Molecular and organismal evolution in plants - EMO

Reference of the Group:

GIUV2013-129

 
Description of research activity:

Our current research interests can be reasonably covered by the following topics:- Effects of reticulation in phylogeny reconstruction- Phylogeny of angiosperm groups using morphological and molecular data- Biogeography (and specifically, phylogeography) of plant groups in the Mediterranean region- What is the relation between high diversity (in terms of morphologically and ecologically distinguishable entities) and extensive hybridization in two angiosperm genera like Armeria (and Limonium (Plumbaginaceae)?- Is there a biogeographical pattern at all in a disturbed region like the Western Mediterranean that we may seek to discover by conducting phylogeographic studies in angiosperm groups?- Molecular Evolution in asexual plant lineages - Molecular and organismal evolution in islands, with an emphasis in the contrast betwween continental and oceanic islands - Detection of food adulteration using molecular markers- Biological identification using molecular and cytogenetic markers

 
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Scientific-technical goals:
  • Evolución molecular y cariotípica y su relación con la diferenciación y especiación vegetal, filogeografía y filogenia
 
Research lines:
  • Detection of food adulteration. Utilización de marcadores moleculares basados en los polimorfismos de ADN para la detección del fraude alimentario de origen vegetal (estabilizantes alimentarios, aceites vegetales, especies).
  • Molecular evolution of nuclear ribosomal multigene families. Estudio cariológico y molecular de las familias ribosomales nucleares 45S y 5S, incluyendo su ubicación genómica, evolución molecular, mecanismos de evolución concertada y significación filogeográfica y filogenética.
 
Group members:
Name Nature of participation Entity Description
Josep Antoni Rosselló PicornellDirector-a UVEG-Valencia Catedràtic-a d'Universitat