Hybridization and Speciation | Natural History Museum Stuttgart
About our lab group
Our research group is composed of a diverse team of experts with a wide range of backgrounds, from genetics to ecology, bringing unique perspectives to our research into species formation and adaptation.
We embrace diversity not only in scientific disciplines but also in cultural backgrounds, fostering a rich collaborative environment that transcends institutional boundaries to address complex questions in evolutionary biology.
Meet Our Team
Lab group leader
Natural History Museum, Stuttgart
Key words: Hybridization, Speciation, Conservation Genomics
Understanding how lineages split through time to result in the biodiversity patterns that we observe today – Darwin’s “mystery of mysteries” – is a longstanding question in evolutionary biology. Likewise, it is unclear how such lineages (species, subspecies, ecotypes, or populations) persist in the face of environmental change. ...
Postdoc
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Key words: Fisheries management, Conservation genomics, Marine ecology
I am a biologist interested in ecology and evolution of commercially exploited aquatic species, and in applying my findings into conservation and management measures. I have been focusing mostly on Brazilian biodiversity, both in freshwater environments, such as...
PhD student
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Key words: hybridization, reproductive isolation, speciation
I'm a Brazilian biologist passionate about the marine environment and the evolution that happens in it. My research experience includes using ecological models to understand environmental changes over time, raising hypotheses on how such changes impact the evolutionary history of fish, and...
PhD student
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Key words: Species distribution modeling, Conservation genomics, Population structure
Biological lab assistant
Natural History Museum, Stuttgart
Key words: Reproductive isolation, Phylogenetics, Conservation genomics
I am an evolutionary ecologist with a focus on interactions between closely related species, adaptive introgression, and the relationship between morphological and behavioral traits in evolution. Furthermore, I am fascinated by the prediction of future species distribution in a rapidly...
My research interests stem from my desire to understand fundamental aspects of biological diversity and evolution. Since I became acquainted with Darwin's finches as one of the classical examples of adaptive radiation and speciation, I have been passionate about speciation and phenotypic diversification...
Postdoc
Natural History Museum, Stuttgart
Key words: Hybridization, phylogenetics, speciation
Alumni
Diana González
Former Master Student
I'm a Brazilian biologist passionate about the marine environment and the evolution that happens in it. My research experience includes using ecological models to understand environmental changes over time, raising hypotheses on how such changes impact the evolutionary history of fish, and...
PhD student
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Key words: Species distribution modeling, Conservation genomics, Population structure