Manuel Serra         

 
(Ph. D., Biology; University of Valencia, Spain)

Professor of Ecology at

The University of Valencia (Spain)

At Otal Valley (Pyrenees, 04; picture by Miguel Angel Olivares)


"The entire process is exentropic owing to the flow of energy from the sun to the outer space but the local processes may lead to great order such as a rotifer, a sonnet, or the smile on the face of Mona Lisa." (Harold J. Morowitz, 1980. Entropy for Biologists. Academic Press; page 169)


Institution



Address


Snail mail:

Institute Cavanilles of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology

University of Valencia

A.O. 2085

E46071 Valencia (SPAIN)

Telephone:

(+34) 96 354 3661

Fax:

(+34) 96 354 3670

E-mail:

Manuel.Serra@uv.es

Research field


Theoretical and empirical studies on population and evolutionary ecology with emphasis on genetic, physiological and behavioral components of adaptation to environmental variation in space and time. Demographic, ecological, genetic and evolutionary implications of cyclical parthenogenesis. Life-history evolution with stress on evolution of bisexual reproduction patterns in rotifers. Complex dynamics and viability analysis of zooplankton populations.

Ten selected papers (≤ 2004):

 

Papers (>2004):

 


Current teaching




Para encontrar materiales de las asignaturas que imparte Manuel Serra, pulsa en la asignatura correspondiente:

 

Ecología (Primer Ciclo, titulación de 'Biología')

Ecología Evolutiva (Tercer Ciclo, máster de 'Biodiversidad: conservación y evolución')