Sexual conflict and sexual selection. Kin selection and sexual conflict. Ecology of sexual selection. Ecology of sexual conflict. Evolution of ageing and life histories in sexes. Drosophila melanogaster.
Time series analysis of planktonic populations. Non-linear modelling of population dynamics. Population growth equations for complex life cycles. Life table analysis. Age-structured population dynamics. Population viability analysis.
Processes of coevolution, cospeciation and codiversification in symbionts. Development of methods of cophylogenetic analysis. Ecology of symbiont communities. Use of bipartite networks and functional diversity indices for their characterisation. Study of the impact of invasive hosts on native parasite communities.
Study of the origin and early evolution of the large groups of basal vertebrates, as well as the time and form of the appearance of the different types of skeletal tissues and structures, key to delimit their evolutionary scenario.
Study of the evolution of complete genomes and the genes present in them, with special emphasis on bacteria and viruses.
Analysis of life history traits. Adaptive trade-offs and biological efficiency. Sex ecology and modes of reproduction. Sexual inversion in parthenogenetics. Dormancy states and adaptation to temporally variable environments. Multiple bet-hedging strategies and environmental unpredictability.
We use viruses as model organisms in the laboratory to study evolutionary processes on an experimental basis.
Genetic structure and population differentiation in continental zooplankton. Local adaptation. Genetic and genomic diversity. Genetic markers associated with adaptive traits. Gene dispersal and flow.
Ecology of aquatic interactions and their applications.
The detailed description of the content of this line of research is included in the description of the group's research activity.
The detailed description of the content of this line of research is included in the description of the group's research activity.
Use of genetic and genomic information of pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria and viruses) to study their spread in human populations and in their natural reservoirs, complementing the tasks of epidemiological care and control.
Karyological and molecular study of the nuclear ribosomal 45S and 5S families, including their genomic location, molecular evolution, mechanisms of concerted evolution and phylogeographic and phylogenetic significance.
Study of the genetic diversity of non-model species. in natural populations, by sequencing representative portions of the genome. Speciation and introgression.
Cryptic rotifer species. Distribution and sympatry. Ecological differentiation of species. Competitive relationships and coexistence mediation. Environmental fluctuations and maintenance of diversity. Density-dependent reversal of diapause and competition.
Using various experimental approaches, we aim to identify and characterise mechanisms in the generation of RNA virus diversity, and to obtain quantitative estimates of mutation rates in RNA viruses.
