The role of climate as a speciation driver in the Amazon has long been discussed.
Phylogeographic studies have failed to recover synchronous demographic responses …

Spatial arrangement of distinct Amazonian environments through time and its effect on
specialized biota remain poorly known, fueling long-lasting debates about drivers of biotic …

The extent and intensity of impacts of multiple new dams in the Amazon basin on specific
biological groups are potentially large, but still uncertain and need to be better understood. It …

The anthropogenic impacts on the environment, including deforestation and the escalating
emissions of greenhouse gases, have significantly contributed to global climate change that …

Before populations become independent evolutionary lineages, the effects of micro
evolutionary processes tend to generate complex scenarios of diversification that may affect …

Open vegetation (campinas and campinaranas) associated with white sand patches occurs
in the form of islands in a forested matrix throughout the Amazon basin. Bird species …

Schneider's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus is one of the smallest living crocodilians.
Due to its broad distribution, cryptic behavior, and small home range, the species is well …

Despite the importance of rivers in Amazonian biogeography, avian distribution patterns in
river‐created habitats (ie, floodplain forests) have been sparsely addressed. Here, we …

Aim Although 'river color'or water type is an important determinant of Amazonian floodplain
biodiversity, the relevance of mixing distinct water types at river confluences to the …

Aim To develop a methodology for defining the boundaries of the Guianan area of
endemism using complementary approaches that include GIS tools, multivariate statistics …