheen K, Gonnelli K, Scourse J, Bascur M, Brante A (2021) Genetic variation in the small bivalve Nuculana inaequisculpta along a retreating glacier fjord, King George Island, Antarctica. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 56(2): 151-156. DOI: 10.22370/rbmo.2021.56.2.3059.

Nuñez-Vallecillo M, Rivera A, Górski K, Brante A, Benítez HA (2021) Ecomorphological analyses reveal impact of land-based stressors on stock structure of two commercially important fish species (Lutjanus synagris and Haemulon plumierii) in the Caribbean. Fisheries Research 234: 105812. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105812.

Bascur M, Muñoz-Ramírez C, Román-González A, Sheen K, Barnes DKA, Sands CJ, Brante A, Urzúa Á (2020) The influence of glacial melt and retreat on the nutritional condition of the bivalve Nuculana inaequisculpta (Protobranchia: Nuculanidae) in the West Antarctic Peninsula. PLoS ONE 15(5): e0233513. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233513.

Becheler R, Guillemin M, Stoeckel S, Mauger S, Saunier A, Brante A, Destombe C, Valero M (2020) After a catastrophe, a little bit of sex is better than nothing: genetic consequences of a major earthquake on asexual and sexual populations. Evolutionary Applications 13(8): 2086-2100. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12967.

Bórquez J, Valdovinos C, Brante A (2020) Genetic structure and diversity in the freshwater gastropod Chilina dombeiana in the Biobío River, Chile. Conservation Genetics 21(6): 1023-1036. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-020-01308-z.

Doherty‐Weason D, Oyarzun F, Vera L, Bascur M, Guzmán F, Silva F, Urzúa Á, Brante A (2020) Bioenergetics of parental investment in two polychaete species with contrasting reproductive strategies: the planktotrophic Boccardia chilensis and the poecilogonic Boccardia wellingtonensis (Spionidae). Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective 41(1): e12574. DOI: 10.1111/maec.12574.

Figueroa A, Cárdenas L, Caicedo M, Oyarzun FX, Doherty-Weason D, Brante A (2020) Characterization of the expression of microRNAs in the poecilogonous polychaete B. wellingtonensis. Marine Genomics 52: 100736. DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2019.100736.

Figueroa López N, Brante A (2020) Current status of the marine bioinvasion research in Venezuela: topics and temporal trends. Gayana (Concepción) 84(1): 1-15. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-65382020000100001.

Leclerc J, Viard F, González Sepúlveda E, Díaz C, Neira Hinojosa J, Pérez Araneda K, Silva F, Brante A (2020) Habitat type drives the distribution of non‐indigenous species in fouling communities regardless of associated maritime traffic. Diversity and Distributions 26(1): 62-75. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12997.

Leclerc J-C, Viard F, Brante A (2020) Experimental and survey-based evidences for effective biotic resistance by predators in ports. Biological Invasions 22(2): 339-352. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02092-9.

Montecinos C, Riera R, Brante A (2020) Site fidelity and homing behaviour in the intertidal species Chiton granosus (Polyplacophora) (Frembly 1889). Journal of Sea Research 164: 101932. DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2020.101932.

Muñoz-Ramírez CP, Barnes DKA, Cárdenas L, Meredith MP, Morley SA, Roman-Gonzalez A, Sands CJ, Scourse J, Brante A (2020) Gene flow in the Antarctic bivalve Aequiyoldia eightsii (Jay, 1839) suggests a role for the Antarctic Peninsula Coastal Current in larval dispersal. Royal Society Open Science 7(9): 200603. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200603.

Brante A, Riera R, Riquelme P (2019a) Aggressive interactions between the invasive anemone Anemonia alicemartinae and the native anemone Phymactis papillosa. Aquatic Biology 28: 127-136. DOI: 10.3354/ab00718.

Brante A, Guzmán-Rendón G, Barría EM, Guillemin M-L, Vera-Escalona I, Hernández CE (2019b) Post-disturbance genetic changes: the impact of the 2010 mega-earthquake and tsunami on Chilean sandy beach fauna. Scientific Reports 9(1): 14239. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50525-1.

Brante A, Riera R, Cartes V (2019c) Post-settlement movement as response to interspecific competition between the bioengineer mussels Semimytilus algosus and Perumytilus purpuratus. Journal of Sea Research 154: 101809. DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2019.101809.

Doherty-Weason D, Oyarzun FX, Vera L, Bascur M, Guzmán F, Silva F, Urzúa Á, Brante A (2019) Role of the larval feeding morphology and digestive enzyme activity in the early development of the polychaete Boccardia wellingtonensis. PeerJ 7: e6151. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6151.

Pinochet J, Rivera R, Neill PE, Brante A, Hernández CE (2019) Spread of the non-native anemone Anemonia alicemartinae Häussermann & Försterra, 2001 along the Humboldt-current large marine ecosystem: an ecological niche model approach. PeerJ 7: e7156. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7156.

Strathmann RR, Brante A, Oyarzun FX (2019) Contrasting metatrochal behavior of mollusc and annelid larvae and the regulation of feeding while swimming. Biological Bulletin 236(2): 130-143. DOI: 10.1086/701730.

Leclerc J-C, Viard F, González Sepúlveda E, Díaz C, Neira Hinojosa J, Pérez Araneda K, Silva F, Brante A (2018) Non-indigenous species contribute equally to biofouling communities in international vs local ports in the Biobío region, Chile. Biofouling 34(7): 784-799. DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2018.1502276.

Pinochet J, Domínguez J, Neira E, Rojas C, Acuña E, Cancino JM, Brante A (2018) Tidal height and sand as potential drivers of the ecological interaction of the two intertidal mussels Perumytilus purpuratus and Semimytilus algosus. Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective 39(4): e12503. DOI: 10.1111/maec.12503.

Richter A, Gándara AM, Silva F, Brante A (2018) The alien slipper limpet Crepipatella dilatata (Lamarck, 1819) in northern Spain: a multidisciplinary approach to its taxonomic identification and invasive biology. PLoS ONE 13(10): e0205739. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205739.

Bórquez J, Brante A (2017) Paternity outcomes in the freshwater gastropod, Chilina dombeiana in the Biobío River, Chile. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0169574. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169574.

Lee MR, Canales-Aguirre CB, Nuñez D, Pérez K, Hernández CE, Brante A (2017) The identification of sympatric cryptic free-living nematode species in the Antarctic intertidal. PLoS ONE 12(10): e0186140. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186140.

Pinochet J, Leclerc J-C, Brante A, Daguin-Thiébaut C, Díaz C, Tellier F, Viard F (2017) Presence of the tunicate Asterocarpa humilis on ship hulls and aquaculture facilities in the coast of the Biobío Region, south central Chile. PeerJ 5: e3672. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3672.

Bórquez J, Valdovinos C, Brante A (2016) Intracapsular development of the freshwater gastropod Chilina dombeiana. Nautilus 119: 169-171.

Brante A, Quiñones A, Silva F (2016) The relationship between sex change and reproductive success in a protandric marine gastropod. Scientific Reports 6(1): 29439. DOI: 10.1038/srep29439.

Morales K, Sánchez R, Bruning P, Cárdenas L, Manríquez P, Brante A (2016) A multiple microsatellite assay to evaluate the mating behavior of the intensively exploited marine gastropod Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière 1789). Nautilus 130(4): 153-157.

Canales-Aguirre CB, Quiñones A, Hernández CE, Neill PE, Brante A (2015) Population genetics of the invasive cryptogenic anemone, Anemonia alicemartinae, along the southeastern Pacific coast. Journal of Sea Research 102: 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2015.03.005.

Oyarzun FX, Brante A (2015) A new case of poecilogony from South America and the implications of nurse eggs, capsule structure, and maternal brooding behavior on the development of different larval types. Biological Bulletin 228(2): 85-97. DOI: 10.1086/BBLv228n2p85.

Silva F, Hernández-Miranda E, Brante A (2015a) Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for the toadfish Aphos porosus. Conservation Genetics Resources 7(2): 411-413. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-014-0383-5.

Silva F, Hernández-Miranda E, Brante A (2015b) New polymorphic microsatellite markers for the pelagic fish Normanichthys crockeri. Conservation Genetics Resources 7(2): 493-495. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-014-0404-4.

Solas MR, Hughes RN, Márquez F, Brante A (2015) Early plastic responses in the shell morphology of Acanthina monodon (Mollusca, Gastropoda) under predation risk and water turbulence. Marine Ecology Progress Series 527: 133-142. DOI: 10.3354/meps11221.

Fuentes K, Brante A (2014) Megadisturbances and ecological recovery in the intertidal zone: the role of interspecific competition between bioengineer mussel species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 515: 161-172. DOI: 10.3354/meps10998.

Oyarzun FX, Brante A (2014) The effects of nurse eggs and sibling interactions on the larval development of the poecilogonous annelid Boccardia proboscidea (Spionidae). Invertebrate Biology 133(4): 340-353. DOI: 10.1111/ivb.12065.

Valderrama-Aravena N, Pérez-Araneda K, Avaria-Llautureo J, Hernández CE, Lee M, Brante A (2014) Diversity of marine nematodes from continental and Antarctic Chile: a morphological and molecular assessment. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 49(1): 147-155. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-19572014000100017.

Brante A, Fernández M, Viard F (2013) Non-random sibling cannibalism in the marine gastropod Crepidula coquimbensis. PLoS ONE 8(6): e67050. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067050.

Gallardo JA, Brante A, Cancino JM (2013) The effect of light intensity and tidal cycle on the hatching and larval behaviour of the muricid gastropod Chorus giganteus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 440: 69-73. DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.11.020.

Solas MR, Sepúlveda RD, Brante A (2013) Genetic variation of the shell morphology in Acanthina monodon (Gastropoda) in habitats with different wave exposure conditions. Aquatic Biology 18(3): 253-260. DOI: 10.3354/ab00508.

Brante A, Fernández M, Viard F (2012a) Phylogeography and biogeography concordance in the marine gastropod Crepipatella dilatata (Calyptraeidae) along the southeastern Pacific coast. Journal of Heredity 103(5): 630-637. DOI: 10.1093/jhered/ess030.

Brante A, Vilches C, Quiñones A (2012b) Role of population traits and local social interactions in sex-change plasticity of the protandric marine gastropod Crepidula coquimbensis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 458: 123-132. DOI: 10.3354/meps09739.

Leroy F, Comtet T, Brante A, Leroux C, Riera P (2012) Can encapsulated embryos of Crepidula fornicata (L.) use extracapsular dissolved organic matter? An experimental study with a ¹³C-enriched amino acid. Journal of Molluscan Studies 78(1): 100-104. DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyr044.

Vilches C, Pradenas J, Quiñones A, Brante A (2012) Association of Crepidula coquimbensis with Pagurus edwardsi: effect on dispersal potential and population genetic structure. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 47(2): 327-331. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-19572012000200014.

Brante A, Fernández M, Viard F (2011) Microsatellite evidence for sperm storage and multiple paternity in the marine gastropod Crepidula coquimbensis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 396(2): 83-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.10.001.

Cancino JM, Gallardo JA, Brante A (2011) The relationship between temperature, oxygen condition and embryo encapsulation in the marine gastropod Chorus giganteus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91(3): 727-733. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410001335.

Sánchez R, Sepúlveda RD, Brante A, Cárdenas L (2011) Spatial pattern of genetic and morphological diversity in the direct developer Acanthina monodon (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Marine Ecology Progress Series 434: 121-131. DOI: 10.3354/meps09184.

Brante A, Fernández M, Viard F (2009) Limiting factors to encapsulation: the combined effects of dissolved protein and oxygen availability on embryonic growth and survival of species with contrasting feeding strategies. Journal of Experimental Biology 212(14): 2287-2295. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.016329.

Brante A, Fernández M, Viard F (2008) Effect of oxygen conditions on intracapsular development in two calyptraeid species with different modes of larval development. Marine Ecology Progress Series 368: 197-207. DOI: 10.3354/meps07605.

Daguin C, Brante A, Fernández M, Viard F (2007) Isolation of 10 microsatellite markers in Crepidula coquimbensis (Gastropod, Calyptraeideae) for parentage analyses. Molecular Ecology Notes 7(6): 1091-1093. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01788.x.

Brante A (2006) An alternative mechanism to reduce intracapsular hypoxia in ovicapsules of Fusitriton oregonensis (Gastropoda). Marine Biology 149(2): 269-274. DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0199-7.

Brante A, Cifuentes S, Pörtner H-O, Arntz W, Fernández M (2004) Latitudinal comparisons of reproductive traits in five Brachyuran species along the Chilean coast. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 77(1): 15-27. DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2004000100003.

Brante A, Fernández M, Eckerle L, Mark F, Pörtner H-O, Arntz W (2003) Reproductive investment in the crab Cancer setosus along a latitudinal cline: egg production, embryo losses and embryo ventilation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 251: 221-232. DOI: 10.3354/meps251221.

Fernández M, Brante A (2003) Brood care in Brachyuran crabs: the effect of oxygen provision on reproductive costs. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 76(2):. DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2003000200003.

Brante A, Hughes RN (2001) The effect of hypoxia on the prey-handling behaviour of Carcinus maenas feeding on Mytilus edulis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 209: 301-305. DOI: 10.3354/meps209301.

Otaíza RD, Abades SR, Brante AJ (2001) Seasonal changes in abundance and shifts in dominance of life history stages of the carrageenophyte Sarcothalia crispata (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) in south central Chile. Journal of Applied Phycology 13(2): 161-171. DOI: 10.1023/A:1011135308283.

Cubillos LA, Alarcón R, Brante A (1999) Empirical estimates of natural mortality for the Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi): evaluation of precision. Fisheries Research 42(1): 147-153. DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00042-9.

Capítulos de libros

Fernández M, Brante A, Baldanzi S (2020) Costs and benefits of brooding among decapod Crustaceans: the challenges of incubating in aquatic systems. En: Cothran RD, Thiel M (Eds.) Reproductive Biology Vol. 6 (pp. 86-114). Oxford University Press.

Otras actividades

2019-presente. “Red de Bioinvasiones Marinas y Bioseguridad en el Pacífico Este Tropical y el Pacífico Sureste”. Smithsonian Institute. Investigador Asociado.

2020-2022. “Contribuyendo al valor público de la UCSC mediante la incorporación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en la Gestión Institucional y en el territorio a través del Núcleo Científico Tecnológico para el desarrollo costero sustentable”. Fondo de Educación Superior Regional ESR 2020 (USC2095). Director.

2018-2021. “Proyecto Núcleo Científico Tecnológico para el Desarrollo Costero Sustentable”. Fondo de Educación Superior Regional ESR 2017 (USC1795). Director.

2015-2016. “Colaboración Internacional UCSC – Bangor University, UK. Enhancement of research capacities and postgraduate internationalization at the Universidad Católica de la Ssma. Concepción”. CONICYT Newton-Picarte. Investigador Responsable.

2013. “Programa para el fortalecimiento de la docencia e investigación colaborativa en el área de biología y ciencias ambientales de la UCSC”. CONICYT Proyecto Atracción de Capital Humano Avanzado del Extranjero – Modalidad Estadías Cortas (MEC Nº 80122001). Investigador Responsable.

2013-2016. “Potenciamiento de la línea de manejo y uso sustentable de recursos marinos en la UCSC”. CONICYT Inserción de Capital Humano Avanzado en la Academia. Investigador Patrocinante (Investigador Principal: Dr. Ángel Urzúa).

1. Evolución de estrategias de vida en invertebrados marinos. Me interesa explorar los factores y mecanismo que dirigen la evolución de la gran diversidad de estrategias de desarrollo y estrategias reproductivas que presentan los invertebrados marinos. Para ello en mi laboratorio se utilizan aproximaciones experimentales y herramientas moleculares tales como familias artificiales, cruzamientos planeados, análisis de paternidad y parentesco mediante microsatélites.

2. Diversidad genética y ADN barcoding en invertebrados marinos. La diversidad genética es el principal sustrato para que opere la selección natural. De esta forma, estudiar sus patrones espaciales y temporales, así como los factores bióticos y abióticos que la determinan, son de central importancia para explicar patrones evolutivos y ecológicos. En mi laboratorio, hemos trabajado con varias especies, entre ellas actinias, moluscos, nemátodos marinos y poliquetos. Adicionalmente, actualmente, estamos desarrollando investigación en la Antártica para elaborar una biblioteca tipo ADN barcoding del grupo de los nematodos a través de financiamiento INACH.

3. Perturbaciones ambientales y resilencia genética en organismos marinos. Las perturbaciones tanto naturales como antrópicas pueden tener consecuencias negativas sobre la diversidad genética de los organismos. Mis estudios se centran en evaluar estas consecuencias y su potencial para recuperación en especies marinas.

4. Bioinvasiones: Las bioinvasiones son una de las mayores amenazas para la biodiversidad y ecosistemas nativos. Si bien en Chile se ha abordado esta problemática extensamente en sistemas terrestres, en los sistemas marinos y acuáticos existe mayor desconocimiento. En las costas de Chile se ha reportado un número menor de especies no-nativas al comparar con otros lados del mundo con similares características. En este contexto, me interesa estudiar potenciales vectores de transporte (presión de propágulos) así como respuestas de los ecosistemas marinos (resistencia biótica y abiótica) frente a especies introducidas. Además, me interesa poder aportar a través de políticas públicas relacionadas al manejo y fiscalización de aguas de lastre en los puertos según establecen convenios internacionales.

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Este académico también es parte del Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Ambientes Sustentables (CIBAS) de la UCSC.