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Biological and ecological studies of large marine vertebrates (Chondrichthyes, chelonian, cetacean and pinniped) focused on management and conservation of populations.

Comparative genomics approaches that allow us to study the origin of families of genes and proteins, and to infer functional innovations during evolution. The origin and evolution of the signaling pathway by retinoic acid, the route of steroids, or the DNA methylation machinery in metazoans have been the subject of our studies.

Phylogenetic and population genetics studies of bacteria and in particular those of interest in the field of Health.

El laboratori està interessat en entendre com van evolucionar les xarxes gèniques per tal de donar lloc a nous òrgans i estructures que afavoreixin la radiació dels insectes. L'espècie de efímera Cloeon dipterum és un model privilegiat per estudiar novetats evolutives.

La Dra. Laura Armengot es bióloga y doctora en agroecología. Su experiencia principal se centra en el campo de las prácticas agrícolas sostenibles, incluyendo la agricultura ecológica y los sistemas agroforestales. Ha trabajado en regiones mediterráneas, templadas y tropicales desarrollando y evaluando estrategias de gestión innovadoras para agricultores ecológicos en temas como el control de malas hierbas, la captura de carbono y el uso eficiente de los recursos.

Arthropod systematics and evolution, with special interest in spiders and their kind. Molecular tools for arthropod inventorying and monitoring and conservation.

The two main areas of my research are marine chemical ecology (natural products benthic invertebrates temperate, tropical and polar) and integrated coastal zone management (use of benthic invertebrates as indicators of environmental conditions in coastal management processes).

Evolutionary dynamics and specificity of the symbiosis between vertebrates and intestinal microbiota. The role of diet, genotype and geography in the dynamics of the microbiota, as well as the role of the microbial communities in the process of ecological adaptation of the host, are examined. Adaptive radiation is used as models for African and Central American cichlid fish and for lizards on the Balearic Islands.

La meva activitat investigadora es centra en l'estudi dels mecanismes que determinen la dinàmica espacial i temporal dels ecosistemes, i especialment la influència de les pertorbacions i les seves interaccions en la resiliència dels ecosistemes mediterranis tenint en compte el nínxol climàtic de les espècies.

Icnology, Tafonomy, Palaeontology

Field of research: Ecophysiology and diversity of complex natural ecosystems (e.g., microbial tapestries and intestinal tract of xylophagous insects) and simple systems, such as the study of biofilm formation in in vitro cultures using a single bacterial strain.

Conservation biology of plants, with special emphasis on the biology of small populations of endemic species and subjected to fragmentation processes in the Mediterranean region (demography, reproductive biology, population genetics). Databases of genetic biodiversity. Pharmaceutical botany.

I study the patterns of diversity (plant and animal) in agricultural landscapes, with special attention to the contrast between conventional and organic systems, and the impact of changes in diversity on functionalism of these systems and the implications for management and conservation. Also dedicate part of my work analyzing spatial data diversity, floristic studies in the biology of invasions.

I am an Associate Professor 'Serra Húnter' at the University of Barcelona and the lead of the Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM-Lab) research group. My research interests mainly focus on the biodiversity, ecology, and conservation of freshwater ecosystems. In particular, I have been working on large-scale spatial patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrates mediterranean climate rivers and their responses to past, present, and future disturbances, combining community and population approaches. I have conducted my research mainly on of the world, where intermittent rivers are part of the daily landscape and have triggered many evolutionary adaptations of species.

Biological and ecological studies of large marine vertebrates (Chondrichthyes, chelonian, cetacean and pinniped) focused on management and conservation of populations.

Reproductive biology of plants, with special attention to the tribe Delphinieae. Conservation biology (reproductive biology, genetic diversity and population) of endemic plants, endangered and/or rare in the Mediterranean region.

Our research is in the areas of Evo-Devo, and Comparative and Population Genomics. The research of our group focuses on the study of the impact of gene loss on the evolution of the mechanisms of development, mostly those related with the evolution of body plans and central nervous system in the different subphyla of Chordates. Among our favorite signaling pathways we study the retinoic acid, FGF and WNT, using the urochordate Oikopleura dioica, the cephalochordate amphioxus, and the vertebrate zebrafish as our preferred animal models.

La meva recerca s'emmarca en els camps de la biologia animal, la conservació de la biodiversitat i la zoogeografia. El meu objectiu principal és comprendre els patrons de distribució espai-temporal dels animals i els mecanismes que els originen, considerant factors extrínsecs i intrínsecs, com ara l'estratègia de vida o el comportament. L'objectiu final és millorar la capacitat de predir les seves respostes als canvis ambientals. Em centro especialment en l'estudi de les aus i les invasions biològiques.

Biological and ecological studies of large marine vertebrates (Chondrichthyes, chelonian, cetacean and pinniped) focused on management and conservation of populations.

Conservation of biodiversity - Ecology of communities - Ecology of populations - Forest ecology - Management and restoration of the natural environment

La meva recerca se centra en la genètica i la genòmica d'organismes marins amb característiques biològiques molt diverses, des de tortugues marines fins a organismes bentònics. Això inclou estudis de filogeografia, adaptació local, migracions oceàniques i genètica per a la conservació d'espècies amenaçades.

Biologia i ecologia de les espècies de males herbes, conservació i gestió de la biodiversitat vegetal i animal en agroecosistemes, ecologia del paisatge, agroecologia, agricultura ecològica.

Taxonomia, Filogènia i Sistemàtica dels insectes fòssils (especialment libèl·lules i himenòpters). Tafonomia d'artròpodes i jaciments d'excepcional conservació, especialment d'origen continental (lacustre i ambre). Paleoecologia dels insectes mesozoics.

Anthropology. Genetics of human populations. Current human diversity and applications in epidemiology.