José Cerca

Swedish Museum of Natural History

Key Publications
Ibero‐Balearic plant disjunctions: genomic support for rapid and recurrent long‐distance colonizations of the endangered Diplotaxis ibicensis (Brassicaceae) despite no dispersal syndromes
Plant Biology, 2026
The identity crisis of speciation genomics
2026
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Norwegian wild alpine reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)
Journal of Heredity, 2026
‘The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation’ revisited: a 25-year reflection
Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, 2026
Phylogenomics and biogeography of the parrot genus Pyrrhura with implications for systematics and conservation
2026

I am interested in fundamental questions in ecological change and genome evolution. I combine genomic data (reference genomes, population/species-level sampling), together with ecological and phenotypic data from non-model organisms to understand how species evolve, focusing on the processes of adaptation and speciation.

While I work on multiple projects, I am especially passionate about evolution on islands, as these offer excellent models of evolutionary research.

Last updated: 2024-12-16

Content Responsible: Hampus Pehrsson Ternström(hampus.persson@scilifelab.uu.se)