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A molecular perspective on the evolution of microteiid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), and a new classification for the family
- K. C. M. Pellegrino, Miguel T Rodrigues, Y. Yonenaga-yassuda, J. Sites
- Biology
- 1 November 2001
A molecular phylogeny was reconstructed for 26 recognized genera of the Gymnophthalmidae using a total of 2379 bp of mitochondrial (12S, 16S and ND4) and nuclear (18S and c-mos) DNA sequences. We… Expand
Species delimitation, patterns of diversification and historical biogeography of the Neotropical frog genus Adenomera (Anura, Leptodactylidae)
- A. Fouquet, Carla S Cassini, C. F. B. Haddad, N. Pech, Miguel T Rodrigues
- Biology
- 1 May 2014
Aim For many taxa, inaccuracy of species boundaries and distributions hampers inferences about diversity and evolution. This is particularly true in the Neotropics where prevalence of cryptic species… Expand
High Levels of Diversity Uncovered in a Widespread Nominal Taxon: Continental Phylogeography of the Neotropical Tree Frog Dendropsophus minutus
- Marcelo Gehara, A. Crawford, +27 authors J. Köhler
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 10 September 2014
Species distributed across vast continental areas and across major biomes provide unique model systems for studies of biotic diversification, yet also constitute daunting financial, logistic and… Expand
Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and insights into the origin of parthenogenesis in the Neotropical genus Leposoma (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae): Ancient links between the Atlantic Forest and…
- K. Pellegrino, Miguel T Rodrigues, D. Harris, Y. Yonenaga-yassuda, J. Sites
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 November 2011
Leposoma is a conspicuous component of leaf litter herpetofauna of South and Central American rainforests. The 15 bisexual and one parthenogenetic species are allocated to the parietale and… Expand
Seasonal patterns of breeding activity of Atlantic Rainforest anurans at Boracéia, Southeastern Brazil
- Miguel T Rodrigues, J. Bertoluci
- Biology
- 2002
Annual patterns of breeding activity of 28 anuran species were studied at Boraceia, an Atlantic Rainforest locality in the coastal mountains of Southeastern Brazil. Five patterns were evident: (1)… Expand
Cryptic species in Iphisa elegans Gray, 1851 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) revealed by hemipenial morphology and molecular data
- P. M. S. Nunes, A. Fouquet, F. Curcio, Philippe J. R. Kok, Miguel T Rodrigues
- Biology
- 1 October 2012
Iphisa elegans Gray, 1851 is a ground-dwelling lizard widespread over Amazonia that displays a broadly conserved external morphology over its range. This wide geographical distribution and… Expand
Demographic processes in the montane Atlantic rainforest: molecular and cytogenetic evidence from the endemic frog Proceratophrys boiei.
- R. C. Amaro, Miguel T Rodrigues, Y. Yonenaga-yassuda, A. Carnaval
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 March 2012
Historical climatic refugia predict genetic diversity in lowland endemics of the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest. Yet, available data reveal distinct biological responses to the Last Glacial Maximum… Expand
Molecular data reveal spatial and temporal patterns of diversification and a cryptic new species of lowland Stenocercus Duméril & Bibron, 1837 (Squamata: Tropiduridae).
- M. Teixeira, I. Prates, Carolina Nisa, Nathalia Suzan Camarão Silva-Martins, C. Strüssmann, Miguel T Rodrigues
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 2016
Phylogenetic studies have uncovered biogeographic patterns and the associated diversification processes of Neotropical wet forest taxa, yet the extensive open and drier biomes have received much less… Expand
Head co-ossification, phragmosis and defence in the casque-headed tree frog Corythomantis greeningi
- C. Jared, M. M. Antoniazzi, +4 authors Miguel T Rodrigues
- Biology
- 2005
Some anurans have a peculiar casqued head with the skin co-ossified with the underlying bones. This type of skull usually is associated with phragmosis, a protective behaviour in which the animal… Expand
Phylogenetic relationships of Amazonian anole lizards (Dactyloa): taxonomic implications, new insights about phenotypic evolution and the timing of diversification.
- I. Prates, Miguel T Rodrigues, P. R. Melo-Sampaio, A. Carnaval
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 2015
The ecology and evolution of Caribbean anoles are well described, yet little is known about mainland anole species. Lack of phylogenetic information limits our knowledge about species boundaries,… Expand