Search Results - "Rolán, Emilio"

Shell color polymorphism in marine gastropods by Gefaell, Juan, Galindo, Juan, Rolán‐Alvarez, Emilio

“…Marine gastropods are characterized by an incredible variation in shell color. In this review, we aim to introduce researchers to previous studies of shell…”
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Impact of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Size Homoplasy on the Estimation of Population Genetic Diversity and the Detection of Selective Loci by Caballero, Armando, Quesada, Humberto, Rolan-Alvarez, Emilio

“…AFLP markers are becoming one of the most popular tools for genetic analysis in the fields of evolutionary genetics and ecology and conservation of genetic…”
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Proteomics in evolutionary ecology: linking the genotype with the phenotype by DIZ, ANGEL P., MARTÍNEZ-FERNÁNDEZ, MÓNICA, ROLÁN-ALVAREZ, EMILIO

“…The study of the proteome (proteomics), which includes the dynamics of protein expression, regulation, interactions and its function, has played a less…”
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Negative frequency‐dependent selection maintains shell banding polymorphisms in two marine snails (Littorina fabalis and Littorina saxatilis) by Estévez, Daniel, Galindo, Juan, Rolán‐Alvarez, Emilio

“…The presence of shell bands is common in gastropods. Both the marine snails Littorina fabalis and Lttorina saxatilis are polymorphic for this trait. Such…”
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Historical Biogeography of the Marine Snail Littorina saxatilis Inferred from Haplotype and Shell Morphology Evolution in NW Spain by Tirado, Terencia, Saura, María, Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio, Quesada, Humberto

“…The marine snail Littorina saxatilis exhibits extreme morphological variation between and within geographical regions and represents an excellent model for…”
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A new multitest correction (SGoF) that increases its statistical power when increasing the number of tests by Carvajal-Rodríguez, Antonio, de Uña-Alvarez, Jacobo, Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio

“…The detection of true significant cases under multiple testing is becoming a fundamental issue when analyzing high-dimensional biological data. Unfortunately,…”
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Sympatric speciation as a by-product of ecological adaptation in the Galician Littorina saxatilis hybrid zone by Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio

“…ABSTRACT On exposed rocky shores in northwestern Spain there is a striking polymorphism of Littorina saxatilis that has been claimed as an example of a…”
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comparative study of Gaussian mating preference functions: a key element of sympatric speciation models by Carvajal‐Rodriguez, Antonio, Rolán‐Alvarez, Emilio

“…Simulating the evolution of reproductive isolation under sympatric speciation scenarios is a complex process that requires modelling several phases, including…”
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The scale-of-choice effect and how estimates of assortative mating in the wild can be biased due to heterogeneous samples by Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio, Carvajal-Rodríguez, Antonio, de Coo, Alicia, Cortés, Beatriz, Estévez, Daniel, Ferreira, Mar, González, Rubén, Briscoe, Adriana D.

“…The mode in which sexual organisms choose mates is a key evolutionary process, as it can have a profound impact on fitness and speciation. One way to study…”
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PHYLOGENETIC EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE SYMPATRIC ECOLOGICAL DIVERSIFICATION IN A MARINE SNAIL by Quesada, Humberto, Posada, David, Caballero, Armando, Morán, Paloma, Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio

“…Parallel speciation can occur when traits determining reproductive isolation evolve independently in different populations that experience a similar range of…”
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Sampling scale can cause bias in positive assortative mating estimates: evidence from two intertidal snails by Ng, Terence P. T., Williams, Gray A., Davies, Mark S., Stafford, Richard, Rolán‐Alvarez, Emilio

“…Assortative mating in the wild is commonly estimated by correlating between traits in mating pairs (e.g. the size of males and females). Unfortunately, such an…”
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Size selection by a gape‐limited predator of a marine snail: Insights into magic traits for speciation by Boulding, Elizabeth G., Rivas, María José, González‐Lavín, Nerea, Rolán‐Alvarez, Emilio, Galindo, Juan

“…The intertidal snail Littorina saxatilis has repeatedly evolved two parallel ecotypes assumed to be wave adapted and predatory shore crab adapted, but the…”
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Selection on hybrids of ecologically divergent ecotypes of a marine snail: the relative importance of exogenous and endogenous barriers by Galindo, Juan, Rivas, Maria J, Saura, María, Rolán‐Alvarez, Emilio

“…Unravelling the form of selection acting on hybrids of ecotypes undergoing ecological speciation is essential to understand the mechanisms behind the evolution…”
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A novel method for estimating the strength of positive mating preference by similarity in the wild by Fernández‐Meirama, Mónica, Estévez, Daniel, Ng, Terence P. T., Williams, Gray A., Carvajal‐Rodríguez, Antonio, Rolán‐Alvarez, Emilio

“…Mating preference can be a driver of sexual selection and assortative mating and is, therefore, a key element in evolutionary dynamics. Positive mating…”
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Explosive radiation of Cape Verde Conus, a marine species flock by DUDA JR, THOMAS F., ROLÁN, EMILIO

“…Nearly 50 species of the marine gastropod genus Conus are restricted to the Cape Verde archipelago. This unusual concentration of endemics within a single set…”
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Experimental evidence of mate choice as the driving mechanism behind negative assortative mating for shell colour in a marine snail by Gefaell, Juan, Vigo, Ramón, Galindo, Juan, Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio

“…How colour polymorphisms are maintained in natural populations constitutes a key subject of study for evolutionary ecologists. One of the mechanisms that has…”
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Insights into the role of differential gene expression on the ecological adaptation of the snail Littorina saxatilis by Martínez-Fernández, Mónica, Bernatchez, Louis, Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio, Quesada, Humberto

“…In the past 40 years, there has been increasing acceptance that variation in levels of gene expression represents a major source of evolutionary novelty. Gene…”
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Proteomic Comparison between Two Marine Snail Ecotypes Reveals Details about the Biochemistry of Adaptation by Martínez-Fernández, Mónica, Rodríguez-Piñeiro, Ana M, Oliveira, Eliandre, Páez de la Cadena, María, Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio

“…The proteomic changes occurring during speciation are fundamental to understand this process, though they have been rarely addressed until present. Therefore,…”
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Thermodynamic effects drive countergradient responses in the thermal performance of Littorina saxatilis across latitude by Dwane, Christopher, Rezende, Enrico L., Tills, Oliver, Galindo, Juan, Rolán-Alvarez, Emilio, Rundle, Simon, Truebano, Manuela

“…Thermal performance curves (TPCs) provide a powerful framework to assess the evolution of thermal sensitivity in populations exposed to divergent selection…”
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Revealing the mechanisms of sexual isolation in a case of sympatric and parallel ecological divergence by CONDE-PADÍN, PAULA, CRUZ, RAQUEL, HOLLANDER, JOHAN, ROLÁN-ALVAREZ, EMILIO

“…Two ecotypes of a marine intertidal snail (Littorina saxatilis), living at different microhabitats and shore levels, have evolved in sympatry and in parallel…”
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