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Overview

Manuel Serra is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain and has contributed substantially to fields within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research primarily addresses topics related to ecology, evolution, genetics, and environmental factors affecting aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

Their recent contributions include studies on animal behavior, reproductive strategies, and genetic diversity within aquatic species. Serra's work often explores physiological and biochemical adaptations and the dynamics of aquatic ecosystems, including fish ecology and management.

Key topics of Serra's research include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Serra has published frequently in journals and venues with a focus on aquatic biology and environmental sciences. Prominent publication venues for their work include:

  • Hydrobiologia
  • Freshwater Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The American Naturalist

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Manuel Serra include:

  • Transgenerational effect on sexual reproduction in rotifer populations in relation to the environmental predictability of their habitats, 2023, Freshwater Biology
  • Male Adaptive Plasticity Can Explain the Evolution of Sexual Perception Costs, 2022, The American Naturalist
  • Body size variability across habitats in the Brachionus plicatilis cryptic species complex, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Insight into incipient reproductive isolation in diverging populations of Brachionus plicatilis rotifer, 2022, Hydrobiologia
  • Genetic Variability of the Mating Recognition Gene in Populations of Brachionus plicatilis, 2022, Diversity

Throughout their career, Serra has frequently collaborated with a group of co-authors, strengthening their research network. Notable frequent collaborators include:

  • María José Carmona
  • Eduardo M. García-Roger
  • Ivana Ježková
  • Raquel Ortells
  • Javier Montero-Pau

Serra's scholarly output primarily addresses the subfields of ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, genetics, ecology, and environmental chemistry. This interdisciplinary approach positions their work at the intersection of genetic studies, ecosystem dynamics, and behavioral ecology.

Best Publications

  • SPECIATION IN ANCIENT CRYPTIC SPECIES COMPLEXES: EVIDENCE FROM THE MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS (ROTIFERA)

    Africa Gómez;Manuel Serra;Gary R. Carvalho;David H. Lunt

  • Fifteen species in one: deciphering the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera, Monogononta) through DNA taxonomy

    Scott Mills;J. Arturo Alcántara-Rodríguez;Jorge Ciros-Pérez;Africa Gómez

  • On the taxonomy of three sympatric sibling species of the Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifera) complex from Spain, with the description of B. ibericus n. sp.

    Jorge Ciros-Pérez;Africa Gómez;Manuel Serra

  • Coexistence of cryptic rotifer species: ecological and genetic characterisation of Brachionus plicatilis

    Raquel Ortells;Africa Gómez;Manuel Serra

  • Ecological genetics of a cyclical parthenogen in temporary habitats

    África Gómez;Miguel Temprano;Manuel Serra

  • Salinity and temperature influence in rotifer life history characteristics

    María R. Miracle;Manuel Serra

  • Disentangling the morphological stasis in two rotifer species of the Brachionus plicatilis species complex

    Diego Fontaneto;Irene Giordani;Giulio Melone;Manuel Serra

  • Resource competition between sympatric sibling rotifer species

    Jorge Ciros-Pérez;María José Carmona;Manuel Serra

  • Patterns of genetic differentiation in resting egg banks of a rotifer species complex in Spain

    Raquel Ortells;Terry W. Snell;Africa Gómez;Manuel Serra

  • Relationships between mixis in Brachionus plicatilis and preconditioning of culture medium by crowding

    Maria José Carmona;Manuel Serra;Maria Rosa Miracle

  • Mictic patterns of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis Müller in small ponds

    María José Carmona;Africa Gómez;Manuel Serra

  • Ecological factors affecting gene flow in the Brachionus plicatilis complex (Rotifera).

    Africa Gómez;María José Carmona;Manuel Serra

  • Behavioral reproductive isolation among sympatric strains of Brachionus plicatilis Müller 1786: insights into the status of this taxonomic species

    África Gómez;Manuel Serra

  • Persistent genetic signatures of colonization in Brachionus manjavacas rotifers in the Iberian Peninsula.

    Africa Gómez;Javier Montero-Pau;Javier Montero-Pau;David H. Lunt;Manuel Serra

  • Patterns in rotifer diapausing egg banks: Density and viability

    Eduardo M. García-Roger;María José Carmona;Manuel Serra

  • Ecological genetics of Brachionus sympatric sibling species

    Manuel Serra;África Gómez;María José Carmona

  • Long-term coexistence of rotifer cryptic species.

    Javier Montero-Pau;Eloisa Ramos-Rodríguez;Manuel Serra;Africa Gómez

  • Selection of low investment in sex in a cyclically parthenogenetic rotifer.

    M. J. Carmona;N. Dimas‐Flores;E. M. García‐Roger;M. Serra

  • Local adaptation in rotifer populations

    Sergi Campillo;Eduardo M. García-Roger;María José Carmona;Manuel Serra

  • Predatory interactions between a cyclopoid copepod and three sibling rotifer species

    S. Lapesa;T. W. Snell;D. M. Fields;M. Serra

  • Does Haplodiploidy Purge Inbreeding Depression in Rotifer Populations

    Ana M. Tortajada;María José Carmona;Manuel Serra

Frequent Co-Authors

Africa Gómez
Africa Gómez University of Hull
Terry W. Snell
Terry W. Snell Georgia Institute of Technology
Maria Rosa Miracle
Maria Rosa Miracle University of Valencia
Diego Fontaneto
Diego Fontaneto Water Research Institute
Atsushi Hagiwara
Atsushi Hagiwara Nagasaki University
Jae-Seong Lee
Jae-Seong Lee Sungkyunkwan University
John J. Gilbert
John J. Gilbert Dartmouth College
Russell J. Shiel
Russell J. Shiel University of Adelaide
Joshua S. Weitz
Joshua S. Weitz Georgia Institute of Technology
Hendrik Segers
Hendrik Segers Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

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