Research in the lab 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, our 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
Plants used by alfalfa leafcutter beesThis project aims to identify the diversity of plant species used by the solitary bee Megachile rotundata to construct their nests and feed their larvae.
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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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Latest publications
- Egeter B, BC Robertson, C Roe, S Peixoto, P Puppo, L Easton, PJ Bishop. 2019. Using molecular diet analysis to inform invasive species management: A case study of introduced rats consuming endemic New Zealand frogs. Ecology and Evolution 9:5032-5048. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4903
- Curto M, C Schachtler, P Puppo, H Meimberg. 2018. Using a new RAD-sequencing approach to study the evolution of Micromeria (Lamiaceae) in the Canary Islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 119:160-169. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.005
- Puppo P, H Meimberg, PL Pérez de Paz, C Bräuchler. 2017. Nomenclatural Notes on Macaronesian Micromeria (Lamiaceae). Phytotaxa 317: 79-80. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.317.1.9
- Romero-Hernández C, RW Bussmann, P Puppo. 2017. New species of Calceolaria (Calceolariaceae) from Northern Peru. Novon 25: 316-321. DOI: 10.3417/D-16-00013
