Education:

PhD in Biology, City University of New York / American Museum of Natural History, New York (2005).

MSc in Zoology, Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1996).

BSc in Biology, Major in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1993).

Research Interests:

Mammalian Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography
Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetics and Phylogeography
Ecological and Population Genetics

Publications:

McCain, C.M., R.M. Timm, & M. Weksler. 2007. Redescription of the enigmatic long-tailed rat Sigmodontomys aphrastus (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with comments on taxonomy and natural history. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 120(2): 117–136. [PDF]

Anderson, R.P., M. Weksler, and D.S. Rogers. 2006. Evolutionary relationships among spiny pocket mice (Heteromyidae: Heteromyinae) based on phylogenetic analyses of genetic and morphological data. Journal of Mammalogy, 87(6): 1218–1233. [PDF]

Weksler M., A.R. Percequillo, and R.S. Voss. 2006. Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates, 3537: 1-29. [PDF]

Weksler, M. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships of oryzomyine rodents (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae): separate and combined analyses of morphological and molecular data. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 196: 1-149. [PDF]

Weksler, M., and C.R. Bonvicino. 2005. Taxonomy of pigmy rice rats genus Oligoryzomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) of the Brazilian Cerrado, with the description of two new species. Arquivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro), 63(1): 113-130. [PDF]

Bonvicino, C.R., B. Lemos, and M. Weksler. 2005. Small mammals of Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros (Cerrado of central Brazil) with ecological, karyological, and taxonomic comments. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 65(3): 395-406. [PDF]

Jansa, S.A., and M. Weksler. 2004. Phylogeny of muroid rodents: Relationships within and among major lineages as determined by IRBP gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 31(1): 256-276. [PDF]

Geise, L., M. Weksler, and C.R. Bonvicino. 2004. Presence or absence of gall bladder in some Akodontini rodents (Muridae, Sigmodontinae). Mammalian Biology, 69(3): 210-214. [PDF]

Weksler, M. 2003. Phylogeny of Neotropical oryzomyine rodents (Muridae: Sigmodontinae) based on the nuclear IRBP exon. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 29(2): 331-349. [PDF]

Weksler, M., C.R. Bonvicino, I. Otazu, and J.S. Silva. 2001. Status of Proechimys roberti and P. oris (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from Eastern Amazonia and Central Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy, 82(1): 109-122. [PDF]

Lemos, B., M. Weksler and C.R. Bonvicino. 2000. The taxonomic status of Monodelphis umbristriata (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae). Mammalia, 64(3): 329-337. [PDF]

Weksler, M., L. Geise, and R. Cerqueira. 1999. A new species of Oryzomys from the capito group (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from Southeast Brazil. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 125: 445-462. [PDF]

Salles, L.O., G.S. Carvalho, M. Weksler, F.L. Scicuro, F. Abreu, A.R. Camardella, P.G. Guedes, L.S. Avilla, E.A.P. Abrantes, V. Sahate, and I.S.A. Costa. 1999. Fauna de mamíferos do Quaternário de Serra da Mesa (Goiás, Brasil). Publicações Avulsas do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro), 78: 1-15.

Bonvicino, C.R. and M. Weksler. 1998. A new species of Oligoryzomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae), from Northeastern Brazil. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 63:90-103.

Bonvicino, C.R., I. Otazu, and M. Weksler. 1998. Oryzomys lamia Thomas, 1901 (Rodentia, Cricetidae): karyotype, geographic distribution and conservation status. Mammalia, 62:253-258.

Hingst, E., D. Astúa de Moraes, F.S. Rocha, L.O. Araripe, M. Weksler and R. Cerqueira. 1997. Diversidade em uma comunidade de pequenos mamíferos de uma região de contato caatinga-cerrado. Pp. 157-163 in Leite, L.L. and C.H. Saito (Eds.) Contribuição ao conhecimento ecológico do cerrado. Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília.

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