José M Gómez

Summary

Affiliation: University of Granada
Country: Spain

Publications

  1. ncbi Ecological interactions are evolutionarily conserved across the entire tree of life
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Nature 465:918-21. 2010
  2. ncbi Mutualism with plants drives primate diversification
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, University of Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Syst Biol 61:567-77. 2012
  3. ncbi Fitness consequences of centrality in mutualistic individual-based networks
    José M Gómez
    Department of Ecology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
    Proc Biol Sci 279:1754-60. 2012
  4. ncbi Herbivory reduces the strength of pollinator-mediated selection in the Mediterranean herb Erysimum mediohispanicum: consequences for plant specialization
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Biologia Animal y Ecologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E 18071, Granada, Spain
    Am Nat 162:242-56. 2003
  5. ncbi The functional consequences of mutualistic network architecture
    José M Gómez
    Department of Ecology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
    PLoS ONE 6:e16143. 2011
  6. ncbi Local adaptation and maladaptation to pollinators in a generalist geographic mosaic
    José M Gómez
    Dpto de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Ecol Lett 12:672-82. 2009
  7. ncbi Heritability and genetic correlation of corolla shape and size in Erysimum mediohispanicum
    José M Gómez
    Dpto de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, s n E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Evolution 63:1820-31. 2009
  8. ncbi Spatial variation in selection on corolla shape in a generalist plant is promoted by the preference patterns of its local pollinators
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Granada, C P 18071, France
    Proc Biol Sci 275:2241-9. 2008
  9. ncbi Association between floral traits and rewards in Erysimum mediohispanicum (Brassicaceae)
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
    Ann Bot 101:1413-20. 2008
  10. ncbi Sequential conflicting selection due to multispecific interactions triggers evolutionary trade-offs in a monocarpic herb
    José M Gómez
    Dpto de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Evolution 62:668-79. 2008

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi Ecological interactions are evolutionarily conserved across the entire tree of life
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Nature 465:918-21. 2010
    ..Our findings strongly suggest a shared pattern in the organization of biological systems through evolutionary time, mediated by marked conservatism of ecological interactions among taxa...
  2. ncbi Mutualism with plants drives primate diversification
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, University of Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Syst Biol 61:567-77. 2012
    ..All these outcomes together strongly suggest that the establishment of a facultative mutualism with plants has greatly benefited primate evolution and fueled its taxonomic diversification...
  3. ncbi Fitness consequences of centrality in mutualistic individual-based networks
    José M Gómez
    Department of Ecology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
    Proc Biol Sci 279:1754-60. 2012
    ..This finding suggests that centrality, owing to its dependence on social interactions, may be an appropriate surrogate for the interacting phenotype of individuals...
  4. ncbi Herbivory reduces the strength of pollinator-mediated selection in the Mediterranean herb Erysimum mediohispanicum: consequences for plant specialization
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Biologia Animal y Ecologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E 18071, Granada, Spain
    Am Nat 162:242-56. 2003
    ..An accurate picture of the pollinator role as selective pressure requires the consideration of the entire life cycle of the plant as well as the ecological scenario in which the interactions occur...
  5. ncbi The functional consequences of mutualistic network architecture
    José M Gómez
    Department of Ecology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
    PLoS ONE 6:e16143. 2011
    ..Subtle changes in the composition of diverse pollinator assemblages can drive major consequences for plant population performance and local persistence through modifications in the structure of the inter-plant pollination networks...
  6. ncbi Local adaptation and maladaptation to pollinators in a generalist geographic mosaic
    José M Gómez
    Dpto de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Ecol Lett 12:672-82. 2009
    ..Our experiment provides the first strong support for a spatially structured pattern of adaptation and maladaptation generated by a generalist free-living mutualism...
  7. ncbi Heritability and genetic correlation of corolla shape and size in Erysimum mediohispanicum
    José M Gómez
    Dpto de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, s n E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Evolution 63:1820-31. 2009
    ..More importantly, the observed genetic correlation seems to be at least partially adaptive because positive correlational selection currently acts on the covariance between some of these traits (Gómez 2003; Gómez et al. 2006)...
  8. ncbi Spatial variation in selection on corolla shape in a generalist plant is promoted by the preference patterns of its local pollinators
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Granada, C P 18071, France
    Proc Biol Sci 275:2241-9. 2008
    ..The geographical variation in the pollinator-mediated selection on E. mediohispanicum corolla shape suggests that phenotypic evolution and diversification can occur in this complex floral trait even without specialization...
  9. ncbi Association between floral traits and rewards in Erysimum mediohispanicum (Brassicaceae)
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
    Ann Bot 101:1413-20. 2008
    ..mediohispanicum (Brassicaceae) are associated with rewards (pollen and nectar)...
  10. ncbi Sequential conflicting selection due to multispecific interactions triggers evolutionary trade-offs in a monocarpic herb
    José M Gómez
    Dpto de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Evolution 62:668-79. 2008
    ..Consequently, the evolution of many traits is determined by the relative importance of each episode of selection, with conflicting selection inevitably yielding evolutionary compromises...
  11. ncbi Effectiveness of rodents as local seed dispersers of Holm oaks
    José M Gómez
    Dpto de Ecología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
    Oecologia 155:529-37. 2008
    ..Our results suggest that rodents, by burying a relatively high proportion of acorns singly in shrubs and pines, act as moderately effective dispersers of Q. ilex. Nonetheless, this dispersal comes at a very heavy cost...
  12. ncbi Pollinator diversity affects plant reproduction and recruitment: the tradeoffs of generalization
    José M Gómez
    Departmento de Ecologia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
    Oecologia 153:597-605. 2007
    ..This outcome suggests the existence of an optimal level of generalizations even for generalized plant species...
  13. ncbi Natural selection on Erysimum mediohispanicum flower shape: insights into the evolution of zygomorphy
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Ecologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Am Nat 168:531-45. 2006
    ..This study provides strong evidence for the existence of significant fitness differences associated with floral shape variation in E. mediohispanicum, thus illuminating a pathway for the evolution of zygomorphy in natural populations...
  14. ncbi Bigger is not always better: conflicting selective pressures on seed size in Quercus ilex
    José M Gómez
    Departamento de Biologia Animal y Ecologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E 18071 Granada, Spain
    Evolution 58:71-80. 2004
    ..The existence of conflicting selection might explain the occurrence of an optimal seed size in some plant species without invoking a seed number-size trade-off...
  15. ncbi Non-additive effects of herbivores and pollinators on Erysimum mediohispanicum (Cruciferae) fitness
    José M Gómez
    Dpto Biología Animal y Ecología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
    Oecologia 143:412-8. 2005
    ..This outcome demonstrates that the importance of pollinators for plant fitness depends on the occurrence of herbivores, and suggests that herbivores may hamper pollinator-mediated adaptation in plants...
  16. ncbi Pollen limitation in a narrow endemic plant: geographical variation and driving factors
    Juande D Fernández
    Department of Ecology, Facultad de Ciencias, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
    Oecologia 170:421-31. 2012
    ..Annual rainfall and bare soil cover were associated with the intensity of pollen limitation across populations...
  17. ncbi Introduced Brassica nigra populations exhibit greater growth and herbivore resistance but less tolerance than native populations in the native range
    Ayub M O Oduor
    Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
    New Phytol 191:536-44. 2011
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  18. ncbi Characterization of microsatellite loci in Erysimum mediohispanicum (Brassicaceae) and cross-amplification in related species
    A Jesús Muñoz-Pajares
    Departamento de Genetica, Universidad de Granada, Spain
    Am J Bot 98:e287-9. 2011
    ..We have developed and optimized microsatellite loci from a genomic library of Erysimum mediohispanicum. Microsatellites were also tested for cross-amplification in 31 other Erysimum species...