Structure and evolution of the Amazonian biota: bird biogeography

• Grant number: 16/08356-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: August 01, 2016
• End date: August 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Genetics - Animal Genetics
• Agreement: NSF - Dimensions of Biodiversity and BIOTA
• Principal Investigator: Diogo Meyer
• Grantee: Rafael Do Nascimento Leite
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 12/50260-6 - Structure and evolution of the Amazonian biota and its environment: an integrative approach, AP.BTA.TEM

Abstract

Activities planned for this fellow include fieldwork, support to build database of bird species distribution, molecular biology analyses, and the interpretation of this data in the light of the framework of the present project. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LEITE, RAFAEL N.; KIMBALL, REBECCA T.; BRAUN, EDWARD L.; DERRYBERRY, ELIZABETH P.; HOSNER, PETER A.; DERRYBERRY, GRAHAM E.; ANCIAES, MARINA; MCKAY, JESSICA S.; ALEIXO, ALEXANDRE; RIBAS, CAMILA C.; et al. Phylogenomics of manakins (Aves: Pipridae) using alternative locus filtering strategies based on informativeness. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 155, FEB 2021. (16/08356-7, 12/50260-6)