Dr Pablo Orozco-terWengel
Lecturer
- orozco-terwengelpa@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5206
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, The Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Adeilad Syr Martin Evans, Rhodfa'r Amgueddfa, Caerdydd, CF10 3AX
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I have always been amazed by the diversity of animals and plants. This interest led me to study biology where I learned about population genetics and the possibility of inferring species evolutionary history using molecular markers. My work focuses on using neutral genetic markers (e.g. microsatellites) to understand the interplay between the genealogical history of populations (or species) and their distribution over space and time. However, since the arrival of next generation sequencing I've also become interested in using the power of genomics (e.g. whole genome sequencing) to search for genomic regions involved in the process of local adaptation (e.g. adaptation to temperature or diseases). Understanding how adaptation takes place is extremely important in order to develop frameworks that will help us coping with climate change and ensure species survival into the future. My work covers both wild life (e.g. Malagasy amphibians and South American bears) and domestic taxa (e.g. Iranian sheep and Moroccan goats), and uses a combination of laboratory techniques and bioinformatics.
If you are intested in joining my research group to do a postdoc, PhD or Master, please email me.
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Education
2005-2011
- Doctor in Natural Sciences Veterinary University of Vienna (Vienna, Austria)
- Thesis Work: Population Genetics of Drosophila (Advisor Dr. Christian Schlötterer)
2003-2005
- MSc. (Honors) Universiteit van Amsterdam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Thesis Work (1): Population Genetics of Dyscophus (Advisor: Dr. Miguel Vences)
- Thesis Work (2): Detecting Natural Selection in Hybrids of Lactuca sativa and Lactuca serriola (Advisor: Dr. Danny Hooftman)
1997-2003
- B.Sc. (Honors) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia)
- Thesis Work: Population Genetic Analysis of the Andean bear by means of 12 microsatellite polymorphic loci (Advisor: Dr. Manuel Ruiz-Garcia)
Professional experience
Co-coordinator for South America IUCN Conservation Genetics Specialist Group (CGSG)
Vice-president European Society of Tropical Ecology (Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, GTÖ)
2014-present
Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
2011-2014
Postdoc: Molecular Ecology Lab (Cardiff University) - NextGen: Develop optimized methodologies for preserving farm animal biodiversity in the context of whole genome data availability.
2005
Intern at the Bill & Bernice Grewcock Center for Conservation & Research, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. Phylogeographic studies of Dyscophus species and of Malagassy ground and tree boas (Acrantophis & Sanzinia). USA.
Intern in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Axel Meyer at the University of Konstanz. Demography of Cichlid fishes. Germany.
2004–2005
Intern at Keygene N.V., Wageningen. AFLP analysis of hybrids of Lactuca sativa & Lactuca serriola as part of the Analysis of Gene Flow in Lettuce (ANGEL) project. The Netherlands.
2004
Intern at the Bill & Bernice Grewcock Center for Conservation & Research, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. Standardization and analysis of Microsatellites in malagasy frogs (Dyscophus & Mantella) and tortoises (Pixis, Erymnochelis & Geochelonie). USA.
2003
Technical Assistant to Dr. J.C.M den Nijs & Dr. D.A.P. Hooftman in the Analysis of Gene Flow in Lettuce (ANGEL) project at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The Netherlands.
1997–2003
Technical assistant at the Molecular Population Genetics and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory and at the Museum of Natural History of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia.
Academic experience
Population genetics and conservation. Invited lecturer 2013. Centre for Agricultural and Applied Economic Sciences of the University of Debrecen, Hungary.
1999–2000: Member of the Faculty of Science's Academic Border at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia.
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Scientific advisory board member of European Society of Tropical Ecology (GTÖ)
- Member of the Genetics Society
- Member European Society of Evolutionary Biology
- Member Royal Socity of Biologists
- Fellow Higher Education Academy
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
- 2014 - present Lecturer, Cardiff University
- 2011-2014 - postdoctoral researcher Cardiff Univeristy
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Outreach activities
- Conservation of Endangered Species and Wildlife Forensics. The Wales Gene Part sixth from conference 2012
- BBC Summer of Wildlife Event, 2013. BBC and Cardiff University
- Royal Welsh 2013, BBC and Royal Welsh Agricultural Society
- Panellist at film engagement event by Cardiff SciScreen
- Talks to various community groups, e.g. Cardiff Humanis Society and West Glamorgan Humanists
- BBC Countryfile piece about Dine Fwr's White Park Cattle genetics
- BBC Radio Wales piece on the discovery of a new Orangutan species
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Co-coordinator for South America of the IUCN SSC Conservation Genetics Specialist Group (CGSG)
Reviewer: Molecular Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, PLoS One, Acta Biologica Colombiana, Heredity and BMC Evolutionary Biology, Conservation Genetics, Frontiers in Genetics, Proceedings of the Royal Society (Series B), Current Biology.
Editor: Conservation Genetics Resources, Ecology & Evolution, Animals, Frontiers in Genetics (topic guest editor), Ecotropica
Grants Reviewer: BBSRC, European Comission, ERA-Net, Fondecit (Chile)
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2023
- Stenhouse, E. H., Bellamy, P. E., Vaughan, I. P., Kirby, W. B., Symondson, W. O. and Orozco-terWengel, P. 2023. Using DNA metabarcoding to explore spatial variation in diet across European Hawfinch populations. Journal of Field Ornithology 94(1) (10.5751/JFO-00254-940112)
2022
- Arshad Bajwa, A. et al. 2022. Demographic history of the Punjab urial and implications for its management. Journal of Wildlife Management
- Bilal Sharif, M., Rodgers Fitak, R., Wallner, B., Orozco terWengel, P., Frewin, S., Fremaux, M. and Mohandesan, E. 2022. Reconstruction of the major maternal and paternal lineages in the feral New Nealand Kaimanawa horses. Animals 12(24), article number: 3508. (10.3390/ani12243508)
- Perry, I. et al. 2022. Molecular insights into high altitude adaption and acclimatisation of Aporrectodea caliginosa. Life Science Alliance 5(11), article number: e202201513. (10.26508/lsa.202201513)
- Magliolo, M. et al. 2022. Simulated genetic efficacy of metapopulation management and conservation value of captive reintroductions in a rapidly declining felid. Animal Conservation (10.1111/acv.12821)
- Mullin, K. E., Rakotomanga, M. G., Dawson, J., Glaw, F., Rakotoarison, A., Orozco-terWengel, P. and Scherz, M. D. 2022. An unexpected new red-bellied Stumpffia (Microhylidae) from forest fragments in central Madagascar highlights remaining cryptic diversity. ZooKeys 1104, pp. 1-28. (10.3897/zookeys.1104.82396)
- Cuff, J. P. et al. 2022. Density-independent prey choice, taxonomy, life history and web characteristics determine the diet and biocontrol potential of spiders (Linyphiidae and Lycosidae) in cereal crops. Environmental DNA 4(3), pp. 549-564. (10.1002/edn3.272)
- White, N. F. D. et al. 2022. A population genetic analysis of the Critically Endangered Madagascar big-headed turtle, Erymnochelys madagascariensis across captive and wild populations. Scientific Reports 12, article number: 8740. (10.1038/s41598-022-12422-y)
- Mullin, K. E., Barata, I. M., Dawson, J. and Orozco-terWengel, P. 2022. First extraction of eDNA from tree hole water to detect tree frogs: a simple field method piloted in Madagascar. Conservation Genetics Resources 14, pp. 99-107. (10.1007/s12686-021-01245-0)
- Carhuaricra H, D., Orozco-TerWengel, P., Maturrano H, L. and Rosadio, R. 2022. Diversidad genética y estructura poblacional del ovino Junín mediante el uso de microarreglos de alta densidad de marcadores polimórficos de nucleótido simple (SNP) (Genetic diversity and population structure of Junin sheep by high-density SNP markers). Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru 33(1), article number: e21459. (10.15381/rivep.v33i1.21459)
- Guerrero-Sanchez, S., Majewski, K., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Saimin, S. and Goossens, B. 2022. The effect of oil palm-dominated landscapes on the home range and distribution of a generalist species, the Asian water monitor. Ecology and Evolution 12(1), article number: e8531. (10.1002/ece3.8531)
- Mullin, K. E., Firmin, D., White, N. F. D., Hailer, F. and Orozco ter Wengel, P. 2022. The complete mitochondrial genome of rare and critically endangered Anilany helenae (Microhylidae) of Madagascar. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 7(1), pp. 153-155. (10.1080/23802359.2021.2008841)
- Hamed, N., Rana, O., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Goossens, B. and Perera, C. 2022. Forest Observatory: a resource of integrated wildlife data. Technical Report.
2021
- Guerrero-Sanchez, S. et al. 2021. Homing: a case-study on the spatial memory of the Asian water monitor lizard Varanus salvator in the Kinabatangan floodplain. Herpetological Bulletin 158(4) (10.33256/hb158.3739)
- Guerrero-Sanchez, S., Goossens, B., Saimin, S. and Orozco ter Wengel, P. 2021. The critical role of natural forest as refugium for generalist species in oil palm-dominated landscapes. PLoS ONE 16(10), article number: e0257814. (10.1371/journal.pone.0257814)
- Orozco ter Wengel, P. 2021. Detection of selection signatures in the genome of a farmed population of anadromous rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Genomics 113(5), pp. 3395-3404. (10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.07.027)
- Yougbaré, B. et al. 2021. Local ancestry to identify selection in response to trypanosome infection in Baoulé x Zebu crossbred cattle in Burkina Faso. Frontiers in Genetics 12, article number: 670390. (10.3389/fgene.2021.670390)
- Sun, Z. et al. 2021. Spatial dynamics of Chinese Muntjac related to past and future climate fluctuations. Current Zoology 67(4), pp. 361-370. (10.1093/cz/zoaa080)
- Lado, S. et al. 2021. Innate and adaptive immune genes associated with MERS-CoV infection in dromedaries. Cells 10(6), article number: 1291. (10.3390/cells10061291)
- Cuff, J. P. et al. 2021. Money spider dietary choice in pre- and post-harvest cereal crops using metabarcoding. Ecological Entomology 46(2), pp. 249-261. (10.1111/een.12957)
- Cuff, J. P. et al. 2021. MEDI: Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from Invertebrates, a rapid, cheap and streamlined protocol. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 12(4), pp. 593-601. (10.1111/2041-210X.13551)
- Nagy, N. A., Rácz, R., Rimington, O., Póliska, S., Orozco-terWengel, P., Bruford, M. W. and Barta, Z. 2021. Draft genome of a biparental beetle species, Lethrus apterus. BMC Genomics 22(1), article number: 301. (10.1186/s12864-021-07627-w)
- White, N. F. D., Cunningham, A. A., Hudson, M. A. and Orozco Ter Wengel, P. 2021. The complete mitogenome of the Mountain chicken frog, Leptodactylus fallax. Mitochondrial DNA Part B 6(4), pp. 1372-1373. (10.1080/23802359.2021.1907809)
- Hashemi, M., Rahimi Mianji, G., Hossein Banabazi, M., Orozco ter-Wengel, P. and Biscarini, F. 2021. The Effect of microsatellite number and motif type on estimation of population parameters in genetic diversity studies i. Journal of Ruminant Research 8(4), pp. 39-54. (10.22069/EJRR.2021.17558.1732)
- Magliolo, M., Prost, S., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Kropff, A. S., Kotze, A., Groblem, J. P. and Dalton, D. L. 2021. Unlocking the potential of a validated single nucleotide polymorphism array for genomic monitoring of trade in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Molecular Biology Reports 48, pp. 171-181. (10.1007/s11033-020-06030-0)
- Mullin, K. E., Rakotomanga, M. G., Razafiarimanana, M. L., Barata, I. M., Dawson, J., Hailer, F. and Orozco ter Wengel, P. 2021. First amphibian inventory of one of Madagascar’s smallest protected areas, Ankafobe, extends the range of the Critically Endangered Anilany helenae (Vallan, 2000) and the Endangered Boophis andrangoloaka (Ahl, 1928). Herpetological Notes 14, pp. 521-531.
- Diaz-Maroto, P. et al. 2021. Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South American camelids in northern Chile and across the Andes. eLife 10, article number: e63390. (10.7554/eLife.63390)
- Hamed, N., Rana, O., Perera, C., Orozco Ter Wengel, P. and Goossens, B. 2021. Open data observatories: a survey. none
2020
- Mahtani-Williams, S. et al. 2020. Landscape genomics of a widely distributed snake, Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789) across Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Genes 11(10), article number: 1218. (10.3390/genes11101218)
- Ellison, A. R., Uren Webster, T. M., Rodriguez-Barreto, D., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Consuegra, S., Orozco-terWengel, P. and Cable, J. 2020. Comparative transcriptomics reveal conserved impacts of rearing density on immune response of two important aquaculture species. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 104, pp. 192-201. (10.1016/j.fsi.2020.05.043)
- Mohan, A. V., Orozco-terWengel, P., Shanker, K. and Vences, M. 2020. The Andaman day gecko paradox: an ancient endemic without pronounced phylogeographic structure. Scientific Reports 10, article number: 11745. (10.1038/s41598-020-68402-7)
- Brunke, J., Russo, I. M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Zimmermann, E., Bruford, M. W., Goossens, B. and Radespiel, U. 2020. Dispersal and genetic structures in a tropical small mammal, the Bornean tree shrew (Tupaia longipes), in a fragmented landscape along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia. BMC Genetics 21, article number: 43. (10.1186/s12863-020-00849-z)
- Laikre, L. et al. 2020. Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity. Science 367(6482), article number: 1083.2. (10.1126/science.abb2748)
2019
- González, B. A., Orozco-terWengel, P., Wheeler, J. C. and Marin, J. C. 2019. Estructura genética de la vicuña: ¿dónde está el límite entre las dos subespecies?. In: La Vicuña Austral. Santiago de Chile, Chile: Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservacion de la Naturaleza de la Universidad de Chile (FCFCN), pp. 42-50.
- Duruz, S. et al. 2019. Rapid identification and interpretation of gene-environment associations using the new R.SamBada landscape genomics pipeline. Molecular Ecology Resources 19(5), pp. 1355-1365. (10.1111/1755-0998.13044)
- Stranden, I., Kantanen, J., Russo, I. M., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Bruford, M. W. and Consortium, C. 2019. Genomic selection strategies for breeding adaptation and production in dairy cattle under climate change. Heredity 123, pp. 307-317. (10.1038/s41437-019-0207-1)
- Pan, T. et al. 2019. Hidden species diversity in Pachyhynobius: a multiple approaches species delimitation with mitogenomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 137, pp. 138-145. (10.1016/j.ympev.2019.05.005)
- Bajwa, A. A. et al. 2019. Assessment of nematodes in Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) population in Kalabagh game reserve: development of a DNA barcode approach. European Journal of Wildlife Research 65, article number: 63. (10.1007/s10344-019-1298-y)
- González, B. A. et al. 2019. Phylogeography and population genetics of Vicugna vicugna: evolution in the arid Andean high plateau. Frontiers in Genetics 10, pp. -., article number: 445. (10.3389/fgene.2019.00445)
- Crottini, A., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Rabemananjara, F. C. E., Hauswaldt, J. S. and Vences, M. 2019. Mitochondrial introgression, color pattern variation, and severe demographic bottlenecks in three species of Malagasy poison frogs, genus Mantella. Genes 10(4), article number: 317. (10.3390/genes10040317)
- Stanton, D. W. G. et al. 2019. More grist for the mill?: Species delimitation in the genomic era and its implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics 20(1), pp. 101-113. (10.1007/s10592-019-01149-5)
- Pan, T. et al. 2019. Long-term sky islands generate highly divergent lineages of a narrowly distributed stream salamander (Pachyhynobius shangchengensis) in mid-latitude mountains of East Asia. BMC Evolutionary Biology 19, article number: 1. (10.1186/s12862-018-1333-8)
- Pitt, D., Bruford, M. W., Barbato, M., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Martínez, R. and Sevane, N. 2019. Demography and rapid local adaptation shape Creole cattle genome diversity in the tropics. Evolutionary Applications 12(1), pp. 105-122. (10.1111/eva.12641)
- Pitt, D. et al. 2019. Domestication of cattle: two or three events?. Evolutionary Applications 12(1), pp. 123-136. (10.1111/eva.12674)
2018
- Uren Webster, T. et al. 2018. Contrasting effects of acute and chronic stress on the transcriptome, epigenome, and immune response of Atlantic salmon. Epigenetics 13(12), pp. 1191-1207. (10.1080/15592294.2018.1554520)
- Marin, J. et al. 2018. Genetic variation in coat colour genes MC1R and ASIP provides insights into domestication and management of South American camelids. Frontiers in Genetics 9, article number: 487. (10.3389/fgene.2018.00487)
- Ellison, A., Uren-Webster, T., Rey, O., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Consuegra, S., Orozco Ter Wengel, P. and Cable, J. 2018. Transcriptomic response to parasite infection in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) depends on rearing density. BMC Genomics 19, article number: 723. (10.1186/s12864-018-5098-7)
- Liu, Z. et al. 2018. Population genomics of wild Chinese rhesus macaques reveals a dynamic demographic history and local adaptation, with implications for biomedical research. GigaScience 7(9), article number: giy106. (10.1093/gigascience/giy106)
- Robinson, C. V., Garcia de Leaniz, C., James, J., Cable, J., Orozco Ter Wengel, P. and Consuegra, S. 2018. Genetic diversity and parasite facilitated establishment of the invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in Great Britain. Ecology and Evolution 8(18), pp. 9181-9191. (10.1002/ece3.4235)
- Casey, C. S. et al. 2018. Comparing genetic diversity and demographic history in co-distributed wild South American camelids. Heredity 121(4), pp. 387-400. (10.1038/s41437-018-0120-z)
- Biscarini, F., Cozzi, P. and Orozco Ter Wengel, P. 2018. Lessons learnt on the analysis of large sequence data in animal genomics. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics 49(3), pp. 147-158. (10.1111/age.12655)
- Alberto, F. J. et al. 2018. Convergent genomic signatures of domestication in sheep and goats. Nature Communications 9, article number: 813. (10.1038/s41467-018-03206-y)
2017
- Nater, A. et al. 2017. Morphometric, behavioral, and genomic evidence for a new orangutan species. Current Biology 27(22), pp. 3487-3498., article number: e10. (10.1016/j.cub.2017.09.047)
- Stucki, S. et al. 2017. High performance computation of landscape genomic models including local indicators of spatial association. Molecular Ecology Resources 17(5), pp. 1072-1089. (10.1111/1755-0998.12629)
- Barbato, M. et al. 2017. Genomic signatures of adaptive introgression from European mouflon into domestic sheep. Scientific Reports 7, article number: 7623. (10.1038/s41598-017-07382-7)
- Valbuena-Ureña, E., Soler-Membrives, A., Steinfartz, S., Orozco Ter Wengel, P. and Carranza, S. 2017. No signs of inbreeding despite long-term isolation and habitat fragmentation in the critically endangered Montseny brook newt (Calotriton arnoldi). Heredity 118(5), pp. 424-435. (10.1038/hdy.2016.123)
- Leempoel, K., Duruz, S., Rochat, E., Widmer, I., Orozco Ter Wengel, P. and Joost, S. 2017. Simple rules for an efficient use of geographic information systems in molecular ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 5, article number: 33. (10.3389/fevo.2017.00033)
2016
- Zhou, X. et al. 2016. Population genomics reveals low genetic diversity and adaptation to hypoxia in snub-nosed monkeys. Molecular Biology and Evolution 33(10), pp. 2670-2681. (10.1093/molbev/msw150)
- Hudson, M. A. et al. 2016. Dynamics and genetics of a disease-driven species decline to near extinction: lessons for conservation. Scientific Reports 6(1), article number: 30772. (10.1038/srep30772)
- Liu, Z. et al. 2016. Dietary specialization drives multiple independent losses and gains in the bitter taste gene repertoire of Laurasiatherian Mammals. Frontiers in Zoology 13(1), article number: 28. (10.1186/s12983-016-0161-1)
- Almathen, F. et al. 2016. Ancient and modern DNA reveal dynamics of domestication and cross-continental dispersal of the dromedary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113(24), pp. 6707-6712. (10.1073/pnas.1519508113)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. et al. 2016. Distribution and molecular phylogeny of biliary trematodes (Opisthorchiidae) infecting native Lutra lutra and alien Neovison vison across Europe. Parasitology International 65(2), pp. 163-170. (10.1016/j.parint.2015.11.007)
- Orozco Ter Wengel, P. 2016. The devil is in the details: the effect of population structure on demographic inference. Heredity 116, pp. 349-350. (10.1038/hdy.2016.9)
2015
- Bruford, M. W. et al. 2015. Prospects and challenges for the conservation of farm animal genomic resources, 2015-2025. Frontiers in Genetics 6, article number: 314. (10.3389/fgene.2015.00314)
- Nicolazzi, E. L., Biffani, S., Biscarini, F., Orozco ter Wengel, P., Caprera, A., Nazzicari, N. and Stella, A. 2015. Software solutions for the livestock genomics SNP array revolution. Animal Genetics 46(4), pp. 343-353. (10.1111/age.12295)
- Orozco Ter Wengel, P. et al. 2015. Revisiting demographic processes in cattle with genome-wide population genetic analysis. Frontiers in Genetics 6, article number: 191. (10.3389/fgene.2015.00191)
- MacLeod, A. et al. 2015. Hybridization masks speciation in the evolutionary history of the Galápagos marine iguana. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282(1809), article number: 20150425. (10.1098/rspb.2015.0425)
- Barbato, M., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Tapio, M. and Bruford, M. W. 2015. SNeP: a tool to estimate trends in recent effective population size trajectories using genome-wide SNP data. Frontiers in Genetics 6, article number: 109. (10.3389/fgene.2015.00109)
- Bruford, M., Leroy, G., Orozco-terWengel, P., Rau, A. and Simianer, H. 2015. Section B: molecular tools for exploring genetic diversity. In: Scherf, B. D. and Pilling, D. eds. The Second Report on the state of the world’s animal genetic resources for food and agriculture. FAO Commussion on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Rome: FAO, pp. 431-449.
2014
- Orozco-terWengel, P. and Bruford, M. W. 2014. Mixed signals from hybrid genomes. Molecular Ecology 23(16), pp. 3941-3943. (10.1111/mec.12863)
- Marín, J. C., Orozco-terWengel, P., Romero, K., Vásquez, J. P., Varas, V. and Vianna, J. A. 2014. Cross-amplification of nonspecific microsatellites markers: a useful tool to study endangered/vulnerable species of southern Andes deer. Genetics and Molecular Research 13(2), pp. 3193-3200. (10.4238/2014.April.25.4)
- Gonzalez, B. A., Orozco-terWengel, P., von Borries, R., Johnson, W. E., Franklin, W. L. and Marín, J. C. 2014. Maintenance of genetic diversity in an introduced island population of guanacos after seven decades and two severe demographic bottlenecks: Implications for camelid conservation. PLoS ONE 9(3), article number: e91714. (10.1371/journal.pone.0091714)
- Tobler, R., Franssen, S. U., Kofler, R., Orozco-terWengel, P., Nolte, V., Hermisson, J. and Schlotterer, C. 2014. Massive habitat-specific genomic response in D. melanogaster populations during experimental evolution in hot and cold environments. Molecular Biology and Evolution 31(2), pp. 364-375. (10.1093/molbev/mst205)
- Cunha, L., Montiel, R., Novo, M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Rodrigues, A., Morgan, A. J. and Kille, P. 2014. Living on a volcano's edge: genetic isolation of an extremophile terrestrial metazoan. Heredity 112(2), pp. 132-142. (10.1038/hdy.2013.84)
2013
- Donnelly, R. K., Harper, G. L., Morgan, A. J., Orozco-Terwengel, P., Pinto-Juma, G. A. and Bruford, M. W. 2013. Nuclear DNA recapitulates the cryptic mitochondrial lineages of 'Lumbricus rubellus' and suggests the existence of cryptic species in an ecotoxological soil sentinel. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 110(4), pp. 780-795. (10.1111/bij.12171)
- Marín, J. C., Varas, V., Vila, A. R., López, R., Orozco-terWengel, P., Corti, P. and Riddle, B. 2013. Refugia in Patagonian fjords and the eastern Andes during the Last Glacial Maximum revealed by huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) phylogeographical patterns and genetic diversity. Journal of Biogeography 40(12), pp. 2285-2298. (10.1111/jbi.12161)
- Orozco-terWengel, P., Andreone, F., Louis, E. and Vences, M. 2013. Mitochondrial introgressive hybridization following a demographic expansion in the tomato frogs of Madagascar, genus Dyscophus. Molecular Ecology 22(24), pp. 6074-6090. (10.1111/mec.12558)
- Orozco-terWengel, P., Chiari, Y., Vieites, D., Louis Jr., E. and Pedrono, M. 2013. Isolation and characterization of six polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Malagasy spider tortoise, Pyxis arachnoides and cross-amplification in Pyxis planicauda. Amphibia-Reptilia 34(1), pp. 125-128. (10.1163/15685381-00002866)
- Vences, M. et al. 2013. Radically different phylogeographies and patterns of genetic variation in two European brown frogs, genus Rana. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68(3), pp. 657-670. (10.1016/j.ympev.2013.04.014)
2012
- Orozco-terWengel, P., Kapun, M., Nolte, V., Kofler, R., Flatt, T. and Schlotterer, C. 2012. Adaptation ofDrosophilato a novel laboratory environment reveals temporally heterogeneous trajectories of selected alleles. Molecular Ecology 21(20), pp. 4931-4941. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05673.x)
2011
- Pandey, R., Kofler, R., Orozco ter Wengel, P., Nolte, V. and Schlötterer, C. 2011. PoPoolation DB: a user-friendly web-based database for the retrieval of natural polymorphisms in Drosophila. BMC Genetics 12(1), article number: 27. (10.1186/1471-2156-12-27)
- Gibson, G. et al. 2011. Developmental stability: a major role for cyclin G in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genetics 7(10), article number: e1002314. (10.1371/journal.pgen.1002314)
- Hooftman, D. A. P. et al. 2011. Locus-dependent selection in crop-wild hybrids of lettuce under field conditions and its implication for GM crop development. Evolutionary Applications 4(5), pp. 648-659. (10.1111/j.1752-4571.2011.00188.x)
- Orozco-terWengel, P., Corander, J. and Schlotterer, C. 2011. Genealogical lineage sorting leads to significant, but incorrect Bayesian multilocus inference of population structure. Molecular Ecology 20(6), pp. 1108-1121. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04990.x)
- Kofler, R. et al. 2011. PoPoolation: a toolbox for population genetic analysis of next generation sequencing data from pooled individuals. PLoS ONE 6(1), article number: e15925. (10.1371/journal.pone.0015925)
- Charruau, P. et al. 2011. Phylogeography, genetic structure and population divergence time of cheetahs in Africa and Asia: evidence for long-term geographic isolates. Molecular Ecology 20(4), pp. 706-724. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04986.x)
2010
- Silbermayr, K. et al. 2010. High mitochondrial differentiation levels between wild and domestic Bactrian camels: a basis for rapid detection of maternal hybridization. Animal Genetics 41(3), pp. 315-318. (10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01993.x)
- Nunes, M. D. S., Orozco-terWengel, P., Kreissl, M. and Schlotterer, C. 2010. Multiple hybridization events between Drosophila simulans and Drosophila mauritiana are supported by mtDNA introgression. Molecular Ecology 19(21), pp. 4695-4707. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04838.x)
2008
- Orozco-terWengel, P., Nagy, Z., Vieites, D., Vences, M. and Louis Jr, E. 2008. Phylogeography and phylogenetic relationships of Malagasy tree and ground boas. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 95(3), pp. 640-652. (10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01083.x)
2006
- Chiari, Y. et al. 2006. Genetic identification of units for conservation in tomato frogs, genus Dyscophus. Conservation Genetics 7(4), pp. 473-482. (10.1007/s10592-005-9057-x)
2005
- Ruiz-García, M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Castellanos, A. and Arias, L. 2005. Microsatellite analysis of the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) across its range distribution. GENES & GENETIC SYSTEMS 80(1), pp. 57-69. (10.1266/ggs.80.57)
2003
- Ruiz-Garcia, M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Payan, E. and Castellanos, A. 2003. Genética de Poblaciones molecular aplicada al estudio de dos grandes carnívoros (Tremarctos ornatus–Oso andino, Panthera onca-jaguar): lecciones de conservación. Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Sección biológica 98(1-4), pp. 135-158.
Addysgu
I carry out a range of teaching from year 1 to final year undergraduate, and the supervision of postgraduate master project students. Current teaching includes contributions to:
- BI1051 Genetics and Evolution (Microevolution)
- BI2121 Animal Diversity and Adpatation (Basics of population genetics and quantitative genetics; Module deputy coordinator)
- BI2134 Ecology & Conservation - Part B (Methods in tropical forest ecology - Borneo fieldcourse | Danau Girang Field Centre)
- BI3153 Evoluation & Adaptation (Speciation process, population genetics; Module Assessment coordinator)
- BI4002 Advanced Research Skills (integrated master)
My research revolves around questions regarding the process that maintain or drive changes in genetic variation in populations, e.g. demographic processes like bottlenecks and population structure, or natural selection related to adaptive processes to new environments. Within this context, I broadly divide my research in two areas. In one of them (conservation) I focus on understanding historical processes that lead to the observed patterns of genetic diversity, which when contextualised with current environmental trends can be used to contribute information for the generation of management strategies for species conservation. The other area is livestock genomics, where I do research to understand how the domestication process took place and the processes that have led to the current distribution of genetic variation in species such as cattle, sheep, camelids and tilapia, and use that information to contribute to the development of management plans to increase resilience and sustainability of livestock production systems.
My research uses a combination of traditional molecular markers like microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA, but also new methods from the genomics era, like SNP array data and whole genome sequencing, to generate the genetic data for analyses using population genetics, landscape genetics and phylogenetics. I analyse these data with a combination of available tools, or custom made bioinformatic tools that I’ve developed according to the specific needs of a project.
