We are broadly interested in how evolution innovates across the tree of life. This includes the formation of new species and new adaptations. We specialise in the analysis of large genomic datasets, but we will use any method and data type that is needed to answer a given research question. ​

 

Current aims addressed by our group include (i) revealing the genomic architecture of adaptive traits and barriers to gene flow, (ii) reconstructing the evolutionary pathways that led to new traits and functions, and (iii) dissecting causes of fitness variation in natural populations. We study animals and plants from marine and terrestrial environments, mainly rough periwinkles (Genus Littorina) from the rocky shores of Europe, and Snapdragons from the Spanish Pyrenees (Genus Antirrhinum).