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Effects of Pleistocene climate changes on species ranges and evolutionary proce...
Cabanne, Gustavo Sebastián; Calderón, Luciano; Trujillo-Arias, Natalia; Flores, Pamela; Pessoa, Rodrigo Oliveira; D'Horta, Fernando MendonçaThe effects of global glaciations on the distribution of organisms is an essential element of many diversification models. However, the empirical evidence supporting this idea is mixed, in particular with respect to explaining tropical forest evolution. In the present study, we evaluated the impacts of range shifts associated with Pleistocene global glacial cycles on the evolution of tropical forests. In partic...
Phenotypic evolution of an Atlantic Forest passerine (Xiphorhynchus fuscus): Bi...
Cabanne, Gustavo Sebastián; Trujillo-Arias, Natalia; Calderón, Luciano; D'Horta, Fernando Mendonça; Miyaki, Cristina YumiWe studied the phenotypic variation of the Atlantic Forest passerine Xiphorhynchus fuscus (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae) with the broad aim of addressing whether the history and type of forest affected the evolution of endemic taxa. We also tested whether the different subspecies and genetic lineages of X.fuscus could be considered full species. We collected plumage and body size measurements and, in combination with...