| Grant number: | 12/25427-4 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| Start date: | July 01, 2013 |
| End date: | June 30, 2017 |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups |
| Principal Investigator: | Julian Faivovich |
| Grantee: | Ana Carolina Calijorne Lourenço |
| Host Institution: | Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil |
| Associated research grant: | 13/50741-7 - Diversity and conservation of Brazilian amphibians, AP.BTA.TEM |
Abstract The Scinax catharinae clade has over 40 species assigned to two groups, occurring almost exclusively in Brazil. This clade has some morphological synapomorphies suggested by the literature, which refer to the muscular and osteological features So far there is no proposal on the broad phylogenetic composition and internal relationships of the S. catharinae clade. Moreover, several species of this clade have close morphological affinities and is difficult to establish specific limits between them. Thus, the integration of molecular and phenotypic data, the inclusion of more representatives terminals of these cryptic species, and the expansion of the number of species included in the analysis are aims of this study. Therefore, this study aims to test the relationship of species belonging to the S. catharinae clade, besides studying the evolution of many morphological characters sets, and provide relevant information for further studies, especially those focusing on taxonomy and evolutionary issues. (AU) | |
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