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Dr Leonel Herrera Alsina

Research Fellow

Email Address: leonel.herreraalsina@abdn.ac.uk
School/Department: School of Biological Sciences

Research Overview

During my PhD I worked on how diversification rates change according the evolution of a trait. I also looked into the dynamic of species range expansion and contraction driven by ecological and geographic constraints and how this affects diversification rates. I finished my PhD (November 2019) with the thesis: "Species selection and the spatial distribution of diversity". Besides my interest in evolutionary biology, I have some work on how the morphology of species informs on ecological processes like community assembly and character displacement. Now, I am a research fellow at the University of Aberdeen where I am studying spatial patterns of richness and macroevolution in the Wallacea region.

Publications

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Thermal niche breadth and its relationship with sturnira bat species diversification
2023 - Published
Carballo-Morales, J., Saldaña-Vázquez, R. A., Villalobos, F., Herrera Alsina, L.
Journal of Thermal Biology, vol. 117, 103697
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103697
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21653/1/CarballoMorales_etal_JTB_Thermal_niche_breadth_VOR.pdf
Reconstructing ancient dispersal through Antarctica:: A case study of stream-inhabiting beetles
2023 - Published
Sýkora, V., Herrera Alsina, L., Maier, C., Martínez-Román, N. R., Archangelsky, M., Bilton, D. T., Seidel, M., Leschen, R. A. B., Fikáček, M.
Journal of Biogeography
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14702
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14702
Apparent effect of range size and fruit colour on palm diversification may be spurious
2023 - Published
Hill, A., Torres Jimenez, M. F., Chazot, N., Cássia-Silva, C., Faurby, S., Herrera Alsina, L., D. Bacon, C.
Journal of Biogeography
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14683
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21190/1/Hill_etal_JB_Apparent_effect_of_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Impact of Phylogenetic Tree Completeness and Misspecification of Sampling Fractions on Trait Dependent Diversification Models
2023 - Published
Mynard, P., Algar, A. C., Lancaster, L., Bocedi, G., Fahri, F., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Nangoy, M., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Travis, J., Herrera Alsina, L.
Systematic Biology, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 106-119
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syad001
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20422/1/Maynard_etal_SB_Impact_of_Phylogenetic_VOR.pdf
Safeguarding imperiled biodiversity and evolutionary processes in the Wallacea center of endemism
2022 - Published
Struebig, M. J., Aninta, S. G., Voigt, M., Bani, A., Barus, H., Brace, S., Davies, Z. G., Diele, K., Djakiman, C., Djamaluddin, R., Drinkwater, R., Dumbrell, A., Evans, D. M., Fusi, M., Herrera Alsina, L., Iskandar, D., Jompa, J., Juliandi, B., Lancaster, L., Limmon, G., Lo, M., Lupiyaningdyah, P., McCannon, M., Meijaard, E., Mitchell, S., Mumbunan, S., O'Connell, D., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A., Rahajoe, J. S., Rossiter, S. J., Rustiami, H., Salzmann, U., Sukara, E., Tasirin, J. S., Tjoa, A., Travis, J., Trethowan, L., Trianto, A., Utteridge, T., Voigt, M., Winarni, N., Zakaria, Z., Edwards, D., Frantz, L. A. F., Supriatna, J., Beger, M., De Brauwer, M., Lindawati, , Rugaya, , Sheherazade, , Sudiana, I. M., Rosaria,
BioScience, vol. 72, no. 11, pp. 1118-1130
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac085
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19725/1/Struebig_etal_B_Safeguarding_Imperiled_Biodiversity_VoR.pdf
The missing link in biogeographic reconstruction: Accounting for lineage extinction rewrites history
2022 - Published
Herrera Alsina, L., Algar, A. C., Lancaster, L., Ornelas, J. F., Bocedi, G., Papadopulos, A. S., Gubry-Rangin, C., Osborne, O. G., Mynard, P., Sudiana, I. M., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Juliandi, B., Travis, J.
Journal of Biogeography, vol. 49, no. 11, pp. 1941-1951
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14489
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19204/2/Herrera_etal_JB_The_Missing_Link_VoR.pdf
Reconstruction of state-dependent diversification: integrating phenotypic traits into molecular phylogenies
2022 - Published
Herrera Alsina, L., Mynard, P., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Travis, J., Gubry-Rangin, C.
Environmental Microbial Evolution. Springer Nature
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
Fauxcurrence: simulating multi-species occurrences for null models in species distribution modelling and biogeography
2022 - Published
Osborne, O., Fell, H., Atkins, H., Vantol, J., Phillips, D., Herrera Alsina, L., Mynard, P., Bocedi, G., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lancaster, L., Creer, S., Nangoy, M., Travis, J., Papadopulos, A., Algar, A. C., Fahri, F., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B.
Ecography, vol. 2022, no. 7, e05880
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05880
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18961/1/Osborne_etal_E_Fauxcurrence_VoR.pdf
Miocene Climate and Habitat Change Drove Diversification in Bicyclus, Africa’s Largest Radiation of Satyrine Butterflies
2022 - Published
Aduse-Poku, K., van Bergen, E., Safian, S., Collins, S. C., Etienne, R. S., Herrera Alsina, L., Brakefield, P. M., Brattstrom, O., Lohman, D. J., Wahlberg, N.
Systematic Biology, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 570–588
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syab066
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19614/1/Aduse_etal_SB_Miocene_Climate_And_VoR.pdf
Evolutionary dynamics of the elevational diversity gradient in passerine birds
2021 - Published
van Els, P., Herrera Alsina, L., Pigot, A. L., Etienne, R. S.
Nature Ecology & Evolution, vol. 5, pp. 1259-1265
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01515-y
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/17950/1/vanEls_etal_NEE_evolutionary_dynamics_of_AAM.pdf

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Research Overview

Thermal niche breadth and its relationship with sturnira bat species diversification

Reconstructing ancient dispersal through Antarctica:: A case study of stream-inhabiting beetles

Apparent effect of range size and fruit colour on palm diversification may be spurious

Impact of Phylogenetic Tree Completeness and Misspecification of Sampling Fractions on Trait Dependent Diversification Models

Safeguarding imperiled biodiversity and evolutionary processes in the Wallacea center of endemism

The missing link in biogeographic reconstruction: Accounting for lineage extinction rewrites history

Reconstruction of state-dependent diversification: integrating phenotypic traits into molecular phylogenies

Fauxcurrence: simulating multi-species occurrences for null models in species distribution modelling and biogeography

Miocene Climate and Habitat Change Drove Diversification in Bicyclus, Africa’s Largest Radiation of Satyrine Butterflies

Evolutionary dynamics of the elevational diversity gradient in passerine birds

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