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lab profile
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Ivan Gomez-Mestre Estacion Biologica de Doņana
Avda Americo Vespucio s/n,
Sevilla, E41012
Spain
igmestre@ebd.csic.es
+34 954466700
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| PI: |
YES, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas |
| Taxa Studied: |
Vertebrate Animals |
| Techniques Employed: |
Quantitative PCR (qPCR), Sectioning for Histology, Other, Phylogenetic comparative analysis |
| Research Description: |
My research is focused on how the environment affects the development of organisms, and how organisms adapt to changing environments. In particular, we are interested in the evolutionary role of environmentally induced variation in development. We use various amphibian species as study systems, their adaptations to abiotic factors (osmotic stress, temperature, pond duration), and their interactions with predators, competitors, and pathogens. Specifically, we focus on the evolution of adaptive plasticity in the timing of key ontogenetic switch points in development such as hatching and metamorphosis. We study the mechanisms (endocrine and genetic) underlying such plasticity, and the evolutionary divergence of such mechanisms among taxa. |
| Lab Web Page: |
http:// http://www.gomez-mestre.net |
| Willing to Host Undergraduates: |
YES |
| Actively Seeking Undergraduates: |
NO |
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