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Marta Pascual is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research focus spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, reflected in their extensive publication record of 42 works in each of these main fields of study.

The scientist's work involves detailed investigations in several subfields, most notably genetics, molecular biology, ecology, global and planetary change, and insect science. These subfields demonstrate a broad yet interconnected scope of research interests, emphasizing both molecular mechanisms and environmental contexts.

Their main research topics cover a range of subjects including genetic diversity and population structure, genomics and phylogenetic studies, identification and quantification in food, turtle biology and conservation, marine ecology and invasive species, species distribution and climate change, and marine biology and environmental chemistry.

Marta Pascual has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports (6 publications)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution (2 publications)
  • Molecular Ecology (2 publications)

Some recent papers that illustrate the range and depth of their work include:

  • "Genomic Analysis of European Drosophila melanogaster Populations Reveals Longitudinal Structure, Continent-Wide Selection, and Previously Unknown DNA Viruses," 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process," 2023, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • "Individual-based population genomics reveal different drivers of adaptation in sympatric fish," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "The discovery, distribution, and diversity of DNA viruses associated with Drosophila melanogaster in Europe," 2021, Virus Evolution
  • "Analysis of the P. lividus sea urchin genome highlights contrasting trends of genomic and regulatory evolution in deuterostomes," 2023, Cell Genomics

Throughout their career, Marta Pascual has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Carlos Carreras (25 joint works)
  • Cinta Pegueroles (14 joint works)
  • Xavier Turón (13 joint works)
  • Carles Galià-Camps (12 joint works)
  • Darren J. Obbard (7 joint works)

Best Publications

  • Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities

    Mark K. Asplen;Gianfranco Anfora;Antonio Biondi;Antonio Biondi;Deuk Soo Choi

  • First records of the potential pest species Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Europe

    G. Calabria;J. Máca;G. Bächli;L. Serra

  • The influence of oceanographic fronts and early-life-history traits on connectivity among littoral fish species

    Juan A. Galarza;Josep Carreras-Carbonell;Enrique Macpherson;Marta Pascual

  • Introduction history of Drosophila subobscura in the New World: a microsatellite-based survey using ABC methods.

    M. Pascual;M. P. Chapuis;F. Mestres;J. Balanyà

  • Strong population structure in the marine sponge Crambe crambe (Poecilosclerida) as revealed by microsatellite markers.

    S. Duran;M. Pascual;A. Estoup;X. Turon

  • Genetic structuring of immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea reflects water circulation patterns

    Carlos Carreras;Sara Pont;Fulvio Maffucci;Marta Pascual

  • Impact of life history traits on gene flow: A multispecies systematic review across oceanographic barriers in the Mediterranean Sea

    Marta Pascual;Borja Rives;Celia Marei Schunter;Enrique Macpherson

  • Matching genetics with oceanography: directional gene flow in a Mediterranean fish species

    C. Schunter;C. Schunter;J. Carreras-Carbonell;J. Carreras-Carbonell;E. Macpherson;J. Tintoré

  • A time series of evolution in action: a latitudinal cline in wing size in South American Drosophila subobscura.

    George W. Gilchrist;Raymond B. Huey;Joan Balanya;Marta Pascual

  • MAP1B is required for Netrin 1 signaling in neuronal migration and axonal guidance.

    José A Del Rı́o;Christian González-Billault;Jesús M Ureña;Eva M Jiménez

  • Deciphering the Routes of invasion of Drosophila suzukii by Means of ABC Random Forest.

    Antoine Fraimout;Vincent Debat;Simon Fellous;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Ruth A. Hufbauer

  • Low levels of genetic variation in mtDNA sequences over the western Mediterranean and Atlantic range of the sponge Crambe crambe (Poecilosclerida)

    S. Duran;M. Pascual;X. Turon

  • Genomic Analysis of European Drosophila melanogaster Populations Reveals Longitudinal Structure, Continent-Wide Selection, and Previously Unknown DNA Viruses

    Martin Kapun;Maite G. Barrón;Fabian Staubach;Darren J. Obbard

  • From global to local genetic structuring in the red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata: the interplay between oceanographic conditions and limited larval dispersal

    Kenza Mokhtar-Jamaï;Marta Pascual;J. B. Ledoux;Rafael Coma

  • A role of MAP1B in Reelin-dependent Neuronal Migration

    Christian González-Billault;José A. Del Río;Jesús M. Ureña;Eva M. Jiménez-Mateos

  • The genetic structure of the loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta ) in the Mediterranean as revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial DNA and its conservation implications

    C. Carreras;C. Carreras;M. Pascual;L. Cardona;A. Aguilar

  • Phylogeography of the European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas): Influence of current oceanographical features and historical processes.

    Ferran Palero;Pere Abelló;Enrique Macpherson;M. Gristina

  • EVOLUTIONARY PACE OF CHROMOSOMAL POLYMORPHISM IN COLONIZING POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA: AN EVOLUTIONARY TIME SERIES

    Joan Balanyá;Luís Serra;George W. Gilchrist;Raymond B. Huey

  • Cryptic species of Clavelina (Ascidiacea) in two different habitats: harbours and rocky littoral zones in the northwestern Mediterranean

    I. Tarjuelo;D. Posada;K. A. Crandall;M. Pascual

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010 - 31 May 2010

    P. Abelló;Weiming Ai;Carolin Altmann;Giacomo Bernardi

  • Characterising invasion processes with genetic data: an Atlantic clade of Clavelina lepadiformis (Ascidiacea) introduced into Mediterranean harbours

    Xavier Turon;Isabel Tarjuelo;Sandra Duran;Marta Pascual

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrique Macpherson
Enrique Macpherson Spanish National Research Council
Eduardo Soriano
Eduardo Soriano University of Barcelona
Xavier Turon
Xavier Turon Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blane
Luis Cardona
Luis Cardona University of Barcelona
Thomas Flatt
Thomas Flatt University of Fribourg
Alex Aguilar
Alex Aguilar University of Barcelona
Patricia Gibert
Patricia Gibert Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Volker Loeschcke
Volker Loeschcke Aarhus University
Jesús Avila
Jesús Avila Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Jesús Tomás
Jesús Tomás University of Valencia

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