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Avian distribution patterns in the Guiana Shield: implications for the delimitation of Amazonian areas of endemism by Naka, Luciano Nicolás

“…Aim To develop a methodology for defining the boundaries of the Guianan area of endemism using complementary approaches that include GIS tools, multivariate…”
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Effects of a major Amazonian river confluence on the distribution of floodplain forest avifauna by Laranjeiras, Thiago Orsi, Naka, Luciano Nicolas, Leite, Gabriel Augusto, Cohn‐Haft, Mario

“…Aim Although ‘river color’ or water type is an important determinant of Amazonian floodplain biodiversity, the relevance of mixing distinct water types at…”
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Late Pleistocene landscape changes and habitat specialization as promoters of population genomic divergence in Amazonian floodplain birds by Luna, Leilton Willians, Naka, Luciano Nicolas, Thom, Gregory, Knowles, Laura Lacey, Sawakuchi, André Oliveira, Aleixo, Alexandre, Ribas, Camila Cherem

“…Although vicariant processes are expected to leave similar genomic signatures among codistributed taxa, ecological traits such as habitat and stratum can…”
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Using river color to predict Amazonian floodplain forest avifaunas in the world's largest blackwater river basin by Laranjeiras, Thiago Orsi, Naka, Luciano Nicolas, Cohn‐Haft, Mario

“…Despite the importance of rivers in Amazonian biogeography, avian distribution patterns in river‐created habitats (i.e., floodplain forests) have been sparsely…”
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Climate as a major driver of avian diversity in riparian Amazonian habitats along an environmental gradient by Naka, Luciano Nicolas, Laranjeiras, Thiago Orsi, Rodrigues Lima, Gisiane, Plaskievicz, Alice, Pinto, Flavia, Gonçalves‐Souza, Thiago

“…Aim To investigate the influence of bioclimatic, productivity and topographic variables on avian diversity patterns in riparian habitats along a savanna/humid…”
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STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF CANOPY BIRD ASSEMBLAGES IN CENTRAL AMAZONIA by Naka, Luciano Nicolás

“…I analyzed the species composition, structure, and trophic organization of bird assemblages in the forest canopy around Manaus, Brazil. Using three canopy…”
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The Effect of Forest Management on the Avifauna of a Brazilian Dry Forest by Ribeiro, Jonathan Ramos, Las-Casas, Flor Maria Guedes, Lima, Hevana Santana de, Silva, Weber Andrade de Girão e, Naka, Luciano Nicolás

“…The conversion of tropical habitats has dramatic implications on biodiversity and represents one of the greatest conservation challenges of our time…”
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Managed logging negatively affects the density and abundance of some dry forest specialist bird species of northeastern Brazil by Ribeiro, Jonathan Ramos, Guedes Las-Casas, Flor Maria, de Girão e Silva, Weber Andrade, Naka, Luciano Nicolás

“…The Caatinga, the largest region of seasonally dry tropical forest in the Neotropics, suffers high rates of deforestation and habitat degradation, mostly due…”
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Abundance of two Dendrocincla woodcreepers (aves: Dendrocolaptidae) in relation to forest structure in Central Amazonia by Cintra, Renato(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Departamento de Ecologia), Maruoka, Adrianny Erika(PCI), Naka, Luciano Nicolas(INPA)

“…Few studies have been conducted to verify how the structure of the forest affects the occurence and abundance of neotropical birds. Our research was undertaken…”
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AVIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY OF AMAZONIAN FLOODED FORESTS IN THE RIO BRANCO BASIN, BRAZIL by NAKA, LUCIANO NICOLÁS, COHN-HAFT, MARIO, WHITTAKER, ANDREW, BARNETT, JUAN MAZAR, TORRES, MARCELA DE FÁTIMA

“…Flooded forests represent an important part of Amazonian diversity, yet the distribution, ecology, and evolutionary history of the avifauna of these forests…”
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The Role of Physical Barriers in the Location of Avian Suture Zones in the Guiana Shield, Northern Amazonia by Naka, Luciano Nicolas, Bechtoldt, Catherine L., Henriques, L. Magalli Pinto, Brumfield, Robb T.

“…Suture zones represent natural forums in which to examine the role of geography and ecology in the speciation process. Here, we conduct a comparative analysis…”
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Avian distribution patterns in the Guiana Shield: implications for the delimitation of Amazonian areas of endemism: Boundaries of the Guianan area of endemism by Naka, Luciano Nicolás

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Abundance of two Dendrocincla woodcreepers (aves: Dendrocolaptidae) in relation to forest structure in Central Amazonia O uso do habitat por duas espécies de arapaçus Dendrocincla (aves: Dendrocolaptidae) em relação a estrutura da floresta na Amazônia Central by Renato Cintra, Adrianny Erika Maruoka, Luciano Nicolas Naka

“…Few studies have been conducted to verify how the structure of the forest affects the occurence and abundance of neotropical birds. Our research was undertaken…”
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Structure and Organization of Canopy Bird Assemblages in Central Amazonia by Naka, Luciano Nicolás

“…I analyzed the species composition, structure, and trophic organization of bird assemblages in the forest canopy around Manaus, Brazil. Using three canopy…”
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The Role of Physical and Ecological Barriers in the Diversification Process of Birds in the Guiana Shield, Northern Amazonia by Naka, Luciano Nicolás

“…Understanding the factors that influence the formation and location of distribution boundaries is important for the study of evolutionary processes. These…”
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