Joan Ferrer

The paper develops BEAC, an epigenetic clock for birds, validated across multiple species and showing strong predictive performance for chronological age.

This study identifies parallel and unique genetic adaptations in brown trout to metal-polluted environments using genome resequencing.

The paper investigates the repeatability of balancing selection in guppy populations with different demographic histories, identifying 23 genomic regions with repeated signatures.

This paper presents a high-quality genome assembly and tissue expression atlas for the European lobster, along with divergence time estimates and gene duplication analyses related to immunity and longevity.

This study uses simulations to show that sex-biased dispersal amplifies mito-nuclear discordance, which arises from differences in effective population sizes.

The paper investigates hybridisation in Balearic shearwaters and finds it prevents inbreeding depression by maintaining genetic diversity and resilience.

This study examines how king penguins mitigate the fitness costs of phenological mismatch through molecular stress response mechanisms.

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome of the king penguin, improving assembly contiguity and annotation for studying genotype-fitness relationships.

This study investigates the genomic and transcriptomic signatures of metal tolerance in brown trout from metal-polluted rivers, identifying genetic and gene expression changes associated with metal resistance.

The paper assesses hybridization between the endangered Aeolian wall lizard and the invasive Italian wall lizard on Vulcano island, finding low hybridization rates but severe genetic decline in the native species.

The paper presents a pangenome for the barn swallow and identifies genes under selection linked to synanthropy and domestication traits.

The paper presents the first high-quality reference genome for the Critically Endangered Balearic shearwater, enabling insights into its conservation status and evolutionary adaptations.