Ainhoa Agorreta Calvo

Ainhoa Agorreta Calvo is a faculty member at the Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Complutense University of Madrid. She earned her PhD in 2013 from Universidad de Navarra with a thesis on Molecular phylogenetics of gobioid fishes, supervised by Dr. Rafael Miranda Ferreiro and Dr. Lukas Rüber. Her research spans molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and ecomorphological adaptations in aquatic organisms.

• Primary Affiliation: Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Zoology and Physical Anthropology
• PhD Institution: Universidad de Navarra

Her research focuses include:

• Evolutionary ecology of amphibious fishes (mudskippers)
• Phylogenetic analysis of gobioid fishes
• Molecular adaptation in aquaporins and podoplanin genes
• Brain size evolution in insects (e.g., bees)
• Coastal geomorphology and intertidal ecology

Key article trends involve:

• Phylogenetic methods and genomic data processing
• Water-to-land transition mechanisms
• Positive selection in adaptive genes
• Ecological-morphological correlations in fish species