TAXONOMY BIOGEOGRAPHY GENOMICS
My research aims to understand the mechanisms behind the rapid speciation processes that produce high species richness in specific areas. Combining classical taxonomy with an array of modern molecular techniques, my research focuses in three main, complementary lines: (i) understanding to what extent geological factors drive speciation using islands as models, (ii) characterizing the morphological variation associated with rapid diversifications, and (iii) the applications of DNA metabarcoding in combination with high-throughput sequencing
Current research
Micromeria (Lamiaceae) in the Canary IslandsThis project tries to understand the influence of the islands' geological history and inter-island colonization on the diversification of insular taxa using genus Micromeria (Lamiaceae) in the Canary Islands as an example.
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