Scientific publications
2023
Castilla AR, Brown A, Hoban S, Abhainn EA, Robinson JD, Romero-Severson J, Smith AB, Strand AE, Tipton JR, Dawson A. In press. Integrative demographic modelling reduces uncertainty in estimated rates of species' historical range shifts. Journal of Biogeography [Link]
Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Picó FX, Fedriani JM. 2023. Examining the spatiotemporal variation of genetic diversity and genetic rarity in the natural plant recolonization of human-altered areas. Conservation Genetics 1-16 [Link]
Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Picó FX, Fedriani JM. 2023. Examining the spatiotemporal variation of genetic diversity and genetic rarity in the natural plant recolonization of human-altered areas. Conservation Genetics 1-16 [Link]
2022
Méndez-Vigo B, Castilla AR, Gomez R, Marcer A, Alonso-Blanco C, Picó FX. 2022. Spatiotemporal dynamics of genetic variation at the quantitative and molecular levels within a natural Arabidopsis thaliana population. Journal of Ecology 110: 2701-2716 [Link]
Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Fedriani, JM. 2022. The Eurasian badger-generated seed rain drives the natural (re) colonization of vacant human-altered areas by a keystone pioneer palm. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 56, 125685 [Link]
Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Fedriani JM. 2022. Coping with changing plant–plant interactions in restoration ecology: Effect of species, site, and individual variation. Applied Vegetation Science 25: e12644 [Link]
Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Fedriani, JM. 2022. The Eurasian badger-generated seed rain drives the natural (re) colonization of vacant human-altered areas by a keystone pioneer palm. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 56, 125685 [Link]
Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Fedriani JM. 2022. Coping with changing plant–plant interactions in restoration ecology: Effect of species, site, and individual variation. Applied Vegetation Science 25: e12644 [Link]
2021
Picó FX, Abdelaziz M, Castilla AR. 2021. Introduction to the Special Issue: The ecology and genetics of population differentiation in plants. AoB Plants, 13, plab057 [Link]
The Ecology and Genetics of Population Differentiation in Plants
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Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Fedriani JM. 2021. Assessing the relative importance of nurse species on Mediterranean human‐altered areas. Restoration Ecology e13402 [Link]
2020
Castilla AR, Méndez-Vigo B, Marcer A, Martínez-Minaya J, Conesa D, Picó FX, Alonso-Blanco C. 2020. Ecological, genetic and evolutionary drivers of regional genetic differentiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC evolutionary biology 20: 1-13 [Link]
Selwyn M, Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Fedriani JM. 2020. Interspecific interactions among functionally diverse frugivores and their outcomes for plant reproduction: A new approach based on camera-trap data and tailored null models. PloS one 15: e0240614 [Link]
2019
Ballare KM, Pope NS, Castilla AR, Cusser S, Metz RP, Jha S. 2019. Utilizing field collected insects for next generation sequencing: effects of sampling, storage, and DNA extraction methods. Ecology and Evolution 9: 13690-13705 [Link]
Castilla AR, Garrote PJ, Żywiec M, Calvo G, Suárez-Esteban A, Delibes M, Godoy JA, Picó FX, Fedriani JM. 2019. Genetic rescue by distant trees mitigates qualitative pollen limitation imposed by fine-scale spatial genetic structure. Molecular Ecology 28: 4363-4374 [Link]
Garrote PJ, Castilla AR, Fedriani JM. 2019. The endemic Mediterranean dwarf palm boosts the recolonization of oldfields: implications for restoration. Journal of Environmental Management 250: 109478 [Link]
Garrote PJ, Calvo G, Żywiec M, Delibes M, Suárez-Esteban A, Castilla AR, Fedriani JM. 2019. Extrinsic factors rather than seed traits mediate strong spatial variation in seed predation. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 38: 39-47 [Link]
Castilla AR, Godoy JA, Delibes M, Rodriguez‐Prieto A, Fedriani JM. 2019. Microgeographical variation in recruitment under adult trees: arrival of new genotypes or perpetuation of the existing ones? Plant Biology 21: 695-705 [Link]
Fedriani JM, Garrote PJ, Calvo G, Delibes M, Castilla AR, Żywiec M. 2019. Combined effect of seed provenance, plant facilitation, and restoration site on revegetation success: lessons from a threatened Mediterranean tree population. Journal of Applied Ecology 56: 996-1006 [Link]
Majetic CJ, Castilla AR, Levin DA. 2019. Losing a Scent of One’s Self: Is There a Reduction in Floral Scent Emission in Self-Pollinating Phlox cuspidata versus Outcrossing Phlox drummondii? International Journal of Plant Sciences 180: 86-92 [Link]
2018
O'Connell MC, Castilla AR, Lee LX, Jha S. 2018. Bee movement across heterogeneous tropical forests: multi‐paternal analyses reveal the importance of neighborhood composition for pollen dispersal. Biotropica 50: 908-918 [Link]
Buide ML, del Valle JC, Castilla AR, Narbona E. 2018. Sex expression variation in response to shade in gynodioecious-gynomonoecious species: Silene littorea decreases flower production and increases female flower proportion. Environmental and Experimental Botany 146: 54-61. [Link]
2017
Castilla AR, Pope N, O'Connell M, Rodriguez MF, Trevino L, Santos A, Jha S. 2017. Adding landscape genetics and individual traits to the ecosystem function paradigm reveals importance of species functional breadth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114: 12761-12766 [Link]
2016
Castilla AR, Pope N, Jaffe R, Jha S. 2016. Elevation, not deforestation, promotes genetic differentiation in a pioneer tropical tree. PloS one 11: e0156694 [Link]
Castilla AR, Alonso C, Herrera CM. 2016. To be or not to be better pollinated: differences between sex morphs in marginal gynodioecious populations. American Journal of Botany, Special Issue: “The Ecology and Evolution of Pollen Performance” 103: 388-395 [Link]
Castilla AR, Pope N, Jha S. 2016. Positive density-dependent reproduction regulated by local kinship and size in an understorey tropical tree. Annals of Botany 117: 319–329 [Link]
2015
Jaffe R, Castilla AR, Pope N, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL, Metzger JP, Arias MC, Jha S. 2015. Landscape genetics of a tropical rescue pollinator. Conservation Genetics 17: 267-278 [Link]
Castilla AR, Alonso C, Herrera CM. 2015. Sex-specific phenotypic selection and geographic variation in gender divergence in a gynodioecious shrub. Plant Biology 17: 186-193 [Link]
2013
Castilla AR, Alonso C, Herrera CM. 2013. Herbivory at marginal populations: consequences for maternal fitness and vegetative differentiation. Acta Oecologica 49: 32-38 [Link]
2012
Castilla AR, Wiegand T, Alonso C, Herrera CM. 2012. Disturbance-dependent spatial distribution of sexes in a gynodioecious understory shrub. Basic and Applied Ecology 13: 405-413 [Link]
Castilla AR, Alonso C, Herrera CM. 2012. Genetic structure of the shrub Daphne laureola across the Baetic Ranges, a Mediterranean glacial refugium and biodiversity hotspot. Plant Biology 14: 515-524 [Link]
2011
Castilla AR, Alonso C, Herrera CM. 2011. Exploring local borders of distribution in the shrub Daphne laureola: individual and populations traits. Acta Oecologica 37: 269-276 [Link]