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Dr Pablo Orozco Ter Wengel
(he/him)
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- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Pablo Orozco Ter Wengel
Senior Lecturer
School of Biosciences
Overview
I am a population geneticist and evolutionary biologist working at the interphase of genomics, bioinformatics, evolutionary genetics and conservation biology.
My group, along with those of Dr Frank Hailer, Dr Isa-Rita Russoand Dr David Stanton, form the Cardiff Molecular Ecology and Conservation (CMEC) research cluster.
My research group uses a range of molecular biology approaches centred around 'omics techniques (e.g. ddRAD-seq, transcriptomics, whole genome sequencing, metabarcoding etc) to characterise the evolutionary history of species and their populations within the context of evolutionary and ecological questions of relevance in wildlife, agriculture and habitat restoration.
Our research spans conservation work done in partnership with the Danau Girang Field Centre (Sabah, Bornean Malaysia), the Durrell WIldlife Conservation Trust (Africa and Caribbean) and a range of collaborators in academic institutions, NGOs and private organisations interested in wildlife, livestock and soil biodiversity in Latinamerica, Africa, and Asia. In Europe and the UK we focus on livestock genomics contribute to food security and the development of climate adaption of major livestock species.
Outside of my role as a researcher and lecturer at Cardiff University, I also act as coordinator of theIUCN Consevation Genetics Specialist Group for South America and a am Vice-President of the Society for Tropical Ecology. I am associated editor of the journals Evolutionary Applications, Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Genetics Resources and Animals.
If you are intested in joining my research group to do a postdoc, PhD or Master, please email me.
Publication
2026
- Xiao, Y. et al., 2026. Genome-based phylogenetics and species delimitation for the narrowly distributed Pachyhynobius salamander (Caudata: Hynobiidae) reveal cryptic biodiversity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 214 108458. (10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108458)
2025
- Binlajdam, R. et al. 2025. Review on sustainable forestry with artificial intelligence. ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies 3 (4) 35. (10.1145/3759259)
- Brocklebank, J. W. et al. 2025. Maternal origins and genetic diversity of Sabahan swamp buffalo using mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Scientific Reports 15 33685. (10.1038/s41598-025-18694-4)
- Butterworth, M. A. et al. 2025. Enhancing remote conservation in Borneo: NVIS for wildlife monitoring and protection using BearWave. Presented at: COMPASS '25: ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies Toronto, ON, Canada 22-25 July 2025. COMPASS '25: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. , pp.80-98. (10.1145/3715335.3735458)
- Cuff, J. et al. 2025. Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions. Oikos 2025 (2) e10712. (10.1111/oik.10712)
- Hamed, N. et al. 2025. A comparison of open data observatories. Journal of Data and Information Quality 17 (1)(10.1145/3705863)
- Hamed, N. et al. 2025. FOODS: Ontology-based knowledge graphs for forest observatories. ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies 3 (1), pp.1-42. 2. (10.1145/3707637)
- Petzold, A. et al., 2025. A preliminary assessment of the diversity in the frog genus 'Anilany' (Microhylidae: Cophylinae) with description of a new species from western Madagascar. Salamandra 61 (1), pp.70-94.
- Shaw, R. E. et al., 2025. Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss. Nature 638 , pp.704-710. (10.1038/s41586-024-08458-x)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2025. Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding. Bird Study (10.1080/00063657.2025.2459851)
- Wang, D. et al., 2025. Genomic analyses of Asiatic Mouflon in Iran provide insights into the domestication and evolution of sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution 57 (1) 31. (10.1186/s12711-025-00978-y)
2024
- Benjelloun, B. et al., 2024. Multiple genomic solutions for local adaptation in two closely related species (sheep and goats) facing the same climatic constraints. Molecular Ecology 33 (20) e17257. (10.1111/mec.17257)
- Bertola, L. D. et al., 2024. A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation. Conservation Science and Practice 6 (1) e13053. (10.1111/csp2.13053)
- Gibbon, J. H. et al., 2024. Active forest nesting site, mating and cannibalistic oophagy behaviour in the Asian water monitor Varanus salvator. The Herpetological Bulletin 168 02. (10.33256/hb168.811)
- Hamed, N. et al. 2024. PoachNet: Predicting poaching using an ontology-based knowledge graph. Sensors 24 (24) 8142. (10.3390/s24248142)
- Kosch, T. A. et al., 2024. The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation. BMC Genomics 25 1025. (10.1186/s12864-024-10899-7)
- Martin, R. et al., 2024. Optimising recovery of DNA from minimally invasive sampling methods: Efficacy of buccal swabs, preservation strategy and DNA extraction approaches for amphibian studies. Ecology and Evolution 14 (9) e70294. (10.1002/ece3.70294)
- Matsuda, I. et al., 2024. The multilevel society of proboscis monkeys with a possible patrilineal basis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 78 5. (10.1007/s00265-023-03419-2)
- Mussa, O. et al. 2024. ForestQB: Enhancing linked data exploration through graphical and conversational UIs integration. ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies 2 (3), pp.1-33. (10.1145/3675759)
- Pan, T. et al., 2024. Comparative phylogeography reveals dissimilar genetic differentiation patterns in two sympatric amphibian species. Integrative Zoology 19 (5), pp.863-886. (10.1111/1749-4877.12764)
- Rogers, T. F. et al., 2024. Using recent genetic history to inform conservation options of two Lesser Caymans iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) populations. Conservation Genetics 25 (3), pp.711-724. (10.1007/s10592-023-01598-z)
- Vlaic, B. A. et al., 2024. Analysis of genetic diversity in Romanian Carpatina goats using SNP genotyping data. Animals 14 (4) 560. (10.3390/ani14040560)
- Xu, S. et al., 2024. Genetic advancements and future directions in ruminant livestock breeding: From reference genomes to multiomics innovations. Science China Life Sciences (10.1007/s11427-024-2744-4)
2023
- Arshad Bajwa, A. et al., 2023. Demographic history of the Punjab urial and implications for its management. Journal of Wildlife Management 87 (6) e22426. (10.1002/jwmg.22426)
- Guerrero-Sanchez, S. et al., 2023. The fast-food effect: Costs of being a generalist in a human-dominated landscape. Conservation Physiology 11 (1) coad055. (10.1093/conphys/coad055)
- Hamed, N. et al. 2023. FOO: An upper-level ontology for the Forest Observatory. Presented at: The Semantic Web 20th International Conference, ESWC 2023 Hersonissos, Crete, Greece. 28 May – 1 June 2023.
- Magliolo, M. et al., 2023. Simulated genetic efficacy of metapopulation management and conservation value of captive reintroductions in a rapidly declining felid. Animal Conservation 26 (2), pp.250-263. (10.1111/acv.12821)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and sexual variation in the diet of a scarce woodland bird. Ecology and Evolution 13 (5) e10089. (10.1002/ece3.10089)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Herbivorous dietary selection shown by hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) within mixed woodland habitats. Royal Society Open Science 10 230156. (10.1098/rsos.230156)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 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
- Bilal Sharif, M. et al., 2022. Reconstruction of the major maternal and paternal lineages in the feral New Nealand Kaimanawa horses. Animals 12 (24) 3508. (10.3390/ani12243508)
- Carhuaricra H, D. et al., 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) e21459. (10.15381/rivep.v33i1.21459)
- 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)
- Guerrero-Sanchez, S. et al. 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) e8531. (10.1002/ece3.8531)
- Mullin, K. E. et al. 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)
- Mullin, K. E. et al. 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)
- Mullin, K. E. et al. 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)
- Mussa, O. et al. 2022. Making linked-data accessible: A review. Technical Report.
- Perry, I. et al. 2022. Molecular insights into high altitude adaption and acclimatisation of Aporrectodea caliginosa. Life Science Alliance 5 (11) e202201513. (10.26508/lsa.202201513)
- 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 8740. (10.1038/s41598-022-12422-y)
2021
- 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)
- 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 e63390. (10.7554/eLife.63390)
- 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. et al. 2021. The critical role of natural forest as refugium for generalist species in oil palm-dominated landscapes. PLoS ONE 16 (10) e0257814. (10.1371/journal.pone.0257814)
- Hashemi, M. et al., 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)
- Lado, S. et al., 2021. Innate and adaptive immune genes associated with MERS-CoV infection in dromedaries. Cells 10 (6) 1291. (10.3390/cells10061291)
- Magliolo, M. et al., 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. et al. 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.
- Nagy, N. A. et al., 2021. Draft genome of a biparental beetle species, Lethrus apterus. BMC Genomics 22 (1) 301. (10.1186/s12864-021-07627-w)
- 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)
- 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)
- White, N. F. D. et al. 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)
- 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 670390. (10.3389/fgene.2021.670390)
2020
- Brunke, J. et al., 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 43. (10.1186/s12863-020-00849-z)
- Ellison, A. R. et al. 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)
- Laikre, L. et al., 2020. Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity. Science 367 (6482) 1083.2. (10.1126/science.abb2748)
- 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) 1218. (10.3390/genes11101218)
- Mohan, A. V. et al., 2020. The Andaman day gecko paradox: an ancient endemic without pronounced phylogeographic structure. Scientific Reports 10 11745. (10.1038/s41598-020-68402-7)
2019
- 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 63. (10.1007/s10344-019-1298-y)
- Crottini, A. et al., 2019. Mitochondrial introgression, color pattern variation, and severe demographic bottlenecks in three species of Malagasy poison frogs, genus Mantella. Genes 10 (4) 317. (10.3390/genes10040317)
- 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)
- González, B. A. et al., 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.
- 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.-. 445. (10.3389/fgene.2019.00445)
- 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)
- 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 1. (10.1186/s12862-018-1333-8)
- Pitt, D. et al. 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)
- 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)
- Stranden, I. et al., 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)
2018
- Alberto, F. J. et al., 2018. Convergent genomic signatures of domestication in sheep and goats. Nature Communications 9 813. (10.1038/s41467-018-03206-y)
- 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)
- 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)
- Ellison, A. et al. 2018. Transcriptomic response to parasite infection in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) depends on rearing density. BMC Genomics 19 723. (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) giy106. (10.1093/gigascience/giy106)
- 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 9 487. (10.3389/fgene.2018.00487)
- Robinson, C. V. et al., 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)
- 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)
2017
- Barbato, M. et al. 2017. Genomic signatures of adaptive introgression from European mouflon into domestic sheep. Scientific Reports 7 7623. (10.1038/s41598-017-07382-7)
- Leempoel, K. et al., 2017. Simple rules for an efficient use of geographic information systems in molecular ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 5 33. (10.3389/fevo.2017.00033)
- Nater, A. et al., 2017. Morphometric, behavioral, and genomic evidence for a new orangutan species. Current Biology 27 (22), pp.3487-3498. 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)
- Valbuena-Ureña, E. et al., 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)
2016
- 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)
- 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) 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) 28. (10.1186/s12983-016-0161-1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
2015
- Barbato, M. et al. 2015. SNeP: a tool to estimate trends in recent effective population size trajectories using genome-wide SNP data. Frontiers in Genetics 6 109. (10.3389/fgene.2015.00109)
- Bruford, M. et al. 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.
- Bruford, M. W. et al. 2015. Prospects and challenges for the conservation of farm animal genomic resources, 2015-2025. Frontiers in Genetics 6 314. (10.3389/fgene.2015.00314)
- 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) 20150425. (10.1098/rspb.2015.0425)
- Nicolazzi, E. L. et al., 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 6 191. (10.3389/fgene.2015.00191)
2014
- Cunha, L. et al. 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)
- Gonzalez, B. A. et al., 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) e91714. (10.1371/journal.pone.0091714)
- Marín, J. C. et al., 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)
- Orozco-terWengel, P. and Bruford, M. W. 2014. Mixed signals from hybrid genomes. Molecular Ecology 23 (16), pp.3941-3943. (10.1111/mec.12863)
- Tobler, R. et al., 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)
2013
- Donnelly, R. K. et al. 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. et al., 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)
- McCann, N. , Orozco ter Wengel, P. O. and Stanton, D. 2013. Modelling genetics within ecosystems. Nature 495 (7439), pp.47-47. (10.1038/495047d)
- Orozco-terWengel, P. et al. 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. et al. 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. et al. 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
- 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)
- Gibson, G. et al., 2011. Developmental stability: a major role for cyclin G in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genetics 7 (10) 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)
- Kofler, R. et al., 2011. PoPoolation: a toolbox for population genetic analysis of next generation sequencing data from pooled individuals. PLoS ONE 6 (1) e15925. (10.1371/journal.pone.0015925)
- 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)
- Pandey, R. et al., 2011. PoPoolation DB: a user-friendly web-based database for the retrieval of natural polymorphisms in Drosophila. BMC Genetics 12 (1) 27. (10.1186/1471-2156-12-27)
2010
- Nunes, M. D. S. et al., 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)
- 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)
2008
- Orozco-terWengel, P. et al. 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)
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- Mussa, O. et al. 2022. Making linked-data accessible: A review. Technical Report.
Research
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.
Teaching
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:
- BI2131 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)
- BI3006 Final Year Projects (undergraduate)
- BI4001 Research Projects (integrated master)
- BIT014 Master in Research Project (MRes)
- BIT054 M.Sc. Global Ecology and Conservaiton Research Project
- BIT055 M.Sc. Global Ecology and Conservation - Borneo fieldcourse | Danau Girang Field Centre
Biography
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. 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
2018 - present: Vice-president Society of Tropical Ecology (Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, GTÖ)
2016 - present: Co-coordinator for South America IUCN Conservation Genetics Specialist Group (CGSG)
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 (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, the Entomology 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: Academic Bord member Faculty of Science Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia.
Honours and awards
Research in my lab is funded by:
- NERC
- BBSRC
- Royal Society
- Newton Fund - Conycit (Peru)
- Hefcw
- Genetics Society
- Socierty for Tropical Ecology
- Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Professional memberships
- Society of Tropical Ecology
- Member of the Genetics Society
- Member European Society of Evolutionary Biology
- Member Royal Socity of Biologists
- Fellow Higher Education Academy
- Fellow Linnean Society
Academic positions
- 2014 - present: Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
- 2011 - 2014: Postdoctoral researcher Cardiff Univeristy
Committees and reviewing
Co-coordinator for South America of the IUCN SSC Conservation Genetics Specialist Group (CGSG)
Vice-president Society of Tropical Ecology (Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, GTÖ)
Editor: Conservation Genetics Resources, Ecology & Evolution, Animals, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Ecotropica.
Reviewer: Molecular Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, PLoS One, Acta Biologica Colombiana, Heredity and BMC Evolutionary Biology, BMC Genomics, Conservation Genetics, Frontiers in Genetics, Proceedings of the Royal Society (Series B), Current Biology, Resources, Animals, Ecotropica, and Ecology and Evolution.
Grants Reviewer: NERC Peer Review College, BBSRC, European Comission, ERA-Net, Fondecit (Chile), FWF (Austria), Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) Belgium, SERNAP Peru
Supervisions
I'm interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Population Genetics
- Conservation
- Genomics
- Livestock
- Metagenomics and barcoding
- Bioinformatics
Current supervision
Maya Lhoste
Maz Jumail
Past projects
- Katherine Mullin - 2023 - PhD student, graduated 2023, main supervisor.
- Nina White - 2023 - PhD student, graduated 2023, main supervisor.
- Ewan Stenhouse - 2022 - PhD student, graduated 2022, main supervisor.
- Daniel Pitt - 2022 - PhD student, graduated 2022, main supervisor.
- Jody Leigh Edmunts - 2022 - PhD student, graduated 2022, main supervisor.
Engagement
I engage in a range of activites in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) including the Wales Gene Park initiative, and occasionally through public media.
- BBC Radio Wales - 2024 - The year of the camel - the story of the dromedary domestication
- BBC Countryfile - 2023 - The soay sheep and genomic resources
- BBC Radio Wales - 2018 - piece on the discovery of a new Orangutan species
- BBC Countryfile - 2015- piece about Dine Fwr's White Park Cattle genetics
- Talks to various community groups, e.g. Cardiff Humanis Society and West Glamorgan Humanists
- Panellist at film engagement event by Cardiff SciScreen 2014
- Royal Welsh 2013, BBC and Royal Welsh Agricultural Society
- BBC Summer of Wildlife Event, 2013. BBC and Cardiff University
- Conservation of Endangered Species and Wildlife Forensics. The Wales Gene Part sixth from conference 2012
Contact Details
[email protected]
+44 29208 75206
Sir Martin Evans Building, Room c/5.08, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX
+44 29208 75206
Sir Martin Evans Building, Room c/5.08, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX
Research themes
Specialisms
- Population Genetics
- Bioinformatics
- Evolutionary biology
- Conservation and biodiversity
- Molecular evolution
