Dr. Luis Fernando De León
Postdoctoral Researcher

Publications

1. De León, L. F., Raeymaekers J., Bermingham E., Podos J., Herrel A, and Hendry A. P. 2011. Exploring possible human influences on the evolution of Darwin’s finches. Accepted in Evolution.
2. De León, L. F., Bermingham E., Podos J., and Hendry A. P. 2010. Divergencee with gene flow as facilitated by ecological differences: within-island variation in Darwin’s finches. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B. Biological Sciences 365, 1041–1052. [PDF]
3. Crispo, E., J.D. DiBattista, C. Correa, X. Thibert-Plante, A.E. McKellar, A.K. Schwartz, D. Berner, L. F. De León, and A.P. Hendry. 2010. The evolution of phenotypic plasticity in response to anthropogenic disturbance Evolutionary Ecology Research 12, 47-66. [PDF]
4. Hendry A.P., Huber S.K., De León L. F., Herrel A., Podos J. 2009 Disruptive selection in a bimodal population of Darwin's finches. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences 276, 753–759. [PDF]
5. Huber, S. K., De León L. F., Hendry, A. P., Bermingham, E. and Podos, J. 2007 Reproductive isolation of sympatric morphs in a population of Darwin’s finches. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences 274, 1709–1714. [PDF]

In preparation

• De León, L. F. Podos, J., and A. P. Hendry. Sympatric co-existence of imperfect generalists: temporal and spatial variation in diet and niche overlap of Darwin’s finches. To be submitted, Ecology.
• De León, L. F. Bermingham, E., Podos J., and A. P. Hendry. Individual specialization in Darwin's finches, In preparation.
• Gabela A., De León, L. F., Matthew M., and Podos J. Abundance and diversity of birds on a Galápagos Islands: evidence for human impacts?. In preparation.
• Raeymaekers J.A.M., De León, L. F., Podos, J., and A. P. Hendry. Natural vs. anthropogenic impacts on the morphology of the small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa. In preparation.

A view of a study site located in the Scalesia forest in the highlands of Santa Cruz.
(Photo credit: L. F. De León)