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Julissa Roncal

ResearcherDepartment of BiologyMemorial University of Newfoundland

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Julissa Roncal

Researcher

Department of Biology

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 NSERC), most recently in 2023.

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Caribbean phylogenetics biogeography biostratigraphy evolution geodynamics numerical modeling paleoenvironment

Latest papers

A framework for integrating natural and sexual selection within- and across-generations of eukaryotic biphasic life cycles.
Journal of evolutionary biology · 2026 · senior author
Genotyping-by-sequencing informs conservation of Andean palms sources of non-timber forest products.
Evolutionary applications · 2024 · senior author
Relationships of song structure to phylogenetic history, habitat, and morphology in the vireos, greenlets, and allies (Passeriformes: Vireonidae).
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2020

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Subduction triggered terrestrial evolution in the Caribbean
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Role of palaeogeographical and ecological factors on the evolution and assembly of plant communities
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$80,000
Models of Suitable Habitat for Corals for a Better Planning of Offshore Activities in Newfoundland
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 5 grants and awards

9 publications.

A framework for integrating natural and sexual selection within- and across-generations of eukaryotic biphasic life cycles.

Purchase CF, Evans JP, Roncal J

Journal of evolutionary biology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jeb/voag078 PMID: 42642038

Genotyping-by-sequencing informs conservation of Andean palms sources of non-timber forest products.

Peñafiel Loaiza N, Chafe AH, Moraes R M, Oleas NH, Roncal J

Evolutionary applications2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/eva.13765 PMID: 39091352

Relationships of song structure to phylogenetic history, habitat, and morphology in the vireos, greenlets, and allies (Passeriformes: Vireonidae).

Mejías MA, Roncal J, Imfeld TS, Boisen S, Wilson DR

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution2020

DOI: 10.1111/evo.14099 PMID: 32955132

Targeted Capture of Hundreds of Nuclear Genes Unravels Phylogenetic Relationships of the Diverse Neotropical Palm Tribe Geonomateae.

Loiseau O, Olivares I, Paris M, de La Harpe M, Weigand A, Koubínová D, Rolland J, Bacon CD, Balslev H, Borchsenius F, Cano A, Couvreur TLP, Delnatte C, Fardin F, Gayot M, Mejía F, Mota-Machado T, Perret M, Roncal J, Sanin MJ, Stauffer F, Lexer C, Kessler M, Salamin N

Frontiers in plant science2019

DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00864 PMID: 31396244

Phylogeny, historical biogeography and diversification rates in an economically important group of Neotropical palms: Tribe Euterpeae.

Pichardo-Marcano FJ, Nieto-Blázquez ME, MacDonald AN, Galeano G, Roncal J

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.12.030 PMID: 30594734

Genetic variation associated with healthy traits and environmental conditions in Vaccinium vitis-idaea.

Alam Z, Roncal J, Peña-Castillo L

BMC genomics2018

DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-4396-9 PMID: 29291734

Historical Biogeography of endemic seed plant genera in the Caribbean: Did GAARlandia play a role?

Nieto-Blázquez ME, Antonelli A, Roncal J

Ecology and evolution2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3521 PMID: 29238545

Active transposable elements recover species boundaries and geographic structure in Madagascan coffee species.

Roncal J, Guyot R, Hamon P, Crouzillat D, Rigoreau M, Konan ON, Rakotomalala JJ, Nowak MD, Davis AP, de Kochko A

Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG2016First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00438-015-1098-3 PMID: 26231981

Edaphic and light conditions of sympatric plant morphotypes in western Amazonia.

Roncal J

Biodiversity data journal2014First author

DOI: 10.3897/bdj.2.e1078 PMID: 24891831

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Julissa Roncal

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A framework for integrating natural and sexual selection within- and across-generations of eukaryotic biphasic life cycles.

Genotyping-by-sequencing informs conservation of Andean palms sources of non-timber forest products.

Relationships of song structure to phylogenetic history, habitat, and morphology in the vireos, greenlets, and allies (Passeriformes: Vireonidae).

Targeted Capture of Hundreds of Nuclear Genes Unravels Phylogenetic Relationships of the Diverse Neotropical Palm Tribe Geonomateae.

Phylogeny, historical biogeography and diversification rates in an economically important group of Neotropical palms: Tribe Euterpeae.

Genetic variation associated with healthy traits and environmental conditions in Vaccinium vitis-idaea.

Historical Biogeography of endemic seed plant genera in the Caribbean: Did GAARlandia play a role?

Active transposable elements recover species boundaries and geographic structure in Madagascan coffee species.

Edaphic and light conditions of sympatric plant morphotypes in western Amazonia.

Subduction triggered terrestrial evolution in the Caribbean

Role of palaeogeographical and ecological factors on the evolution and assembly of plant communities

Models of Suitable Habitat for Corals for a Better Planning of Offshore Activities in Newfoundland

Predicting Habitat Suitability For Rare Plants In Labrador For A Better Management And Mitigation Recommendation

Explaining the biological diversity in tropical America: a phylogenetic and biogeographic approach