Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
All aspects of the collection, curation, and maintenance of ornithological specimens and animal genetic samples. Original independent research in the fields of biogeography, community ecology, molecular systematics, taxonomy, and phylogeography; planning and execution of ornithological field-based surveys.
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
2006 – present: 5 Postdocs / 20 PhD students / 29 Master Students.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2006 – present: Participation or main responsibility for teaching the following graduate level courses: Biogeography, Conservation and management of the Amazonian fauna, Diversity and Evolution of Vertebrates, Evolution, Phylogenetic Systematics, and Phylogeography.
Education information
2002 - PhD Zoology / Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, USA.
1997 - Master Ecology / Institute of Biological Sciences, State University of Campinas UNICAMP, Brazil.
Research interests
My research interests lie in studying the evolutionary processes driving the diversification of modern birds, and include the fields of biogeography, historical ecology, landscape ecology and genetics, molecular systematics, phylogeography, and taxonomy. Currently, I am using genomic datasets to answer several key questions related to avian evolution both in the tropics and Eurasia, ranging from spatial and temporal patterns of genetic variation to the development of pre- and post-zygotic reproductive isolation barriers, and species delimitation.
Education/Academic qualification
Zoology, PhD, Louisiana State University
External positions
Research Associate, Department of Ornithology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (ANSP), Philadelphia, USA.
2016 → …Adjunct Professor, Museu Goeldi, Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Evolution
1 Sep 2015 → …Adjunct Professor, Federal University of Pará, Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Technology (BIONORTE)
1 Mar 2012 → …Adjunct Professor, Federal University of Pará, Graduate Program in Zoology
1 Mar 2006 → …Fields of Science
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
- 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
Analyses of plumage coloration and genetic variation confirm the hybridization of Pipra fasciicauda and Pipra aureola in the Brazilian Amazon basin
Sampaio, L., Ferraz, D. O., Moreira da Costa, A. C., Aleixo, A., Cerqueira, P. V., Araripe, J. & do Rego, P. S., 17 Jan 2020, In : Journal of Ornithology. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Evolutionary history of the Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus: evidence for diversification during the Late Pleistocene
Moura, C. C. D. M., Fernandes, A. M., Aleixo, A., Pereira de Araujo, H. F., Mariano, E. D. F. & Wink, M., 31 Jan 2020, In : Ibis. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Genomic data reveal a protracted window of introgression during the diversification of a neotropical woodcreeper radiation
Pulido-Santacruz, P., Aleixo, A. & Weir, J. T., 12 Feb 2020, In : Evolution. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
The effects of climate change on the distribution of South American antbirds (Thamnophilus punctatus complex) as affected by niche divergences and contact zone interactions between species
da Silva, E. A., de Araujo, H. F. P., Aleixo, A., Antonelli, A. & Fernandes, A. M., Jan 2020, In : Journal of Ornithology. 161, 1, p. 229-241 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
A dynamic continental moisture gradient drove Amazonian bird diversification
Silva, S. M., Townsend Peterson, A., Carneiro, L., Tortola Burlamaqui, T. C., Ribas, C. C., Sousa-Neves, T., Miranda, L. S., Fernandes, A. M., d'Horta, F. M., Araujo-Silva, L. E., Batista, R., Bandeira, C. H. M. M., Dantas, S. M., Ferreira, M., Martins, D. M., Oliveira, J., Rocha, T. C., Sardelli, C. H., Thom, G., Rego, P. S. & 4 others, , Jul 2019, In : Science Advances. 5, 7, 10 p., 5752.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Activities
Modeling Neotropical Ecosystems during the Last Glacial Maximum
Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo (Opponent)15 Aug 2019
Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Ornithology Research (Journal)
Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo (Reviewer)2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
Reviewer for the Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo (Participant)2019
Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
Life Science Workshop: Model-based inference in Phylogeography - from single species to communities
Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo (Attendee)26 Aug 2019 → 30 Aug 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Bioinformatics for Principal Investigators
Alexandre Luis Padovan Aleixo (Attendee)17 Sep 2019 → 18 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press / Media
Amazonin linnuston monipuolisuus pohjautuu ilmaston muinaisiin vaihteluihin
02/08/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media