Santi Montero-Mendieta

Santi Montero-Mendieta

Scientific researcher in evolutionary biology with extensive experience in genomic data analysis

Graphical abstracts

The following images are visual summaries of the key findings of each of my published papers. Clicking on the images will take you to the respective publications and give you an insight into the diverse topics I have contributed to in the field of evolutionary genomics. Additionally, a list of all my publications can be found below.

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List of publications

Each entry provides a link to the original paper for further reading. In addition, the download button provides free access to the full content of each paper.

  1. Montero-Mendieta, S., De la Riva, I., Irisarri, I., Leonard, J.A., Webster, M.T., Vilà, C. (2021). Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) Neotropical frogs along elevational gradients. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 161, 107167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107167 pdf
    2. Data access: Research data (probe sequences, alignments, trees, and scripts) are available on Github: https://github.com/biomendi/OREOBATES-PHYLOGENOMICS. Raw reads in FASTQ format have been deposited at the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (SRA) under BioProject PRJNA631142
     
  2. Montero-Mendieta, S.* & Dheer, A.* (2019). Digest: Resolving phylogenomic conflicts in characiform fishes. Evolution, 73-2: 416–418. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13666 pdf
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  3. Montero-Mendieta, S.*, Tan, K.*, Christmas, M.J., Olsson, A., Vilà, C., Wallberg, A., Webster, M.T. (2019). The genomic basis of adaptation to high-altitude habitats in the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana). Molecular Ecology, 28: 746–760. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14986 pdf
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  4. Montero-Mendieta, S., Grabherr, M., Lantz, H., De la Riva, I., Leonard, J.A., Webster, M.T., Vilà, C. (2017). A practical guide to build de-novo assemblies for single tissues of non-model organisms: the example of a Neotropical frog. PeerJ, 5, e3702. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3702 pdf
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  5. Montero-Mendieta, S., Ferrer, J., Hammou, M.A., Dahmani, W., Sanuy, D., Camarasa, S. (2017). Another record or a new taxon? A candidate species of Chalcides Laurenti, 1768, in North Africa (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae). Herpetozoa, 29(3/4): 155-161. pdf
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  6. Rodríguez, A., Dugo-Cota, A., Montero-Mendieta, S., Alonso, R., Vences, M., Vilà, C. (2017). Cryptic within cryptic: genetics, morphometrics, and bioacoustics delimitate a new species of Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Eastern Cuba. Zootaxa, 4221(5): 501–522. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4221.5.1 pdf
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  7. Vasconcelos, R.*, Montero-Mendieta, S.*, Simó-Riudalbas, M., Sindaco, R., Santos, X., Fasola, M., Llorente, G.A., Razzetti, E., Carranza, S. (2016). Unexpectedly high levels of cryptic diversity uncovered by a complete DNA barcoding of reptiles of the Socotra Archipelago. PLOS ONE, 11(3): e0149985. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149985 pdf
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  8. Fibla, M., Ubach, A., Oromí, N., Montero-Mendieta, S., Camarasa, S., Pascual-Pons, M., Martínez-Silvestre, A., Montori, A. (2015). Población introducida de tritón alpino (Mesotriton alpestris) en el Prepirineo catalán. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 26(1). pdf
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    * These authors have made contributions that are regarded as equally significant, although the extent of equality may be subject to varying interpretations in some of the papers.

Doctoral dissertation

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In my doctoral dissertation, I researched into evolutionary genetics using state-of-the-art genomic tools. My focus extended beyond traditional model organisms to explore how species adapted to diverse altitudinal environments and the genetic underpinnings of adaptive traits in high-altitude habitats. Through the study of Eastern honey bees in China and Neotropical frogs in the Andean Mountains, my PhD work uncovered critical insights into the core drivers of evolution, including natural selection and genetic drift. If you’re interested in exploring these questions further, feel free to read my thesis, where you will find in-depth answers and analysis. Here it is:

Montero-Mendieta, S. (2019). A genomic view on the adaptation and diversification of natural populations. (Tesis Doctoral Inédita). Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla. pdf