M. A. Rodriguez

Bioregionalization: From Wallace and Humboldt to deep-time paleoregion dynamics

This paper reviews the evolution of bioregionalization methods, identifies research gaps, and proposes future directions for improving biodiversity mapping and conservation strategies.

A 3D adrenocortical carcinoma tumor platform for preclinical modeling of drug response and matrix metalloproteinase activity

This paper develops a 3D adrenocortical carcinoma tumor platform to study drug response and MMP activity, showing decreased drug sensitivity and active MMP-mediated invasion in 3D.

Significant phylogenetic signal is not enough to trust phylogenetic predictions

The paper critiques a study that used phylogenetic predictions to identify B-vitamin-rich plants, finding that predictions were no better than random due to weak phylogenetic signal and missing data.

Scaling up: understanding movement from individual differences to population-level dispersal

This study investigates how individual dispersal differences and environmental factors influence population-level dispersal in Drosophila melanogaster using field experiments and mathematical modeling.

Pleistocene climate change and the formation of regional species pools

This study uses a network approach to analyze how Pleistocene climate change shaped regional species pools of European Carabus beetles, showing that recent climate events had a greater impact than deep-time evolution.