Comparative phylogeography of montane bird species from southern Atlantic Forest: Integrating evolutionary and ecological traits in the study of community assemblage

• Grant number: 18/17869-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: December 01, 2018
• End date: May 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Genetics - Animal Genetics
• Principal Investigator: Cristina Yumi Miyaki
• Grantee: Gregory Thom e Silva
• Supervisor: Brian Tilston Smith
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: American Museum of Natural History, United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 17/25720-7 - Comparative phylogeography of montane bird species from southern Atlantic Forest: Integrating evolutionary and ecological traits in the study of community assemblage, BP.PD

Abstract

Along the montane regions of southern Atlantic Forest there is a gap of more than 300km wide without areas above 1000 m. The absence of montane habitats in this region is suitableto test diversification hypotheses regarding historical connections among currently isolatedmountain ranges as well as the effects of ecological traits related to dispersion abilities of the focal taxa. In this proposal, we aim to characterize the population structure and demographic history of birds along these southern AF mountain ranges, testing diversification hypotheses regarding the assemblage of this community. Subgenomic data sets and newly developed analytical tools that incorporate more complex scenarios and parameters will be explored in collaboration with one of the leading groups in this research area, during a six-month internship at the department of Ornithology of the American Museum of Natural History.

Scientific publications

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(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)

THOM, GREGORY; RIBAS, CAMILA C.; SHULTZ, EDUARDO; ALEIXO, ALEXANDRE; MIYAKI, CRISTINA Y.. Population dynamics of Amazonian floodplain forest species support spatial variation on genetic diversity but not range expansions through time. Journal of Biogeography, v. 49, n. 10, p. 11-pg., 2022-09-08. (14/00113-2, 13/50297-0, 15/12551-7, 17/25720-7, 12/50260-6, 18/17869-3)

MUSHER, LUKAS J.; GALANTE, PETER J.; THOM, GREGORY; HUNTLEY, JERRY W.; BLAIR, MARY E.. Shifting ecosystem connectivity during the Pleistocene drove diversification and gene-flow in a species complex of Neotropical birds (Tityridae: Pachyramphus). Journal of Biogeography, v. 47, n. 8, APR 2020. (12/50260-6, 18/17869-3, 17/25720-7)

DO AMARAL, FABIO RAPOSO; THOM, GREGORY; LIMA-RIBEIRO, MATHEUS S.; ALVARADO-SERRANO, DIEGO F.; MONTESANTI, JULIA A. C.; PELLEGRINO, KATIA C. M.; MIYAKI, CRISTINA Y.; HICKERSON, MICHAEL J.; MALDONADO-COELHO, MARCOS. ugged relief and climate promote isolation and divergence between two neotropical cold-associated bird. Evolution, v. 75, n. 10, AUG 2021. (11/50143-7, 16/11439-1, 15/12551-7, 18/17869-3, 13/50297-0, 17/25720-7, 15/18287-0, 11/23155-4)

THOM, GREGORY; XUE, ALEXANDER T.; SAWAKUCHI, ANDRE O.; RIBAS, CAMILA C.; HICKERSON, MICHAEL J.; ALEIXO, ALEXANDRE; MIYAKI, CRISTINA. Quaternary climate changes as speciation drivers in the Amazon floodplains. SCIENCE ADVANCES, v. 6, n. 11, MAR 2020. (13/50297-0, 17/25720-7, 14/00113-2, 18/17869-3, 12/50260-6, 15/12551-7)

THOM, GREGORY; GEHARA, MARCELO; SMITH, BRIAN TILSTON; MIYAKI, CRISTINA Y.; DO AMARAL, FABIO RAPOSO. Microevolutionary dynamics show tropical valleys are deeper for montane birds of the Atlantic Forest. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, v. 12, n. 1, NOV 1 2021. (11/50143-7, 17/25720-7, 18/03428-5, 13/50297-0, 11/23155-4, 18/17869-3)

THOM, GREGORY; SMITH, BRIAN TILSTON; GEHARA, MARCELO; MONTESANTI, JULIA; LIMA-RIBEIRO, MATHEUS S.; PIACENTINI, VITOR Q.; MIYAKI, CRISTINA Y.; DO AMARAL, FABIO RAPOSO. Climatic dynamics and topography control genetic variation in Atlantic Forest montane birds. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, v. 148, JUL 2020. (11/50143-7, 13/50297-0, 11/23155-4, 17/25720-7, 18/17869-3, 18/03428-5)