Integrative Laboratory for
Marine Biodiversity Genomics
Research
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Genomic diversity and actions to mitigate Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease and reef degradation in the Mexican Caribbean
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Aim: To estimate the genomic diversity and connectivity of coral populations most affected by the disease. Research in collaboration with Dr. Anastazia Banaszak, Dr. Lorenzo Álvarez-Filip and Dr. José García-Maldonado.
Living in Extreme Environment: Shallow Hydrothermal Vent Diversity
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Aim: Understand genomic diversity in extreme environments. Particularly in Shallow Hydrothermal Vents in the Gulf of California. Research in collaboration with Dr. Michael Hellberg, Dr. Eduardo Balart, Dr. Alicia Reigel.
Molecular Evolutionary Relationship of scleractinian Corals in the Eastern Pacific
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Aim: To determine the origin and evolutionary relationship of scleractinian corals in the Eastern Pacific by means of molecular approaches such as Genomics and Transcriptomics.
Diversidad genética y cambios de distribución de Lapas (Lottia spp.)
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Objetivo: Reconstruir las relaciones filogeneticas del género Lottia, diveridad genetica y cambios de distribución de especies en la Peninsula de Bala California. Investigación en colaboración con el Dr. Phillip Fenberg.
Commercially important fish connectivity
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Aim: To estimate the connectivity of commercially important fish in the Gulf of California to help establish resource use and management measures. Research in collaboration with Dr. Adrian Munguia-Vega.
Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster)
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Aim: To determine the ecological role of the Crown-of-thorns starfish in the coral communities of the Gulf of California and their genomic diversity.
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Research in collaboration with:
Dr. Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares
Dr. Dinorah Herrero-Pérezrul
Phenotypic plasticity and delineation of coral species
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Aim: To understand the patterns of plastic change in the morphology of scleractinian corals in the long term to delineate the species.
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