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Dr Leonel Herrera Alsina

Dr Leonel Herrera Alsina
Dr Leonel Herrera Alsina
Dr Leonel Herrera Alsina

Honorary Research Fellow

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School of Biological Sciences
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Biography

I am mostly interested in exploring the processes driving the changes in accumulation and spatial distribution of species over time. In particular I look at how phylogenetic trees inform us about those processes. To answer some of my research questions, I develop the necessary computing tools. These approaches are based either on likelihood calculations or forward simulations. All realms of life are fascinating to me: my research interests includes birds, bats, palm trees, archeobacteria, butterflies, damselflies, amphipods, cichlids, and water beetles. I have a growing interest in building and programming electronics to collect data or tackle problems in our communities.

External Memberships

Researcher at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.

Editorial Board Member at BMC Ecology and Evolution (formerly known as BMC Evolutionary Biology)

Editorial Board Member at Scientific Reports

Latest Publications

  • Why Are Magnoliaceae So Diverse in the Tropics? Disentangling the Roles of Diversification and Time-for-Speciation Effects

    Xie, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, L., Li, Y., Cheng, R., Liang, X., Shrestha, N., Herrera Alsina, L., Chang, H., Wong, K.
    Journal of Systematics and Evolution
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Novel phylogenomic and biogeographic insights into Palaquium and tribe Isonandreae (Sapotaceae)

    Phang, A. S. L., Niissalo, M., Herrera Alsina, L., Pezzini, F., Hollands, R., Burslem, D., Ruhsam, M. .., Middleton, D., Wilkie, P., Khew, G.
    Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 212, 108403
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • One omnivory does not rule them all: the importance of dietary differentiation in the diversification of phyllostomid bats

    Ochoa-Sanz, D. M., Rojas, D., Herrera-Alsina, L., Herrera-Pérez, J., Dáttilo, W., Yohe, L. R., Villalobos, F.
    Evolution, qpaf174
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • High-quality genome assembly and linkage map for a rapidly evolving plant species: Silene uniflora is potentially suitable

    Osborne, O., Wood, D., Dobreva, M., Dunning, L. T., Tucker, R., Coates, S., Pellicer, J., Holmberg, J., Algar, A. C., Bocedi, G., Gubry-Rangin, C., Herrera Alsina, L., Juliandi, B., Lancaster, L., Touzet, P., Travis, J., Papadopulos, A.
    G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics Mission
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Different traits dominate evolution at early and late stages of adaptive radiation

    Herrera Alsina, L., Di Batista Borko, ?., Premate, E., Seehausen, O., Altermatt, F., Fišer, C.
    Evolution, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 1044–1055
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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