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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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  • Migration of Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) and its variable annual risk from wind power facilities across the Tehuantepec Isthmus

    Villegas-Patraca, R., Herrera-Alsina, L.
    Journal for Nature Conservation , vol. 25, pp. 72-76
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  • Biologic interactions determining geographic range size: a one species response to phylogenetic community structure

    Herrera-Alsina, L., Villegas-Patraca, R.
    Ecology and Evolution, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 968-976
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  • Soaring Migratory Birds Avoid Wind Farm in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Southern Mexico

    Villegas-Patraca, R., Cabrera-Cruz, S. A., Herrera-Alsina, L.
    PloS ONE, vol. 9, no. 3, 0092462
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  • Bird communities and wind farms: a phylogenetic and morphological approach

    Herrera-Alsina, L., Villegas-Patraca, R., Eguiarte, L. E., Arita, H. T.
    Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 2821-2836
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  • Bird-Community Shifts in Relation to Wind Farms: A Case Study Comparing a Wind Farm, Croplands, and Secondary Forests in Southern Mexico

    Villegas-Patraca, R., MacGregor-Fors, I., Ortiz-Martínez, T., Pérez-Sánchez, C. E., Herrera-Alsina, L., Muñoz-Robles, C.
    Condor, vol. 114, no. 4, pp. 711-719
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