Javier Igea
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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.

​Below are some of the projects that I have worked on lately:
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Extinction risk is higher in younger and fast-diversifying plant genera
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Tanentzap, Igea et al (2019) [doi]
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Hotspots of biodiversity are shaped by higher rates of speciation or migration depending on climate
​Igea and Tanentzap (2019) [doi]
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Viviparity causes bursts of diversification in killifish
Helmstetter, Papadopulos, Igea et al (2016) [doi]
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Howea palms exchanged genes after they speciated; some genome regions were more likely to be exchanged
Papadopulos, Igea et al (2019a) [doi]
​Papadopulos, Igea et al (2019b) [
doi]
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Faster rates of seed size evolution across the angiosperm Tree of Life are positively associated with rates of speciation​
Igea et al (2017) [doi]
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Colonisation events and not in situ speciation shaped the flora of a small oceanic island (Cocos Island, Costa Rica)
Igea et al (2015) [doi]
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