Search Results - "BRITO, JOSÉ C."

Predicting species distribution at range margins: testing the effects of study area extent, resolution and threshold selection in the Sahara-Sahel transition zone by Vale, Cândida G., Tarroso, Pedro, Brito, José C.

“…Aim Compare the performance of continental and regional models in predicting species distributions at range margins. Selection of study area extent, resolution…”
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Contemporary niche contraction affects climate change predictions for elephants and giraffes by Martínez‐Freiría, Fernando, Tarroso, Pedro, Rebelo, Hugo, Brito, José C, Thuiller, Wilfried

“…AIM: Climate change assessments are largely based on correlative species distribution models (SDMs) that are sensible to spatial biases or incompleteness of…”
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Challenges for assessing vertebrate diversity in turbid Saharan water-bodies using environmental DNA by Egeter, Bastian, Peixoto, Sara, Brito, José C, Jarman, Simon, Puppo, Pamela, Velo-Antón, Guillermo

“…The Sahara desert is the largest warm desert in the world and a poorly explored area. Small water-bodies occur across the desert and are crucial habitats for…”
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Conservation planning under climate change: Toward accounting for uncertainty in predicted species distributions to increase confidence in conservation investments in space and time by Carvalho, Sílvia B., Brito, José C., Crespo, Eduardo G., Watts, Matthew E., Possingham, Hugh P.

“…► we analyzed how dynamics and uncertainty in species distributions may affect conservation planning decisions. ► A new version of the Marxan software was…”
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Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara-Sahel by Brito, José C., Godinho, Raquel, Martínez-Freiría, Fernando, Pleguezuelos, Juan M., Rebelo, Hugo, Santos, Xavier, Vale, Cândida G., Velo-Antón, Guillermo, Boratyński, Zbyszek, Carvalho, Sílvia B., Ferreira, Sónia, Gonçalves, Duarte V., Silva, Teresa L., Tarroso, Pedro, Campos, João C., Leite, João V., Nogueira, Joana, Álvares, Francisco, Sillero, Neftalí, Sow, Andack S., Fahd, Soumia, Crochet, Pierre-André, Carranza, Salvador

“…ABSTRACT Deserts and arid regions are generally perceived as bare and rather homogeneous areas of low diversity. The Sahara is the largest warm desert in the…”
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Hybridization at an ecotone: ecological and genetic barriers between three Iberian vipers by Tarroso, Pedro, Pereira, Ricardo J., Martínez-Freiría, Fernando, Godinho, Raquel, Brito, José C.

“…The formation of stable genetic boundaries between emerging species is often diagnosed by reduced hybrid fitness relative to parental taxa. This reduced…”
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Convergent evolution of increased urine‐concentrating ability in desert mammals by Rocha, Joana L., Brito, José C., Nielsen, Rasmus, Godinho, Raquel

“…One of the most celebrated textbook examples of physiological adaptations to desert environments is the unique ability that desert mammals have to produce…”
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From climate change predictions to actions - conserving vulnerable animal groups in hotspots at a regional scale by CARVALHO, SÍLVIA B, BRITO, JOSÉ C, CRESPO, EDUARDO J, POSSINGHAM, HUGH P

“…Current climate change is a major threat to biodiversity. Species unable to adapt or move will face local or global extinction and this is more likely to…”
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Species on the rocks: Systematics and biogeography of the rock-dwelling Ptyodactylus geckos (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in North Africa and Arabia by Metallinou, Margarita, Červenka, Jan, Crochet, Pierre-André, Kratochvíl, Lukáš, Wilms, Thomas, Geniez, Philippe, Shobrak, Mohammed Y., Brito, José C., Carranza, Salvador

“…[Display omitted] •The first comprehensive, multi-locus molecular phylogeny of Ptyodactylus is presented.•High levels of genetic variability in several species…”
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Integrative phylogeographical and ecological analysis reveals multiple Pleistocene refugia for Mediterranean Daboia vipers in north-west Africa by Martínez-Freiría, Fernando, Crochet, Pierre-André, Fahd, Soumia, Geniez, Philippe, Brito, José C, Velo-Antón, Guillermo

“…Abstract Numerous works have related phylogeographical patterns of north African Mediterranean biota to Pleistocene climatic oscillations. The application of…”
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Systematics, biogeography and evolution of the Saharo-Arabian naked-toed geckos genus Tropiocolotes by Machado, Luís, Salvi, Daniele, James Harris, D., Brito, José C., Crochet, Pierre-André, Geniez, Philippe, Ahmadzadeh, Faraham, Carranza, Salvador

“…[Display omitted] •A geographical comprehensive phylogeny for the Saharo-Arabian Tropiocolotes.•A calibrated timeframe for the diversification of…”
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Life in Deserts: The Genetic Basis of Mammalian Desert Adaptation by Rocha, Joana L., Godinho, Raquel, Brito, José C., Nielsen, Rasmus

“…Deserts are among the harshest environments on Earth. The multiple ages of different deserts and their global distribution provide a unique opportunity to…”
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Repeated evolution of camouflage in speciose desert rodents by Boratyński, Zbyszek, Brito, José C., Campos, João C., Cunha, José L., Granjon, Laurent, Mappes, Tapio, Ndiaye, Arame, Rzebik-Kowalska, Barbara, Serén, Nina

“…There are two main factors explaining variation among species and the evolution of characters along phylogeny: adaptive change, including phenotypic and…”
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Conservation Biogeography of the Sahara-Sahel: additional protected areas are needed to secure unique biodiversity by Brito, José C., Tarroso, Pedro, Vale, Cândida G., Martínez-Freiría, Fernando, Boratyński, Zbyszek, Campos, João C., Ferreira, Sónia, Godinho, Raquel, Gonçalves, Duarte V., Leite, João V., Lima, Vanessa O., Pereira, Paulo, Santos, Xavier, da Silva, Maria J. Ferreira, Silva, Teresa L., Velo-Antón, Guillermo, Veríssimo, Joana, Crochet, Pierre-André, Pleguezuelos, Juan M., Carvalho, Sílvia B.

“…Aim Identification of priority conservation areas and evaluation of coverage of the current protected areas are urgently needed to halt the biodiversity loss…”
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Trapped by climate: interglacial refuge and recent population expansion in the endemic Iberian adder Vipera seoanei by Martínez-Freiría, Fernando, Velo-Antón, Guillermo, Brito, José C.

“…Aim Climate variability is a major force affecting diversification processes and restricting species to specific areas, and thus, it has important impacts on…”
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Biogeography and conservation of taxa from remote regions: An application of ecological-niche based models and GIS to North-African canids by Brito, José C., Acosta, André L., Álvares, Francisco, Cuzin, Fabrice

“…In North Africa, and especially in the Sahara Desert, biodiversity is poorly known. Of the five widespread canid species present, one is Data Deficient, three…”
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Crocodiles in the Sahara desert: an update of distribution, habitats and population status for conservation planning in Mauritania by Brito, José C, Martínez-Freiría, Fernando, Sierra, Pablo, Sillero, Neftalí, Tarroso, Pedro

“…Relict populations of Crocodylus niloticus persist in Chad, Egypt and Mauritania. Although crocodiles were widespread throughout the Sahara until the early…”
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Intraspecific genetic diversity and distribution of North African hedgehogs (Mammalia: Erinaceidae) by Velo-Antón, Guillermo, Boratyński, Zbyszek, Ferreira, Clara M, Lima, Vanessa O, Alves, Paulo C, Brito, José C

“…Abstract Despite growing efforts to halt biodiversity loss, knowledge of species diversity and distribution is highly geographically biased, leaving some areas…”
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Simulating the effects of using different types of species distribution data in reserve selection by Carvalho, Sílvia B., Brito, José C., Pressey, Robert L., Crespo, Eduardo, Possingham, Hugh P.

“…In a perfect world, systematic conservation planning would use complete information on the distribution of biodiversity. However, information on most species…”
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Incorporating evolutionary processes into conservation planning using species distribution data: a case study with the western Mediterranean herpetofauna by Carvalho, Sílvia B., Brito, José C., Crespo, Eduardo J., Possingham, Hugh P.

“…Aim To incorporate evolutionary processes into conservation planning using species distribution patterns and environmental gradients as surrogates for genetic…”
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