We review geological evidence on the origin of the modern transcontinental Amazon River,
and the paleogeographic history of riverine connections among the principal sedimentary …

We provide a general compilation of the diversity and geographical distribution of
Amazonian fishes, updated to the end of 2018. Our database includes documented …

The present work is part of a process to create a Catalogue of the Freshwater Fishes of
Colombia and consisted in the depuration and updating of the taxonomic and geographic …

This study presents an extensive review of published and unpublished occurrence records
of fish species in the Rio Negro drainage system within the Brazilian territory. The data was …

Although rare within the context of 30 000 species of extant fishes, scale-feeding as an
ecological strategy has evolved repeatedly across the teleost tree of life. Scale-feeding …

The evolution of sexually dimorphic traits is thought to have marked effects on underlying
patterns of static allometry. These traits can negatively affect organismal survivability by …

The relationship between form and function is thought to play an integral role in structuring
broad-scale patterns of morphological evolution and resource utilization. In …

Mosaic evolution refers to the pattern whereby different organismal traits exhibit differential
rates of evolution typically due to reduced levels of trait covariation through deep time (ie …

The physical interactions between organisms and their environment ultimately shape
diversification rates, but the contributions of biomechanics to evolutionary divergence are …

A fauna de peixes de riachos brasileiros compreende 36 famílias de peixes teleósteos de
água doce. O conhecimento sobre a sistemática e filogenia deste conjunto de espécies …