Publications – LEFF | Laboratório de Ecologia Filogenética e Funcional

Publications – Posted on 15 de December de 202226 de May de 2025

Butterflies of Pampa: Illustrative guide to fruit-feeding butterflies of Pampa biome

This project was developed by our undergraduated student Bianca Machado during her first year in the lab. Now, almost two … Continue reading >Butterflies of Pampa: Illustrative guide to fruit-feeding butterflies of Pampa biome

Preprint – Posted on 25 de June de 202025 de June de 2020

naturaList: a package to classify occurrence records in levels of confidence in species identification

There is a big volume of occurrence records available in biodiversity databases, but researchers should guarantee its quality before use … Continue reading >naturaList: a package to classify occurrence records in levels of confidence in species identification

Preprint – Posted on 25 de June de 202025 de June de 2020

GenVectors: an integrative analytical tool for spatial genetics

Metapopulations are sets of local populations connected by dispersal. While genetic turnover informs about the number of alleles shared by … Continue reading >GenVectors: an integrative analytical tool for spatial genetics

Preprint – Posted on 25 de June de 202025 de June de 2020

Evoregions: Mapping Shifts in Phylogenetic Turnover Across Biogeographic Regions

Biogeographic regionalization offers context to the geographical evolution of clades. The positions of bioregions inform both the spatial location of … Continue reading >Evoregions: Mapping Shifts in Phylogenetic Turnover Across Biogeographic Regions

Methodological, Publications, Selected article – Posted on 18 de June de 202025 de June de 2020

A multifaceted approach to analyzing taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic β‐diversity

Ecological literature offers a myriad of methods for quantifying b‐diversity. One such methods is determining BDtotal (BD), which, unlike other … Continue reading >A multifaceted approach to analyzing taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic β‐diversity

Data paper, Publications – Posted on 18 de June de 202025 de June de 2020

TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access

Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic … Continue reading >TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access

Original article, Publications – Posted on 18 de June de 202025 de June de 2020

Comparative phylogeography of two free-living cosmopolitan cyanobacteria: Insights on biogeographic and latitudinal distribution

Free‐living bacteria have long been assumed to have little biogeographic signature because of their high potential for passive dispersal. Raphidiopsis … Continue reading >Comparative phylogeography of two free-living cosmopolitan cyanobacteria: Insights on biogeographic and latitudinal distribution

Book chapter, Publications – Posted on 18 de June de 202025 de June de 2020

Evolutionary Imprints on Species Distribution Patterns Across the Neotropics

Species diversity is unevenly distributed across the Neotropical region. Distinct biological groups have notably similar patterns of species richness, with … Continue reading >Evolutionary Imprints on Species Distribution Patterns Across the Neotropics

Methodological, Publications – Posted on 17 de June de 202025 de June de 2020

Revisiting the dimensionality of biological diversity

Biodiversity can be represented by different dimensions. While many diversity metrics try to capture the variation of these dimensions they … Continue reading >Revisiting the dimensionality of biological diversity

Original article, Publications – Posted on 16 de July de 201925 de June de 2020

How urbanization affects multiple dimensions of biodiversity in tropical butterfly assemblages

We evaluated how the taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversities of butterflies and their community-weighted traits are affected by urbanization in … Continue reading >How urbanization affects multiple dimensions of biodiversity in tropical butterfly assemblages