Prof. Dr. Gonzalo Machado-Schiaffino

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsBioinformatics and Theoretical Biology,Evolutionary Cell and Developmental Biology (Zoology)
KeywordsEvolutionary Biology, Fish, Fisheries genomics, Population Genomics, Adaptive genomics

Current contact address

CountrySpain
CityOviedo
InstitutionUniversidad de Oviedo
InstituteDepartamento de Biologia Funcional
Homepagehttps://www.gonzalomachado-schiaffino.com/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Axel MeyerFachbereich Biologie, Lehrstuhl für Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2011

Programme(s)

2010Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2017J. Gilbey, J. Coughlan, V. Wennevik, P. Prodöhl, J.R. Stevens, C. Garcia de Leaniz, D. Ensing, E. Cauwelier, C. Cherbonnel, S. Consuegra, M.W. Coulson, T.F. Cross, W. Crozier, E. Dillane, J.S. Ellis, E. García-Vázquez, A.M. Griffiths, S. Gudjonsson, K. Hindar, S. Karlsson, D. Knox, G. Machado-Schiaffino, D. Meldrup, E.E. Nielsen, K. Ólafsson, C.R. Primmer, S. Prusov, L. Stradmeyer, J-P. Vähä, A.J. Veselov, L.M.I. Webster, P. McGinnity & E. Verspoor: A microsatellite baseline for genetic stock identification of European Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). (doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsx184).. In: ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2017,
2017J.L. Horreo, G. Machado-Schiaffino & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Forensic assignment to geographic origin, a useful tool in seafood fraud control. In: Forensic Science International, 2017, 37-40
2017F. Henning*, G. Machado-Schiaffino*, L. Baumgarten & A. Meyer: Genetic dissection of adaptive form and function in rapidly-speciating cichlid fishes. In: Evolution, 2017, 1297-1312
2017G. Machado-Schiaffino, A.F. Kautt, J. Torres-Dowdall, L. Baumgarten, F. Henning & A. Meyer: Incipient Speciation Driven by Hypertrophied Lips in Midas Cichlids Fish?. In: Molecular Ecology, 2017, 2348-2362
2017C.D. Hulsey, G. Machado-Schiaffino, L. Keicher, D. Ellis-Soto, F. Henning, A. Meyer.: The integrated genomic architecture and evolution of dental divergence in East African cichlid fishes (Haplochromis chilotes x H. nyererei).. In: G3: genes, genomes, and genetics, 2017, 3195-3202
2017J. Torres-Dowdall, J. Golcher-Benavides, G. Machado-Schiaffino & A. Meyer: The role of rare morph advantage and conspicuousness in the stable gold-dark colour polymorphism of Midas cichlid fishes. In: Journal of Animal Ecology, 2017, 1044-1053
2016G.D. Kavembe, A.F. Kautt, G. Machado-Schiaffino* & Axel Meyer*: Eco-morphological differentiation in Lake Magadi tilapia, an extremophile cichlid fish living in hot, alkaline and hypersaline lakes in East Africa. In: Molecular Ecology, 2016, 1610-1625
2016A.F. Kautt, G. Machado-Schiaffino & A. Meyer: Multispecies Outcomes of Sympatric Speciation after Admixture with the Source Population in Two Radiations of Nicaraguan Crater Lake Cichlids. In: PLOS Genetics, 2016,
2015G.D. Kavembe, P. Franchini, I. Irisarri, G. Machado-Schiaffino & Axel Meyer: Genomics of adaptation to multiple concurrent stresses: insights from comparative transcriptomics of a cichlid fish from one of Earth’s most extreme environments, the hypersaline Soda Lake Magadi in Kenya, East Africa. In: Journal of Molecular Evolution, 2015, 90-109
2015G. Machado-Schiaffino, A.F. Kautt, H. Kusche & A. Meyer: Parallel evolution in Ugandan crater lakes: repeated evolution of limnetic body shapes in haplochromine cichlid fish. In: BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2015, 1-13
2015L. Baumgarten, G. Machado-Schiaffino, F. Henning & A. Meyer: What big lips are good for: on the adaptive function of repeatedly evolved hypertrophied lips of cichlid fishes. In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2015, 448-455
2014V. Crego-Prieto, J. Arrojo-Fernández, A. Prado, G. Machado-Schiaffino, J.I. Izquierdo, A. Roca & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Cytological and population genetic changes in Northwestern Iberian mussels after the Prestige oil spill. In: Estuaries and Coasts, 2014, 995-1003
2014J. Torres-Dowdall, G. Machado-Schiaffino, A.F. Kautt, H. Kusche & A. Meyer: Differential predation on colour morphs of Nicaraguan Crater lake Midas cichlid fish: implications for the maintenance of gold-normal polymorphism. In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 123-131
2014L. Miralles, G. Machado-Schiaffino, E. Garcia-Vazquez: Genetic markers reveal a gradient of hybridization between cape hakes (Merluccius capensis and Merluccius paradoxus) in their sympatric geographic distribution. In: Journal of Sea Research, 2014, 69-75
2014J.L. Horreo, G. Machado-Schiaffino, A.M. Griffiths, D. Bright, J.R. Stevens & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Long-term effects of stock transfers across species boundaries: synergistic introgression of allochthonous genomes in salmonids. In: Journal of Fish Biology, 2014, 292-306
2014G.D. Kavembe, G. Machado-Schiaffino & A. Meyer: Pronounced genetic differentiation of small, isolated and fragmented tilapia populations inhabiting the Magadi Soda Lake in Kenya. In: Hydrobiologia , 2014, 55-71
2014G. Machado-Schiaffino, F. Henning & A. Meyer: Species-specific differences in adaptive phenotypic plasticity in an ecologically relevant trophic trait: hypertrophic lips in Midas cichlid fishes. In: Evolution, 2014, 2086-2091
2013T. Manousaki, P.M. Hull, H. Kusche, G. Machado-Schiaffino, P. Franchini, C. Harrod, K.R. Elmer & A. Meyer: Parsing parallel evolution: ecological divergence and differential gene expression in the adaptive radiations of thick-lipped Midas cichlid fishes from Nicaragua. In: Molecular Ecology, 2013, 650-669
2013A.K. Finnegan, A.M. Griffiths, R.A. King, G. Machado-Schiaffino, J.P. Porcher, E. Garcia-Vazquez, D. Bright & J. Stevens: Use of multiple markers demonstrates a cryptic western refugium and postglacial colonisation routes of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in northwest Europe. In: Heredity , 2013, 34-43
2012J.L. Horreo, J. de la Hoz, I. Gonzalez Pola, G. Machado-Schiaffino & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Ecological and economic costs of supportive breeding: Atlantic salmon as a case study. In: Aquaculture , 2012, 1-6
2012E. Garcia-Vazquez, G. Machado-Schiaffino, D. Campo & F. Juanes: Species misidentification in mixed hake fisheries may lead to overexploitation and population bottlenecks. In: Fisheries Research, 2012, 52-55
2011J.L. Horreo, G. Machado-Schiaffino, A.M. Griffiths, D. Bright, J.R. Stevens & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Atlantic salmon at risk: apparent rapid declines in effective population size in southern European populations. In: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2011, 605-610
2011E. Garcia-Vazquez, J. Perez, J.L. Martinez, A. Pardiñas, B. Lopez, N. Karaiskou, M. Casa, G. Machado-Schiaffino & A. Triantafyllidis: High level of mislabelling in Spanish and Greek hake markets suggests fraudulent introduction of African species. In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2011, 475-480
2011G. Machado-Schiaffino, F. Juanes, E. Garcia-Vazquez: Identifying unique populations in long-dispersal marine species: Gulfs as priority conservation areas. In: Biological Conservation, 2011, 330-338
2011J.L. Horreo, G. Machado-Schiaffino, F. Ayllon, A.M. Griffiths, D. Bright, J.R. Stevens & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Impact of climate change and human-mediated introgression on southern European Atlantic salmon populations. In: Global Change Biology, 2011, 1778-1787
2011J.S. Ellis, J. Gilbey, C. Cherbonnel, S. Consuegra, J. Coughlan, J.E. Cresswell, T. Cross, W. Crozier, E. Dillane, D. Ensing, C. García de Leániz, E. Garcia- Vazquez, A.M. Griffiths, K. Hindar, S. Hjorleifsdottir, D. Knox, G. Machado-Schiaffino, P. McGinnity, D. Meldrup, E.E. Nielsen, C. Primmer, J.P. Vähä, E. Verspoor, V. Wennevik & J.R. Stevens: Microsatellite standardization and genotyping error in a large multi-partner research programme for conservation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). In: Genetica , 2011, 353-367
2011G. Machado-Schiaffino & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Population structure of long tailed hake Macruronus magellanicus in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans: implications for fisheries management. In: Fisheries Research, 2011, 164-169
2011J.L. Horreo, J. De La Hoz, G. Machado-Schiaffino, I.G. Pola, & Garcia-Vazquez: Restoration and enhancement of Atlantic salmon populations: what we have learned from North Iberian rivers. In: Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2011, 23
2011A.M. Griffiths, J.S. Ellis, D. Clifton-Dey, G. Machado-Schiaffino, D. Bright, E. Garcia-Vazquez & J.R. Stevens: Restoration versus recolonisation; the origin of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) currently in the River Thames. In: Biological Conservation, 2011, 2733-2738
2010A. M. Griffiths, G. Machado-Schiaffino, E. Dillane, J. Coughlan, P. Minting, S Toms, W. Roche, P. Gargan, D. Bright, E. Garcia-Vazquez & J. R. Stevens: Genetic stock identification of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations in the southern part of the European range. In: BMC Genetics, 2010, 31
2010G. Machado-Schiaffino, F. Juanes & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Introgressive hybridization in North American hakes after secondary contact. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2010, 552-558
2009D. Campo, A. Alvarado, G. Machado-Schiaffino, I. Naji, R. Pelaez, F. Quiros, O. Rodriguez, A.G.F. Castillo & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Inquiry-based learning of molecular phylogenetics II: the phylogeny of Camelidae. In: Journal of Biological Education, 2009, 78-80
2009G. Machado-Schiaffino & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Merluccius australis and cross-species amplification. In: Molecular Ecology Resources, 2009, 585-587
2009E. Garcia-Vazquez, J. L. Horreo, D. Campo, G. Machado-Schiaffino, I. Bista, A. Triantafyllidis & F. Juanes: Mislabeling of Two Commercial North American Hake Species Suggests Underreported Exploitation of Offshore Hake. In: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2009, 790-796
2009D. Campo, G. Machado-Schiaffino, J. L. Horreo & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Molecular Organization and Evolution of 5S rDNA in the Genus Merluccius and Their Phylogenetic Implications. In: Journal of Molecular Evolution, 2009, 208-216
2009G. Machado-Schiaffino, L.O. Bala & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Recovery of normal cytogenetic records in mussels after cessation of pollutant effluents in Puerto Madryn (Patagonia, Argentina). In: Estuaries and Coasts, 2009, 813-818
2009G. Machado-Schiaffino, D. Campo & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Strong genetic differentiation of the Austral hake (Merluccius australis) across the species range. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2009, 351-356
2008G. Machado-Schiaffino, J.L. Martinez & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Detection of Mislabeling in Hake Seafood Employing mtSNPs-Based Methodology with Identification of Eleven Hake Species of the Genus Merluccius. In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2008, 5091-5095
2008J.L. Horreo, G. Machado-Schiaffino, A. Griffiths, D. Bright, J. Stevens & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Identification of differential broodstock contribution affecting genetic variability in hatchery stocks of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). In: Aquaculture, 2008, 89-93
2007G. Machado-Schiaffino, E. Dopico & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Genetic variation losses in Atlantic salmon stocks created for supportive breeding. In: Aquaculture, 2007, 59-65
2007D. Campo, G. Machado-Schiaffino, J. Perez & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Phylogeny of the genus Merluccius based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes. In: Gene, 2007, 171-179
2003J.I. Izquierdo, G. Machado, F. Ayllon, V.L. D’Amico, L.O. Bala, E. Vallarino, R. Elias & E. Garcia-Vazquez: Assessing urban pollution in coastal ecosystems: the micronucleus test in the mussel Mytilus edulis. In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2003, 24-29