Geoclimatic drivers of diversification in the largest arid and semi‐arid environment of the Neotropics: Perspectives from phylogeography

WX Guillory, F de Medeiros Magalhães… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The South American Dry Diagonal, also called the Diagonal of Open Formations, is
a large region of seasonally dry vegetation extending from northeastern Brazil to northern …

Neogene–Quaternary tectonic, eustatic and climatic events shaped the evolution of a South American treefrog

TPF Abreu‐Jardim, NE de Lima, L Jardim… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Understanding how past geological and climatic events could have generated
intraspecific genetic variation at different temporal and spatial scales in the Neotropics …

Combining predictive distribution methods and life history to reduce geographic distribution shortfalls for two rocky Cerrado endemic leaf frogs

ACH Del Prette, RF de Magalhães, P Lemes… - Journal for Nature …, 2024 - Elsevier
Species-focused conservation requires accurate knowledge of geographic distribution to
effectively categorize species in red lists, assess threats, and plan conservation initiatives. In …

Lineage diversification of the Sky Island treefrog Scinax curicica (Anura, Hylidae) in the Espinhaço Mountain Range

DJ Santana, E Ragalzi, R Koroiva… - Biological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sky Islands present unique landscapes for organismal evolution because they comprise
high mountain peaks separated by low valleys with vastly different environmental conditions …

Comparative phylogeography reveals the demographic patterns of neotropical ancient mountain species

MV Dantas‐Queiroz, F Hurbath… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mountains are renowned for their bountiful biodiversity. Explanations on the origin of such
abundant life are usually regarded to their orogenic history. However, ancient mountain …

Let's get high: Cladogenesis in freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Potamonautidae: Potamonautes) supports the mountain gradient speciation hypothesis in the Cape Fold …

SR Daniels, N Peer, AM Myburgh… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
During the present study, the evolutionary relationship within a clade of mountain clade of
freshwater crabs (Potamonautes) was examined using mtDNA sequence data for species …

Integrative species delimitation uncovers hidden diversity within the Pithecopus hypochondrialis species complex (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae) and its phylogeography …

RF Magalhães, EKS Ramos, LN Bandeira… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite their limited vagility and pronounced habitat heterogeneity in the tropics, many
anuran species have unexpectedly extensive geographic ranges. One prominent example …

Traditional taxonomy underestimates the number of species of Bokermannohyla (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) diverging in the mountains of southeastern Brazil since …

TO Brunes, FCS Pinto, PPG Taucce… - Systematics and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the huge difference in land coverage between mountains and lowlands, most
species are indeed found in mountains and foothills. The causes of this pattern have …

Differences in fluctuating asymmetry and liver mass in a population of amphibians affected by the rupture of the Fundão dam, the largest environmental disaster in …

JC Reis, RN Costa, RC Nali - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
The Fundão dam collapse in 2015 resulted in the largest environmental disaster in Brazil's
history with the release of tons of ore tailings mainly in aquatic environments. Amphibians …

Knowledge status, endemism, and conservation of anuran amphibians from Espinhaço Range, Brazil: what we know and what are the main opportunities for future …

CB Oswald, RF Magalhães, TL Pezzuti, FR Moura… - Biota …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Espinhaço Range's frogs have attracted attention since the middle of the 20th century.
Despite great efforts to understand the taxonomy, patterns of distribution and biology of the …