C. M. Herrera

Plant phenotypes as trajectories: 38-yr monitoring reveals that shape of lifetime fecundity schedule is under selection in a long-lived shrub

This study tracks 128 plants over 38 years to show that lifetime fecundity schedules vary among individuals and are subject to selection.

The Chlamydia effector IncE employs two short linear motifs to reprogram host vesicle trafficking

This study identifies two short linear motifs in Chlamydia effector IncE that reprogram host vesicle trafficking to support bacterial replication.

A dynamic epigenetic perspective on above and below-ground phenotypic responses to drought: insights from global DNA methylation in Erodium cicutarium

This study examines how DNA methylation affects drought responses in Erodium cicutarium by combining demethylating agents with drought stress, revealing epigenetic impacts on growth and reproduction.

Thermal biology diversity of bee pollinators: taxonomic, phylogenetic and plant community-level correlates

This study examines thermal biology diversity in bee pollinators and its ecological correlates in a Mediterranean montane area, finding that thermal diversity is structured by taxonomy, phylogeny, and body size and influences plant community dynamics.

Assessing the links between pollinators and the genetic and epigenetic features of plant species with contrasting distribution ranges

The paper investigates how pollinator diversity and visitation rates relate to genetic and epigenetic diversity in plant species with contrasting distribution ranges, finding significant associations in narrow endemics.

Body mass decline in a Mediterranean community of solitary bees supports the size shrinking effect of climatic warming

The study shows that body mass of solitary bees in a Mediterranean nature reserve declined over 1990-2022, supporting the size shrinking effect of climatic warming.

Seasonality of pollinators in Mediterranean montane habitats: cool-blooded bees for early-blooming plants

The paper investigates how thermal biology influences the seasonal composition of bee pollinators in Mediterranean montane habitats, finding that Andrena bees dominate in cooler periods due to their ectothermic traits.

Lifetime genealogical divergence within plants leads to epigenetic mosaicism in the long lived shrub Lavandula latifolia (Lamiaceae)

This study shows that epigenetic mosaicism in Lavandula latifolia shrubs results from steady lifetime genealogical divergence rather than recent modifications.

Unclusterable, underdispersed arrangement of insect-pollinated plants in pollinator niche space

This study examines the arrangement of insect-pollinated plants in pollinator niche space and finds they form a single underdispersed cluster, suggesting facilitation dominates over competition in shaping pollinator resource use.

Gradual replacement of wild bees by honeybees in flowers of the Mediterranean Basin over the last 50 years

The paper shows that wild bees have been gradually replaced by honeybees in Mediterranean Basin flowers over 50 years, with honeybees increasing exponentially and wild bees decreasing.