Abstract Since 2005, the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee (CBRO) has published
updated checklists of Brazilian birds almost every year. Herein, we present a completely …

Understanding how and why behavioral traits diversify during the course of evolution is a
longstanding goal of organismal biologists. Historically, this topic is examined from an …

Convergent local adaptation offers a glimpse into the role of constraint and stochasticity in
adaptive evolution, in particular the extent to which similar genetic mechanisms drive …

Molecular phylogenetic studies of woodpeckers (Picidae) have generally focused on
relationships within specific clades or have sampled sparsely across the family. We …

The accumulation of DNA sequence data in public repositories allows for phylogenetic
inference on unprecedented taxonomic scales using supermatrix approaches. Careful …

The Atlantic Forest in southeastern South America is a biodiversity hotspot with high species
richness and high forest loss. Three large to medium-sized woodpecker species (Robust …

Explaining the co-existence of sympatric and ecologically similar species is a central goal in
ecology. In woodpeckers (Picidae), co-existence is frequently accompanied by plumage …

Interspecific social dominance mimicry (ISDM) is a form of social parasitism in which a
subordinate species evolves to mimic and deceive a dominant interference competitor in …

We evaluated the relationship between Celeus undatus and Celeus grammicus, with the
objective of clarifying their evolutionary history. We analysed fragments of the mitochondrial …

Genomic diversity is shaped by the interplay between mutation, genetic drift, recombination,
and natural selection. A major goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the relative …