Publications by authors named "Manoel M Dias Filho"
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- * Urban areas displayed increased generalization in species interactions, demonstrating greater overlap and a link between lower rainfall and more generalized interaction networks.
- * Urban environments also showed reduced functional trait diversity among hummingbirds and a higher presence of nonnative nectar plants, affecting both species composition and the interactions within these ecological communities.
Article Synopsis
- Next generation sequencing techniques are effectively used to study evolutionary patterns in the small Neotropical tribe of vividly colored geometrid moths known as Palyadini.
- The research involved creating a detailed phylogenetic hypothesis using ultraconserved elements (UCEs) and analyzing wing color characteristics through parsimonious ancestral character optimization.
- Findings suggest that while many wing color traits are homoplastic (not reliable indicators of lineage), some support common ancestry at the genus level, indicating the need for further research to enhance our understanding of moth wing color evolution.
