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Amazonian colonization from the Atlantic Forest: New perspectives on the connections of South American tropical forests.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2023
Bocalini Fernanda, Bolívar-Leguizamón Sergio D, Silveira Luís F, Bravo Gustavo A
Abstract excerpt
An open and dry vegetation belt separates Amazonia (AM) and the Atlantic Forest (AF). Evidence from palaeoclimatic and phylogenetic studies suggests past connections between these forests during cycles of increased humidity through the formation of forest corridors. The distinctive northern AF avifauna is known to have affinities both with AM and the southern AF. Still, the extent of how these two regions...
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