Phylogeographical patterns shed light on evolutionary process in S outh A merica

AC Turchetto‐Zolet, F Pinheiro, F Salgueiro… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The S outh A merican continent is composed of several biogeographical regions harbouring
the highest biodiversity on the globe, encompassing five of the world's biodiversity 'hot …

Landscape dynamics and diversification of the megadiverse South American freshwater fish fauna

FAS Cassemiro, JS Albert, A Antonelli… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Landscape dynamics are widely thought to govern the tempo and mode of continental
radiations, yet the effects of river network rearrangements on dispersal and lineage …

Prediction of phylogeographic endemism in an environmentally complex biome

AC Carnaval, E Waltari… - … of the Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Phylogeographic endemism, the degree to which the history of recently evolved lineages is
spatially restricted, reflects fundamental evolutionary processes such as cryptic divergence …

Biome stability in South America over the last 30 kyr: Inferences from long‐term vegetation dynamics and habitat modelling

GC Costa, A Hampe, MP Ledru… - Global Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim was to examine the links between past biome stability, vegetation dynamics
and biodiversity patterns. Location South America. Time period Last 30,000 years. Major …

The lissamphibian fossil record of South America

LA Barcelos, RO dos Santos - Palaeobiodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Anurans, along with urodeles and caecilians are the extant representatives of the clade
Lissamphibia. Nowadays, lissamphibians are widely distributed in all continents, except …

Deep diversification and long-term persistence in the South American 'dry diagonal': integrating continent-wide phylogeography and distribution modeling of geckos

FP Werneck, T Gamble, GR Colli, MT Rodrigues… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The relative influence of Neogene geomorphological events and Quaternary climatic
changes as causal mechanisms on Neotropical diversification remains largely speculative …

High Levels of Diversity Uncovered in a Widespread Nominal Taxon: Continental Phylogeography of the Neotropical Tree Frog Dendropsophus minutus

M Gehara, AJ Crawford, VGD Orrico, A Rodriguez… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Species distributed across vast continental areas and across major biomes provide unique
model systems for studies of biotic diversification, yet also constitute daunting financial …

Species delimitation, patterns of diversification and historical biogeography of the Neotropical frog genus Adenomera (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

A Fouquet, C Santana Cassini… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim For many taxa, inaccuracy of species boundaries and distributions hampers inferences
about diversity and evolution. This is particularly true in the Neotropics where prevalence of …

Patterns of species and lineage diversity in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil

EA Peres, R Pinto-da-Rocha, LG Lohmann… - … : patterns and processes, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Atlantic rainforest of Brazil harbors outstanding species richness and levels of
endemism, representing one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. Yet, a lot is still …

On the young savannas in the land of ancient forests

JAR Azevedo, RG Collevatti, CA Jaramillo… - … : Patterns and processes, 2020 - Springer
Covering ancient geomorphological landscapes, and surrounded by some of the most
diverse forests on Earth, the Neotropical savannas were once perceived by naturalists as …