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Lipid alterations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: from pathogenesis to potent...
Fernandes, Alexandre MendesA esclerose lateral amiotrófica (ELA) é uma doença neurodegenerativa fatal caracterizada pela degeneração progressiva dos neurónios motores. Apesar da sua etiologia permanecer pouco clara e do diagnóstico da doença enfrentar alguns desafios devido à heterogeneidade clínica da doença, os mecanismos subjacentes à ELA têm sido cada vez mais estudados, permitindo uma melhor compreensão dos mecanismos associados à p...
Southern range extension for the Red-and-Black Grosbeak (Periporphyrus erythrom...
Fernandes, Alexandre Mendes
Rivers acting as barriers for bird dispersal in the Amazon
Fernandes, Alexandre Mendes; Cohn-Haft, Mario; Hrbek, Tomas; Farias, Izeni P.Morphological, vocal and genetic studies have shown that the Madeira River and its right bank tributaries delimit populations of primates and birds. We sequenced the cytochrome b gene (approx. 950 bp) for individuals of three suboscine passerine bird species, Glyphorynchus spirurus (Furnariidae), Willisornis poecilinotus (Thamnophilidae) and Schiffornis turdina (Tityridae), on opposite banks of the Madeira Rive...
A dynamic continental moisture gradient drove Amazonian bird diversification
Silva, Sofia Marques; Townsend Peterson, A.; Carneiro, Lincoln Silva; Burlamaqui, Tibério César Tortola; Ribas, Camila Cherem; Sousa-Neves, TiagoThe Amazon is the primary source of Neotropical diversity and a nexus for discussions on processes that drive biotic diversification. Biogeographers have focused on the roles of rivers and Pleistocene climate change in explaining high rates of speciation. We combine phylogeographic and niche-based paleodistributional projections for 23 upland terra firme forest bird lineages from across the Amazon to derive a n...
First record of the Slate-colored seedeater (Sporophila schistacea, Emberizidae...
Fernandes, Alexandre Mendes; Deslandes, Viviane
The birds of an Atlantic Forest fragment at upper Rio Doce valley, Minas Gerais...
Faria, Christiana M.A.; Rodrigues, Marcos; Amaral, Frederico Queiroga do; Módena, Érica de Souza; Fernandes, Alexandre MendesIt is presented a bird survey of a forest fragment at the upper Rio Doce valley carried out from April 2002 to November 2004. The region is within one of the most important Brazilian hot spot for biological conservation: the Atlantic Forest. The fragment is within 'Estação de Desenvolvimento Ambiental de Peti' (EPDA-Peti) under the premises of a hydroelectric power station run by the Minas Gerais Energetic Comp...