Carlos Daniel Cadena

Recurrent Body Shape Patterns in Cave- and Surface-Dwelling Trichomycterid Cavefishes

This study examines body shape variation in cave- and surface-dwelling trichomycterid catfishes, finding habitat-associated morphological differences but partial overlap, suggesting ecological constraints drive recurrent body shape patterns.

Balancing mechanics and metabolism: elevational variation in the microanatomy of hummingbird flight muscle

This study examines elevational variation in hummingbird flight muscle microanatomy across three sites in the Colombian Andes, finding differences in collagen fraction and fiber geometry.

Diversification and divergence in Myioborus warblers: insights into evolutionary relationships and plumage genetics

The paper uses whole-genome sequencing of Myioborus warblers to study evolutionary relationships and plumage genetics, finding patterns of colonization, hybridization, and genomic differentiation.

History of divergence and gene flow shaping geographic variation in Andean warblers (Myioborus)

The paper examines genetic and phenotypic variation in Andean warblers, finding geographic and plumage-related genetic structure and a hybrid zone with asymmetric introgression.

Replicate avian hybrid zones reveal the progression of genetic and trait introgression through time

The paper examines replicate avian hybrid zones to assess the repeatability and progression of genetic and trait introgression over time.

Scaling and foraging behavior drive the evolution of humeral shape in hummingbirds

This study examines humeral shape evolution in hummingbirds, finding that biomechanical scaling and internal integration are primary drivers, with foraging ecology introducing secondary modifications.

A latitudinal gradient of reference genomes

The paper examines the latitudinal bias in reference genomes and sequencing approaches in conservation genetics, finding fewer genomes at low latitudes and more reduced-representation sequencing in the Global North.

Caldas meets Janzen: Thermal regimes of montane plants and implications for global patterns of speciation

The paper compares elevational and thermal ranges of sister plant species in tropical and temperate mountains, finding tropical species have narrower thermal ranges and greater similarity between sister species, supporting speciation via thermal specialization.

A reference genome for the Andean cavefish Trichomycterus rosablanca (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae): building genomic resources to study evolution in cave environments

The paper presents a chromosome-scale reference genome for the Andean cavefish Trichomycterus rosablanca to study evolutionary mechanisms in cave environments.

Genome Report: De novo assembly of a high-quality reference genome for the Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)

The paper presents a high-quality de novo genome assembly for the Horned Lark, demonstrating its completeness through ortholog identification.

Shallow evolutionary divergence between two Andean hummingbirds: Speciation with gene flow?

This study examines speciation with gene flow in two Andean hummingbirds, finding low genetic differentiation and no MC1R link to coloration divergence.