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  1. The role of climate change in the past, present, and future of two species of montane neotropical mice, genus Juliomys

    Article • Mammalian Biology, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  2. A Species Complex in the Iconic Frog-Eating Bat Trachops cirrhosus (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) with High Variation in the Heart of the Neotropics

    Article • American Museum Novitates, June 2024, American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  3. Climate change impact on small mammals from two Neotropical hotspots

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, February 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  4. Comparison of hair capture methods for monitoring peccary populations

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Mammalogy, January 2024, Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira de Mastozoologia

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  5. Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: Setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil

    Article • Zoologia (Curitiba), January 2024, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  6. Impact of climate change on public health in Brazil

    Article • Public Health Challenges, January 2023, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  7. Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, March 2022, Wiley

    Dr Diego Astúa, Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  8. On the relevance of regional collections

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Mammalogy, December 2021, Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira de Mastozoologia

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  9. Evolutionary history of Massartella (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae) suggests ancient vicariant event between biotas of the Pantepui and Atlantic Forest highlands

    Article • Systematic Entomology, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  10. Elusive deer occurrences at the Atlantic Forest: 20 years of surveys

    Article • Mammal Research, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  11. Gondwana breakup under the ephemeral look

    Article • Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research, April 2021, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  12. Unidade de gestão de dados e de indicadores críticos para avaliação de desempenho institucional

    Article • Perspectivas em Ciência da Informação, March 2021, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  13. First record of Pterygodermatites (Pterygodermatites) (Nematoda: Rictulariidae) in South America, with the description of a new species from the Atlantic Forest, southeast Brazil

    Article • Zootaxa, July 2019, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  14. Digging for the spiny rat and hutia phylogeny using a gene capture approach, with the description of a new mammal subfamily

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  15. Comparative phylogeography and demographic history of two marsupials of the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil

    Article • Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  16. Historical connections among river basins and climatic changes explain the biogeographic history of a water rat

    Article • PeerJ, July 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  17. Unveiling the identity of Kerr's Atlantic tree rat, Phyllomys kerri (Rodentia, Echimyidae)

    Article • Mammalian Biology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  18. ATLANTIC MAMMAL TRAITS

    Article • Ecology, February 2018, Wiley

    Mr Guilherme Siniciato Terra Garbino, Dr Mauro Galetti, Dr Enrico Bernard, Dr Emerson M Vieira, Dr Noe U. de la Sancha, Dr Ricardo S Bovendorp, deborah faria, Dr Yuri L. R. Leite, Dr. José Maurício B. Duarte, Dr. Caryne Braga

  19. Cryptic diversity in the Oecomys roberti complex: revalidation of Oecomys tapajinus (Rodentia, Cricetidae)

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, December 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  20. Non-volant mammals of the Mestre Álvaro Environmental Protection Area, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

    Article • Check List, December 2017, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  21. High Trypanosoma spp. diversity is maintained by bats and triatomines in Espírito Santo state, Brazil

    Article • PLOS One, November 2017, PLOS

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  22. Mitogenomic phylogeny, diversification, and biogeography of South American spiny rats

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, December 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  23. Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences

    Article • Zootaxa, November 2016, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite, Mark D. Scherz, Luiz Malabarba, Professor Jean-Lou Justine, Dr Santiago Claramunt, Univ.Prof. Dr. Thomas Weisse, Charles Morphy Santos, Dr Diego Astúa

  24. Independent reversals to terrestriality in squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae) support ecologically mediated modes of adaptation

    Article • September 2016, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  25. Reply to Raposo do Amaral et al.: The “Atlantis Forest hypothesis” adds a new dimension to Atlantic Forest biogeography

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  26. Neotropical forest expansion during the last glacial period challenges refuge hypothesis

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  27. Litter size and embryo implantation in Neotropical rodents

    Article • Oecologia Australis, October 2015, Oecologia Australis

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  28. Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado

    Article • Check List, September 2015, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  29. DNA from owl pellet bones uncovers hidden biodiversity

    Article • Systematics and Biodiversity, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  30. Taxonomic implications of morphological variation in three species of Trinomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from eastern Brazil

    Article • Zootaxa, February 2015, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  31. Evolutionary affinities of the ‘Lost World’ mouse suggest a late Pliocene connection between the Guiana and Brazilian shields

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  32. Seasonal flooding regime and ecological traits influence genetic structure of two small rodents

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  33. New karyotypes of Atlantic tree rats, genus Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

    Article • Genome, January 2014, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  34. Phylogeny and biogeography of tetralophodont rodents of the tribe Oryzomyini (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)

    Article • Zoologica Scripta, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  35. ANTONIO ROSSANO MENDES PONTES, JOSÉ RAMON GADELHA, ÉVERTON R. A. MELO, FABRÍCIO BEZERRA DE SÁ, ANA CAROLINA LOSS, VILACIO CALDARA JUNIOR, LEONORA PIRES COSTA & YURI L. R. LEITE (2013) A new species of porcupine, genus Coendou (Rodentia: Erethizontidae)...

    Article • Zootaxa, May 2013, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  36. A new species of porcupine, genus Coendou (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) from the Atlantic forest of northeastern Brazil

    Article • Zootaxa, April 2013, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  37. The phylogenetic position of the enigmatic Atlantic forest-endemic spiny mouse Abrawayaomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)

    Article • Zoological Studies, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  38. Taxonomic and conservation status of the elusive Oecomys cleberi (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from central Brazil

    Article • Mammalian Biology, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  39. Geographic variation in hairy dwarf porcupines of Coendou from eastern Brazil (Mammalia: Erethizontidae)

    Article • Zoologia (Curitiba), August 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  40. Highly conserved d-loop sequences in woolly mouse opossumsMarmosa(Micoureus)

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  41. Molecular Diagnosis of Atlantic Forest Mammals Using Mitochondrial DNA Sequences: Didelphid Marsupials

    Article • The Open Zoology Journal, January 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  42. Phylogeographic Structure and Karyotypic Diversity of the Brazilian Shrew Mouse (Blarinomys breviceps, Sigmodontinae) in the Atlantic Forest

    Article • Cytogenetic and Genome Research, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  43. Evolutionary diversification ofPhyllomys(Rodentia: Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, December 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  44. Small mammals in the diet of barn owls, Tyto alba (Aves: Strigiformes) along the mid-Araguaia river in central Brazil

    Article • Zoologia (Curitiba), December 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  45. Morphological diagnosis and geographic distribution of Atlantic Forest red-rumped mice of the genus Juliomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)

    Article • Zoologia (Curitiba), October 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  46. Designation of a neotype for the Brazilian porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Article • Zootaxa, March 2011, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  47. Small mammals of the mid-Araguaia River in central Brazil, with the description of a new species of climbing rat

    Article • Zootaxa, March 2011, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  48. Geographic variation, phylogeny and systematic status of Gracilinanus microtarsus (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

    Article • Zootaxa, February 2011, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  49. Non-volant tetrapods from Reserva Biológica de Duas Bocas, State of Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil

    Article • Biota Neotropica, September 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  50. Phylogenetic Relationships Among Species of Lutzomyia, Subgenus Lutzomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae)

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, January 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  51. Siphonaptera Associated With Wild Mammals From the Central Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Corridor in Southeastern Brazil

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, September 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  52. Pequenos mamíferos não voadores em fragmentos de Mata Atlântica e áreas agrícolas em Viana, Espírito Santo, Brasil

    Article • Biota Neotropica, September 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  53. A New Species of Atlantic Forest Tree Rat, GenusPhyllomys(Rodentia, Echimyidae) from Southern Brazil

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, August 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  54. The rediscovery and conservation status of the Bahian giant tree rat Phyllomys unicolor (Mammalia: Rodentia: Echimyidae) in the Atlantic forest of Brazil

    Article • Zootaxa, November 2007, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  55. A new species of Juliomys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil

    Article • Zootaxa, April 2007, Magnolia Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  56. Mammal Conservation in Brazil

    Article • Conservation Biology, June 2005, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  57. Ecomorphological diversification among South American spiny rats (Rodentia; Echimyidae): a phylogenetic and chronological approach

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  58. Evolution and Systematics of the Atlantic Tree Rats, Genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), With Description of Two New Species

    Article • October 2003, University of California Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  59. Evolution of South American spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae): the star-phylogeny hypothesis revisited

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, December 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  60. A Review of the Named Forms of Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) with the Description of a New Species from Coastal Brazil

    Article • American Museum Novitates, August 2002, American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  61. Biogeography of South American Forest Mammals: Endemism and Diversity in the Atlantic Forest1

    Article • Biotropica, December 2000, Wiley

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  62. Diet and vertical space use of three sympatric opossums in a Brazilian Atlantic forest reserve

    Article • Journal of Tropical Ecology, May 1996, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite

  63. Primates of the Atlantic Forest

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yuri L. R. Leite