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72
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1240
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32

Overview

José M. Gómez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics. This core discipline is complemented by work in Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work covers a range of topics including Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

José M. Gómez has published extensively, contributing to multiple peer-reviewed journals and leading research venues. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Ecology, Ecology Letters, and Global Ecology and Biogeography.

Recent representative papers authored or coauthored by them include:

  • Within-individual phenotypic plasticity in flowers fosters pollination niche shift (2020, Nature Communications)
  • The evolution of same-sex sexual behaviour in mammals (2023, Nature Communications)

Other notable papers in which they contributed as coauthor include:

  • Global gradients in intraspecific variation in vegetative and floral traits are partially associated with climate and species richness (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • Independent evolution of ancestral and novel defenses in a genus of toxic plants (Erysimum, Brassicaceae) (2020, eLife)
  • Facilitation and plant phenotypic evolution (2021, Trends in Plant Science)

Their research collaborations involve frequent coauthors such as Francisco Perfectti, Adela González-Megías, Cristina Armas, Luis Navarro, and Eduardo Narbona. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications, indicating an active participation in group and multidisciplinary research projects.

Best Publications

  • Seed dispersal effectiveness revisited: a conceptual review

    Eugene W. Schupp;Eugene W. Schupp;Pedro Jordano;José María Gómez

  • Ecological limits to plant phenotypic plasticity

    Fernando Valladares;Fernando Valladares;Ernesto Gianoli;José M. Gómez

  • APPLYING PLANT FACILITATION TO FOREST RESTORATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF SHRUBS AS NURSE PLANTS

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Regino Zamora;Jose M. Gómez;Jose A. Hódar

  • Beyond species loss: The extinction of ecological interactions in a changing world

    Alfonso Valiente‐Banuet;Marcelo A. Aizen;Julio M. Alcántara;Juan Arroyo

  • Seedling establishment of a boreal tree species (Pinus sylvestris) at its southernmost distribution limit: consequences of being in a marginal Mediterranean habitat

    Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora;José A. Hódar;José M. Gómez

  • Use of Shrubs as Nurse Plants: A New Technique for Reforestation in Mediterranean Mountains

    Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora;José A. Hódar;José M. Gómez

  • BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER: CONFLICTING SELECTIVE PRESSURES ON SEED SIZE IN QUERCUS ILEX

    José M. Gómez

  • Spatial patterns in long-distance dispersal of Quercus ilex acorns by jays in a heterogeneous landscape

    José María Gómez

  • A comparison of performance of higher alcohols/diesel fuel blends in a diesel engine

    Javier Campos-Fernández;Juan M. Arnal;Jose Gómez;M. Pilar Dorado

  • Benefits of Using Shrubs as Nurse Plants for Reforestation in Mediterranean Mountains: A 4-Year Study

    Jorge Castro;Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora;José A. Hódar;José M. Gómez

  • Herbivory Reduces the Strength of Pollinator-Mediated Selection in the Mediterranean Herb Erysimum mediohispanicum: Consequences for Plant Specialization

    Jose M. Gómez

  • Geographical variation in seed production, predation and abortion in Juniperus communis throughout its range in Europe

    Daniel García;Regino Zamora;José M. Gómez;Pedro Jordano

  • Canopy vs. soil effects of shrubs facilitating tree seedlings in Mediterranean montane ecosystems

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Jose M. Gómez;Regino Zamora;Janis L. Boettinger

  • Impact of vertebrate acorn- and seedling-predators on a Mediterranean Quercus pyrenaica forest

    José M. Gómez;Daniel Garcı́a;Regino Zamora

  • Ecological interactions are evolutionarily conserved across the entire tree of life

    José M. Gómez;Miguel Verdú;Francisco Perfectti

  • Effectiveness of rodents as local seed dispersers of Holm oaks.

    José M. Gómez;Carolina Puerta-Piñero;Eugene W. Schupp

  • The phylogenetic roots of human lethal violence

    José María Gómez;José María Gómez;Miguel Verdú;Adela González-Megías;Marcos Méndez

  • Canopy vs. soil effects of shrubs facilitating tree seedlings in Mediterranean montane ecosystems

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  • Yew (Taxus baccata L.) regeneration is facilitated by fleshy-fruited shrubs in Mediterranean environments.

    Daniel Garcı́a;Regino Zamora;José A Hódar;José M Gómez

  • A general framework for effectiveness concepts in mutualisms.

    Eugene W. Schupp;Eugene W. Schupp;Pedro Jordano;José María Gómez;José María Gómez

  • Generalization vs. specialization in the pollination system of Hormathophylla spinosa (Cruciferae)

    José María Gómez;Regino Zamora

Frequent Co-Authors

Regino Zamora
Regino Zamora University of Granada
José A. Hódar
José A. Hódar University of Granada
Daniel García
Daniel García University of Oviedo
Jorge Castro
Jorge Castro University of Granada
Jordi Bosch
Jordi Bosch Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
Eugene W. Schupp
Eugene W. Schupp Utah State University
Pablo Vargas
Pablo Vargas Spanish National Research Council
Pedro Jordano
Pedro Jordano Spanish National Research Council
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio Spanish National Research Council
Miguel Verdú
Miguel Verdú University of Valencia

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