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Amazonian birds in more dynamic habitats have less population genetic structure and higher gene flow by Johnson, Oscar, Ribas, Camila C., Aleixo, Alexandre, Naka, Luciano N., Harvey, Michael G., Brumfield, Robb T.

“…Understanding the factors that govern variation in genetic structure across species is key to the study of speciation and population genetics. Genetic…”
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Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of the ancient genus Onychorhynchus (Aves: Onychorhynchidae) suggest cryptic Amazonian diversity by Reyes, Pamela, Bates, John M., Naka, Luciano N., Miller, Matthew J., Caballero, Isabel, Gonzalez‐Quevedo, Catalina, Parra, Juan L., Rivera‐Gutierrez, Hector F., Bonaccorso, Elisa, Tello, José G.

“…We examined phylogeographic patterns and cryptic diversity within the royal flycatcher, Onychorhynchus coronatus (Aves: Onychorhynchidae), a widespread…”
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Twenty years of understorey bird extinctions from Amazonian rain forest fragments: consistent trends and landscape-mediated dynamics by Stouffer, Philip C., Strong, Cheryl, Naka, Luciano N.

“…We analysed presence/absence data for understorey bird species in rain forest fragments sampled from 1979 through 2001. Here we consider extinctions between…”
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The dual role of Amazonian rivers in the generation and maintenance of avian diversity by Naka, Luciano N, Brumfield, Robb T

“…The Amazon River and its major tributaries delimit the distributions of hundreds of terrestrial taxa. It remains unclear whether river-bounded distributions…”
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Moving beyond the riverine barrier vicariant paradigm by Naka, Luciano N., Pil, Maria W.

“…One of the main goals of evolutionary biology is to understand the processes behind current patterns of biodiversity. Shared geographic distributions among…”
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Evidence for the Pleistocene Arc Hypothesis from genome‐wide SNPs in a Neotropical dry forest specialist, the Rufous‐fronted Thornbird (Furnariidae: Phacellodomus rufifrons) by Corbett, Eamon C., Bravo, Gustavo A., Schunck, Fabio, Naka, Luciano N., Silveira, Luís F., Edwards, Scott V.

“…South American dry forests have a complex and poorly understood biogeographic history. Based on the fragmented distribution of many Neotropical dry forest…”
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The pitfalls of biodiversity proxies: Differences in richness patterns of birds, trees and understudied diversity across Amazonia by Ritter, Camila D., Faurby, Søren, Bennett, Dominic J., Naka, Luciano N., ter Steege, Hans, Zizka, Alexander, Haenel, Quiterie, Nilsson, R. Henrik, Antonelli, Alexandre

“…Most knowledge on biodiversity derives from the study of charismatic macro-organisms, such as birds and trees. However, the diversity of micro-organisms…”
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Riverine Barriers as Obstacles to Dispersal in Amazonian Birds by Naka, Luciano N., Costa, Bruna M. da Silva, Lima, Gisiane Rodrigues, Claramunt, Santiago

“…Amazonian rivers represent known barriers for avian dispersal, reducing gene flow and enhancing differentiation. Despite the importance of rivers in the avian…”
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Host diversity outperforms climate as a global driver of symbiont diversity in the bird-feather mite system by Gusmão, Reginaldo A. F., Hernandes, Fabio A., Vancine, Maurício H., Naka, Luciano N., Doña, Jorge, Gonçalves-Souza, Thiago

“…Aim The simultaneous influence of abiotic and biotic factors as main drivers of global species distributions remains poorly understood, especially in…”
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Phylogenomic analyses reveal non-monophyly of the antbird genera Herpsilochmus and Sakesphorus (Thamnophilidae), with description of a new genus for Herpsilochmus sellowi by Bravo, Gustavo A, Whitney, Bret M, Belmonte-Lopes, Ricardo, Bornschein, Marcos R, Aristizábal, Natalia, Beco, Renata, Battilana, Jaqueline, Naka, Luciano N, Aleixo, Alexandre, Pie, Marcio R, Silveira, Luís F, Derryberry, Elizabeth P, Brumfield, Robb T

“…The family Thamnophilidae is a species-rich Neotropical radiation of passerine birds. Current classification of its 235 species is mostly based on…”
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Editorial: The role of rivers in the origins, evolution, adaptation, and distribution of biodiversity by Naka, Luciano N., Werneck, Fernanda P., Rosser, Neil, Pil, Maria W., Boubli, Jean P.

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Spatial Variation in Bird Community Composition in Relation to Topographic Gradient and Forest Heterogeneity in a Central Amazonian Rainforest by Cintra, Renato, Naka, Luciano N.

“…We investigated the effects of landscape features and forest structure on the avian community at the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke near Manaus, in the…”
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Ecological and phylogenetic predictors of mobbing behavior in a tropical dry forest by Lima, Hevana Santana de, Las‐Casas, Flor Maria G., Ribeiro, Jonathan R., Gonçalves‐Souza, Thiago, Naka, Luciano N.

“…Mobbing represents a well‐known anti‐predatory behavior, where potential prey display aggressively against a predator. Despite considerable experimental and…”
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A Cryptic New Species of Thrush (Turdidae: Turdus) from Western Amazonía by O'Neill, John P, Lane, Daniel F, Naka, Luciano N

“…The taxonomy of Hauxwell's Thrush (Turdus hauxwelli) with respect to its relationship to the Cocoa Thrush (Turdus fumigatus) has been complicated. A…”
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Vocal variation in relation to genetic structure in an Atlantic forest woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus fuscus): evolutionary and taxonomic implications by García, Natalia C., Naka, Luciano N., Cabanne, Gustavo S.

“…The analysis of intra-specific geographical variation is central to the study of the evolutionary and speciation processes, providing insights into the…”
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Comparative Structure and Organization of Canopy Bird Assemblages in Honduras and Brazil by Anderson, David L, Naka, Luciano N

“…Birds of the forest canopy are an integral component of bird communities of neotropical forests but remain largely unstudied, inhibiting any broad…”
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No evidence for widespread bird declines in protected South American forests by Stouffer, Philip C, Cockle, Kristina L., Aleixo, Alexandre, Areta, Juan I., Barnett, Juan Mazar, Bodrati, Alejandro, Cadena, Carlos Daniel, Di Giacomo, Adrián S., Herzog, Sebastian K., Hosner, Peter, Johnson, Erik I., Naka, Luciano N., Sánchez, César

“…The most important step to conserve forest bird communities in South America remains the protection of large tracts of native forest. To be relevant for…”
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In Memoriam: Juan Mazar Barnett, 1975–2012 by Naka, Luciano N.

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