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Dr Leonel Herrera Alsina

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

Honorary Research Fellow

51cg
School/Department
School of Biological Sciences



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

Lecturer/Assistant professor in Bioinformatics. School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences. University of Galway, Ireland.

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

Editorial Board Member at Scientific Reports

Latest Publications

  • Body elongation, lateral shape, and body size do not show a consistent effect on diversification rates of ray-finned fishes at broad phylogenetic scale

    Herrera-Pérez, J., Carvajal-Quintero, J. D., Tedesco, P. A., Herrera-Alsina, L., Ochoa-Sanz, D. M., Espinosa de los Monteros, A., Villalobos, F.
    Evolutionary Ecology, vol. 40, 31
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  • Evolutionary and environmental drivers of dry-season deciduousness in a legume genus

    Cássia-Silva, C., Cavender-Bares, J., Simon, M. F., Herrera-Alsina, L., Marcilio-Silva, V., Gagnon, E., Oliveira, R. S., Pinto-Ledezma, J. N.
    New Phytologist
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  • High-quality genome assembly and linkage map for a rapidly evolving plant species: Silene uniflora is potentially suitable

    Osborne, O. G., Wood, D. P., Dobreva, M. P., Dunning, L. T., Tucker, R., Coates, S. E. R., 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, vol. 16, no. 3, jkag002
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  • 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. M., Yang, K., Chen, X., Jorge Trad, R., Neves, D., Dimitrov, D., Zhao, P., Xu, X., Lu, J.
    Journal of Systematics and Evolution
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  • 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
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Prizes and Awards

Outstanding Research Award: Early-career researcher in STEM. 51cg

Research

Supervision

I am currently co-supervising two PhD students at the 51cg and one more at the Sichuan University (China).

Publications

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

    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
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  • Evolutionary dynamics of the elevational diversity gradient in passerine birds

    van Els, P., Herrera Alsina, L., Pigot, A. L., Etienne, R. S.
    Nature Ecology & Evolution, vol. 5, pp. 1259-1265
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  • Ancient geological dynamics impact neutral biodiversity accumulation and are detectable in phylogenetic reconstructions

    Herrera Alsina, L., Algar, A. C., Bocedi, G., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lancaster, L., Mynard, P., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A. S., Creer, S., Nangoy, M., Fahri, F., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Travis, J.
    Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 1633–1642
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  • The spatial analysis of biological interactions: morphological variation responding to the co‐occurrence of competitors and resources

    Tovilla-Sierra, R. D., Herrera Alsina, L., Bribiesca, R., Arita, H. T.
    Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 50, no. 12, e02223
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  • Detecting the Dependence of Diversification on Multiple Traits from Phylogenetic Trees and Trait Data

    Herrera-Alsina, L., Els, P. v., Etienne, R. S.
    Systematic Biology, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 317-328
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  • Body mass as a supertrait linked to abundance and behavioral dominance in hummingbirds: A phylogenetic approach

    Bribiesca, R., Herrera-Alsina, L., Ruiz-Sanchez, E., Sánchez-González, L. A., Schondube, J. E.
    Ecology and Evolution, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1623-1637
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  • The influence of ecological and geographic limits on the evolution of species distributions and diversity

    Herrera-Alsina, L., Pigot, A. L., Hildenbrandt, H., Etienne, R. S.
    Evolution, vol. 72, no. 10, pp. 1978-1991
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  • To adapt or go extinct? The fate of megafaunal palm fruits under past global change

    Onstein, R. E., Baker, W. J., Couvreur, T. L. P., Faurby, S., Herrera-Alsina, L., Svenning, J., Kissling, W. D.
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 285, no. 1880, 20180882
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  • Ecomorphological structure of avian communities changes upon arrival of wintering species

    Malpica, A., Covarrubias, S., Villegas-Patraca, R., Herrera-Alsina, L.
    Basic and Applied Ecology, vol. 24, pp. 60-67
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  • Digestive capacity predicts diet diversity in Neotropical frugivorous bats

    Saldaña-Vázquez, R. A., Ruiz-Sanchez, E., Herrera-Alsina, L., Schondube, J. E.
    Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 84, no. 5, pp. 1396-1404
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