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 …

Areas of endemism of land planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida) in the Southern Atlantic Forest

D Lago-Barcia, MB DaSilva, LA Conti, F Carbayo - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Areas of endemism (AoE) are the main study units in analytical biogeographic methods, and
are often defined as an area with two or more endemic species living in them, presenting …

Historical relationships of areas of endemism of the Brazilian Atlantic rain forest: a cladistic biogeographic analysis of harvestman taxa (Arachnida: Opiliones)

MB DaSilva, R Pinto-da-Rocha, JJ Morrone - Current Zoology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Based on a cladistic biogeographic analysis of 6 species-level phylogenies of harvestman
taxa, we searched for congruence in the historical relationships of 12 areas of endemism of …

Where are they from and where are they going? Detecting areas of endemism, distribution patterns and conservation status of the order Spirostreptida in Brazil …

LFM Iniesta, RS Bouzan, JC Means, K Ivanov… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Millipedes are well-known for their limited dispersal abilities with species restricted to
mountains, islands, and patches of forest being important models for formulating and testing …

Historical signatures in the alpha and beta diversity patterns of Atlantic Forest harvestman communities (Arachnida: Opiliones)

AA Nogueira, C Bragagnolo… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
The integration of ecology and historical biogeography is fostering the investigation of
diversity patterns. We studied alpha and beta diversity patterns of Brazilian Atlantic Forest …

Phylogeography of Sodreaninae harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae): insights into the biogeography of the southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest

EA Peres, AR Benedetti, ST Hiruma… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian Atlantic Forest has long been considered a global biodiversity
hotspot. In the last decade, the phylogeographic patterns of endemic taxa have been …

Phylogeography of the spider Araneus venatrix (Araneidae) suggests past connections between Amazon and Atlantic rainforests

EA Peres, MJ Silva, VN Solferini - Biological Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Several pieces of evidence support the hypothesis that the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests
were connected in the past, but the details of this historical disjunction are poorly …

Spatial variation in phylogenetic diversity of communities of Atlantic Forest harvestmen (Opiliones, Arachnida)

AA Nogueira, C Bragagnolo… - Insect conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The study of diversity has become increasingly sophisticated, including the use of measures
of phylogenetic diversity. We calculate the spatial variation in species richness, taxonomic …

A short-range endemic species from south-eastern Atlantic Rain Forest shows deep signature of historical events: phylogeography of harvestmen Acutisoma longipes …

EA Peres, MB DaSilva, M Antunes Jr… - Systematics and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest is amongst the most diverse biomes in the world, but the
processes that shaped its biodiversity are still poorly understood. We used one …

Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Mischonyx Bertkau, 1880, with taxonomic changes and three new species description (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)

C Gueratto, A Benedetti, R Pinto-da-Rocha - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
The type species of Mischonyx Bertkau 1880, Mischonyx squalidus, was described based
on a juvenile. The holotype is lost. Based on a revision of publications, the genus includes …