Dr Leonel Herrera Alsina

Research Fellow

About

Email Address: leonel.herreraalsina@abdn.ac.uk
School/Department: School of Biological Sciences

Research Overview

During my PhD I worked on how diversification rates change according the evolution of a trait. I also looked into the dynamic of species range expansion and contraction driven by ecological and geographic constraints and how this affects diversification rates. I finished my PhD (November 2019) with the thesis: "Species selection and the spatial distribution of diversity". Besides my interest in evolutionary biology, I have some work on how the morphology of species informs on ecological processes like community assembly and character displacement. Now, I am a research fellow at the University of Aberdeen where I am studying spatial patterns of richness and macroevolution in the Wallacea region.

Publications

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Niche breadth specialisation impacts ecological and evolutionary adaptation following environmental change
2024 - E-pub ahead of print
Gubry-Rangin, C., Aigle, A., Herrera Alsina, L., Lancaster, L., Prosser, J.
The ISME Journal, wrae183
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrae183
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24587/1/Rangin_etal_IJ_Niche_breadth_specialisation_VoR.pdf
Accounting for extinction dynamics unifies the geological and biological histories of Indo-Australian Archipelago
2024 - Published
Herrera Alsina, L., Lancaster, L., Algar, A., Papadopulos, A., Iskandar, D. T., Bocedi, G., Creer, S., Villegas-Patraca, R., Fahri, F., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Mynard, P., Nangoy, M., Osborne, O. G., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Burslem, F. P., Travis, J.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 291, no. 2031, 20240966
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0966
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24294/1/Herrera_etal_PB_Accounting_For_Extinction_VoR.pdf
Disentangling evolutionary, geometric and ecological components of the elevational gradient of diversity
2024 - Published
Herrera Alsina, L., Parvanova, R., Guirguis, J., Bocedi, G., Trethowan, L., Lancaster, L., Travis, J.
Evolution Letters, pp. 1-14
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae048
The habitat breadth of phyllostomid bats is partially determined by their diet and could be used as a predictor of extinction risk
2024 - Published
Carballo-Morales, J. D., Villalobos, F., Saldaña-Vázquez, R. A., Herrera-Alsina, L.
Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 3129–3144
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02905-x
Citizen science data reveal altitudinal movement and seasonal ecosystem use by hummingbirds in the Andes Mountains
2024 - Published
Rueda Uribe, C., Herrera-Alsina, L., Lancaster, L., Capellini, I., Layton, K., Travis, J.
Ecography, vol. 2024, no. 3, e06735
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06735
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23030/1/Ruedauribe_etal_E_Citizen_Science_Data_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Reconstructing ancient dispersal through Antarctica: A case study of stream-inhabiting beetles
2023 - Published
Sýkora, V., Herrera Alsina, L., Maier, C., Martínez-Román, N. R., Archangelsky, M., Bilton, D. T., Seidel, M., Leschen, R. A. B., Fikáček, M.
Journal of Biogeography, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1939-1954
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14702
Apparent effect of range size and fruit colour on palm diversification may be spurious
2023 - Published
Hill, A., Torres Jimenez, M. F., Chazot, N., Cássia-Silva, C., Faurby, S., Herrera Alsina, L., D. Bacon, C.
Journal of Biogeography, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 1724-1736
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14683
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21190/1/Hill_etal_JB_Apparent_effect_of_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Thermal niche breadth and its relationship with sturnira bat species diversification
2023 - Published
Carballo-Morales, J., Saldaña-Vázquez, R. A., Villalobos, F., Herrera Alsina, L.
Journal of Thermal Biology, vol. 117, 103697
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103697
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21653/1/CarballoMorales_etal_JTB_Thermal_niche_breadth_VOR.pdf
Impact of Phylogenetic Tree Completeness and Misspecification of Sampling Fractions on Trait Dependent Diversification Models
2023 - Published
Mynard, P., Algar, A. C., Lancaster, L., Bocedi, G., Fahri, F., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Nangoy, M., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Travis, J., Herrera Alsina, L.
Systematic Biology, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 106-119
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syad001
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20422/1/Maynard_etal_SB_Impact_of_Phylogenetic_VOR.pdf
Safeguarding imperiled biodiversity and evolutionary processes in the Wallacea center of endemism
2022 - Published
Struebig, M. J., Aninta, S. G., Voigt, M., Bani, A., Barus, H., Brace, S., Davies, Z. G., Diele, K., Djakiman, C., Djamaluddin, R., Drinkwater, R., Dumbrell, A., Evans, D. M., Fusi, M., Herrera Alsina, L., Iskandar, D., Jompa, J., Juliandi, B., Lancaster, L., Limmon, G., Lo, M., Lupiyaningdyah, P., McCannon, M., Meijaard, E., Mitchell, S., Mumbunan, S., O'Connell, D., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A., Rahajoe, J. S., Rossiter, S. J., Rustiami, H., Salzmann, U., Sukara, E., Tasirin, J. S., Tjoa, A., Travis, J., Trethowan, L., Trianto, A., Utteridge, T., Voigt, M., Winarni, N., Zakaria, Z., Edwards, D., Frantz, L. A. F., Supriatna, J., Beger, M., De Brauwer, M., Lindawati, , Rugaya, , Sheherazade, , Sudiana, I. M., Rosaria,
BioScience, vol. 72, no. 11, pp. 1118-1130
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac085
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19725/1/Struebig_etal_B_Safeguarding_Imperiled_Biodiversity_VoR.pdf

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Research Overview

Niche breadth specialisation impacts ecological and evolutionary adaptation following environmental change

Accounting for extinction dynamics unifies the geological and biological histories of Indo-Australian Archipelago

Disentangling evolutionary, geometric and ecological components of the elevational gradient of diversity

The habitat breadth of phyllostomid bats is partially determined by their diet and could be used as a predictor of extinction risk

Citizen science data reveal altitudinal movement and seasonal ecosystem use by hummingbirds in the Andes Mountains

Reconstructing ancient dispersal through Antarctica: A case study of stream-inhabiting beetles

Apparent effect of range size and fruit colour on palm diversification may be spurious

Thermal niche breadth and its relationship with sturnira bat species diversification

Impact of Phylogenetic Tree Completeness and Misspecification of Sampling Fractions on Trait Dependent Diversification Models

Safeguarding imperiled biodiversity and evolutionary processes in the Wallacea center of endemism

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