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Li, G., Figueiró, H. V., Eizirik, E., & Murphy, W. J. (2019). Recombination-Aware Phylogenomics Reveals the Structured Genomic Landscape of Hybridizing Cat Species. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36(10), 2111–2126.

Li, G., Figueiró, H. V., Eizirik, E., & Murphy, W. J. (2019). Recombination-Aware Phylogenomics Reveals the Structured Genomic Landscape of Hybridizing Cat Species. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36(10), 2111–2126.

Current phylogenomic approaches implicitly assume that the predominant phylogenetic signal within a genome reflects the…
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Gusmão, A. C., Messias, M. R., Carneiro, J. C., Schneider, H., Alencar, T. B. de, Calouro, A. M., Dalponte, J. C., Mattos, F. de S., Ferrari, S. F., Buss, G., Azevedo, R. B. de, Santos Júnior, E. M., Nash, S. D., Rylands, A. B., & Barnett, A. A. (2019). A new species of Titi Monkey, Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016 (Primates, Pitheciidae), from Southwestern Amazonia, Brazil. Primate Conservation, 33(1), 21–35.

Gusmão, A. C., Messias, M. R., Carneiro, J. C., Schneider, H., Alencar, T. B. de, Calouro, A. M., Dalponte, J. C., Mattos, F. de S., Ferrari, S. F., Buss, G., Azevedo, R. B. de, Santos Júnior, E. M., Nash, S. D., Rylands, A. B., & Barnett, A. A. (2019). A new species of Titi Monkey, Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016 (Primates, Pitheciidae), from Southwestern Amazonia, Brazil. Primate Conservation, 33(1), 21–35.

In 2011, a distinct but unnamed form of titi, Plecturocebus, was rediscovered in the Chapada…
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Graipel, M. E., Bogoni, J. A., Giehl, E. L. H., Cerezer, F. O., Cáceres, N. C., & Eizirik, E. (2019). Melanism evolution in the cat family is influenced by intraspecific communication under low visibility. PLoS ONE, 14(12).

Graipel, M. E., Bogoni, J. A., Giehl, E. L. H., Cerezer, F. O., Cáceres, N. C., & Eizirik, E. (2019). Melanism evolution in the cat family is influenced by intraspecific communication under low visibility. PLoS ONE, 14(12).

Melanism in the cat family has been associated with functions including camouflage, thermoregulation and parasite…
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Rodrigues, R. C., Hasui, É., Assis, J. C., Pena, J. C. C., Muylaert, R. L., Tonetti, V. R., Martello, F., Regolin, A. L., Costa, T. V. V. da, Pichorim, M., Carrano, E., Lopes, L. E., de Vasconcelos, M. F., Fontana, C. S., Roos, A. L., Gonçalves, F., Banks-Leite, C., Cavarzere, V., Efe, M. A., … Ribeiro, M. C. (2019). ATLANTIC BIRD TRAITS: a data set of bird morphological traits from the Atlantic forests of South America. Ecology, 100(6), e02647.

Rodrigues, R. C., Hasui, É., Assis, J. C., Pena, J. C. C., Muylaert, R. L., Tonetti, V. R., Martello, F., Regolin, A. L., Costa, T. V. V. da, Pichorim, M., Carrano, E., Lopes, L. E., de Vasconcelos, M. F., Fontana, C. S., Roos, A. L., Gonçalves, F., Banks-Leite, C., Cavarzere, V., Efe, M. A., … Ribeiro, M. C. (2019). ATLANTIC BIRD TRAITS: a data set of bird morphological traits from the Atlantic forests of South America. Ecology, 100(6), e02647.

Scientists have long been trying to understand why the Neotropical region holds the highest diversity…
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Magioli, M., Moreira, M. Z., Fonseca, R. C. B., Ribeiro, M. C., Rodrigues, M. G., & Ferraz, K. M. P. M. de. (2019). Human-modified landscapes alter mammal resource and habitat use and trophic structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(37), 18466–18472.

Magioli, M., Moreira, M. Z., Fonseca, R. C. B., Ribeiro, M. C., Rodrigues, M. G., & Ferraz, K. M. P. M. de. (2019). Human-modified landscapes alter mammal resource and habitat use and trophic structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(37), 18466–18472.

The broad negative consequences of habitat degradation on biodiversity have been studied, but the complex…
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Buarque, S. A., Lima, T. B. D., Almeida, J. B., Gonçalves, L. C. C., Campina, A. C. C., Ferreira, D. Í. S., Caldas, J. M. A., Chaves, E. P., Pereira, L. A., Viana, D. C., Oliveira, T. G. de, & Sousa, A. L. de. (2019). Cães e gatos domésticos em áreas protegidas: quais os riscos para os animais silvestres? In J. M. B. de Oliveira-Junior & L. B. Calvão (Eds.), Tópicos Integrados de Zoologia (1a, pp. 66–71). Atena Editora.

Buarque, S. A., Lima, T. B. D., Almeida, J. B., Gonçalves, L. C. C., Campina, A. C. C., Ferreira, D. Í. S., Caldas, J. M. A., Chaves, E. P., Pereira, L. A., Viana, D. C., Oliveira, T. G. de, & Sousa, A. L. de. (2019). Cães e gatos domésticos em áreas protegidas: quais os riscos para os animais silvestres? In J. M. B. de Oliveira-Junior & L. B. Calvão (Eds.), Tópicos Integrados de Zoologia (1a, pp. 66–71). Atena Editora.

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Tirelli, F. P., Mazim, F. D., Crawshaw, P. G., Albano, A. P., Espinosa, C., Queirolo, D., Lopes Rocha, F., Bonifácio Soares, J., Trigo, T. C., Macdonald, D. W., Lucherini, M., & Eizirik, E. (2019). Density and spatio-temporal behaviour of Geoffroy’s cats in a human-dominated landscape of southern Brazil. Mammalian Biology, 99, 128–135.

Tirelli, F. P., Mazim, F. D., Crawshaw, P. G., Albano, A. P., Espinosa, C., Queirolo, D., Lopes Rocha, F., Bonifácio Soares, J., Trigo, T. C., Macdonald, D. W., Lucherini, M., & Eizirik, E. (2019). Density and spatio-temporal behaviour of Geoffroy’s cats in a human-dominated landscape of southern Brazil. Mammalian Biology, 99, 128–135.

Geoffroy's cat is a small Neotropical felid, seemingly abundant throughout most of its range and…
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Alexandrino, E. R., Bogoni, J. A., Navarro, A. B., Bovo, A. A. A., Gonçalves, R. M., Charters, J. D., Domini, J. A., & Ferraz, K. M. P. M. B. (2019). Large terrestrial bird adapting behavior in an urbanized zone. Animals, 9(6), 351.

Alexandrino, E. R., Bogoni, J. A., Navarro, A. B., Bovo, A. A. A., Gonçalves, R. M., Charters, J. D., Domini, J. A., & Ferraz, K. M. P. M. B. (2019). Large terrestrial bird adapting behavior in an urbanized zone. Animals, 9(6), 351.

Wildlife living within urban ecosystems have to adapt or perish. Red-legged Seriema, a large terrestrial…
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Abra, F. D., Granziera, B. M., Huijser, M. P., Ferraz, K. M. P. M. de B., Haddad, C. M., & Paolino, R. M. (2019). Pay or prevent? Human safety, costs to society and legal perspectives on animal-vehicle collisions in São Paulo state, Brazil. PLOS ONE, 14(4), e0215152.

Abra, F. D., Granziera, B. M., Huijser, M. P., Ferraz, K. M. P. M. de B., Haddad, C. M., & Paolino, R. M. (2019). Pay or prevent? Human safety, costs to society and legal perspectives on animal-vehicle collisions in São Paulo state, Brazil. PLOS ONE, 14(4), e0215152.

Direct road mortality and the barrier effect of roads are typically identified as one of…
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