Biography
I am an evolutionary biologist interested in understanding how animal and plant biodiversity is generated and maintained. I am currently a Research Associate in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Research
Why are some of the regions on Earth much more species-rich than others? Why are some groups of organisms more diverse than others? Are there traits that make animals and plants speciate faster? How are new species formed? I try to find answers to these questions using mainly phylogenetics and genomics.
Publications
Igea, J., & Tanentzap, A. J. (2019). Multiple macroevolutionary routes to becoming a biodiversity hotspot. Science Advances, 5(2), eaau8067.
Igea, J., Miller, E. F., Papadopulos, A. S., & Tanentzap, A. J. (2017). Seed size and its rate of evolution correlate with species diversification across angiosperms. PLoS Biology, 15(7), e2002792.
Igea, J., Bogarín, D., Papadopulos, A.S.T., and Savolainen, V. (2015). A comparative analysis of island floras challenges taxonomy-based biogeographical models of speciation. Evolution 69 (2), 482-491.
Igea, J., Aymerich, P., Fernández-González, A., González-Esteban, J., Gómez, A., Alonso, R., Gosálbez, J., and Castresana, J. (2013). Phylogeography and postglacial expansion of the endangered semi-aquatic mammal Galemys pyrenaicus. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13, 115.
Igea, J., Juste, J., and Castresana, J. (2010). Novel intron markers to study the phylogeny of closely related mammalian species. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10, 369.
