Dr José Ignacio Márquez Corro
Research Assistant
Department
Team
Specialism
Plant taxonomy and systematics (Cyperaceae), cytogenetics (genome sizeestimations and chromosome number count) and conservation
I am currently contributing to the Darwin Tree of Life project as a Research Assistant, but I specialized in evolutionary biology (chromosome/genome size evolution) and the systematics of the family Cyperaceae (mainly focusing on the genus Carex), although I have also worked with bryophytes.
I have been involved in different works with a focus on phylogeographic, systematics/taxonomy, chromosomal, or conservation purposes. I have organized fieldwork and planned collection campaigns within the Iberian Peninsula (Central System, Pyrenees, southern Spain and Portugal) and abroad (La Réunion -Mascarene islands-, South Africa, Brazil, Madagascar and Chile). I am interested in Cyperaceae evolution and conservation in South East Asia.
- PhD in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain), 2021
- MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain), 2015
- BSc in Environmental Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain), 2014
Márquez-Corro JI, Martín-Bravo S, Jiménez-Mejías P, Hipp AL, Spalink D, Naczi RFC, Roalson EH, Luceño M, Escudero M. 2021.
Macroevolutionary insights in sedges (Carex: Cyperaceae): The effects of rapid chromosome number evolution on lineage diversification
Journal of Systematic and Evolution 59(4): 776-790.
Márquez-Corro JI, Jiménez-Mejías P, Helme NA, Luceño M, Martín-Bravo S. 2020.
The systematic position of the enigmatic rare South African endemic Carex acocksii: Its relevance on the biogeography and evolution of Carex sect. Schoenoxiphium (Cyperaceae)
South African Journal of Botany 131: 475-483.
Márquez-Corro JI, Martín-Bravo S, Spalink D, Luceño M, Escudero M. 2019.
Inferring hypothesis-based transitions in clade-specific models of chromosome number evolution in sedges (Cyperaceae)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 135(4): 203-209.
