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Victoria Sosa
Silver Contributor
10,655 Points

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Author 500
Reviewer 15
Editor 10,140

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Biodiversity
Biogeography
Ecology
Evolutionary Studies
Plant Science
Genetics
Developmental Biology
Taxonomy
Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Science
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Food Science and Technology
Women's Health
Biotechnology
Mycology
Climate Change Biology
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Conservation Biology
Data Science
Natural Resource Management
Population Biology
Zoology
Spatial and Geographic Information Science
Biosphere Interactions
Freshwater Biology
Histology
Forestry
Entomology
Soil Science
Animal Behavior
Data Mining and Machine Learning
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Victoria Sosa

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Research interests include the phylogeny and evolution of plants with a particular focus on groups of vascular plants that are distributed in Mesoamerica and especially endemic to Mexico. Also interested in cloud forest flora. Systematics and taxonomy of orchids in Epidendreae are as well part of my interests. In addition, I am conducting investigation on diversity, evolutionary biology and ecology of geophytes an interesting life form in plants. Genomics and economic botany of underutilized fruits is one of my new lines of research.

Biodiversity Biogeography Conservation Biology Evolutionary Studies Plant Science Taxonomy

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

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Researcher

Instituto de Ecologia AC
Biologia Evolutiva
Research, teaching

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 5
  • Edited 63
January 6, 2023
Stem transcriptome screen for selection in wild and cultivated pitahaya (Selenicereus undatus): an epiphytic cactus with edible fruit
Omar Oltehua-López, Mario A. Arteaga-Vázquez, Victoria Sosa
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14581 PubMed 36632141
March 7, 2019
Climate change and conservation in a warm North American desert: effect in shrubby plants
Victoria Sosa, Israel Loera, Diego F. Angulo, Marilyn Vásquez-Cruz, Etelvina Gándara
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6572 PubMed 30867993
February 27, 2018
Anther development in tribe Epidendreae: orchids with contrasting pollination syndromes
Benjamín Valencia-Nieto, Victoria Sosa, Judith Márquez-Guzmán
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4383 PubMed 29503766
October 20, 2017
Influence of current climate, historical climate stability and topography on species richness and endemism in Mesoamerican geophyte plants
Victoria Sosa, Israel Loera
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3932 PubMed 29062605
November 16, 2016
Historical reconstruction of climatic and elevation preferences and the evolution of cloud forest-adapted tree ferns in Mesoamerica
Victoria Sosa, Juan Francisco Ornelas, Santiago Ramírez-Barahona, Etelvina Gándara
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2696 PubMed 27896030

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October 24, 2023
Integrative approaches to a revision of the liverwort in genus Aneura (Aneuraceae, Marchantiophyta) from Thailand
Nopparat Anantaprayoon, Passorn Wonnapinij, Ekaphan Kraichak
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16284 PubMed 37901454
June 19, 2023
Phylogenetic diversity and the structure of host-epiphyte interactions across the Neotropics
Marcio R. Pie, Fernanda S. Caron, Thom Dallimore, Helena Einzmann, Peter Hietz, Michael Kessler, Flavio Nunes Ramos, João Pedro Costa Elias, Holger Kreft, Thorsten Krömer, Maria Judith Carmona Higuita, Daniel Zuleta, Giesta Machado, André Luís de Gasper, Gerhard Zotz, Glenda Mendieta Leiva, Derio Antonio Jimenez-Lopez, Alex Fernando Mendes, Pedro Brancalion, Sara Mortara, Christopher Thomas Blum, Mariana Victória Irume, Nayely Martínez-Meléndez Nayely, Ana Maria Benavides, Carlos Renato Boelter, Sven Batke
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15500 PubMed 37361043
February 10, 2023
Comparative chloroplast genomics of three species of Bulbophyllum section Cirrhopetalum (Orchidaceae), with an emphasis on the description of a new species from Eastern Himalaya
Mengkai Li, Lu Tang, Jianping Deng, Hanqing Tang, Shicheng Shao, Zhen Xing, Yan Luo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14721 PubMed 36793888
November 1, 2022
Global transcriptome dissection of pollen–pistil interactions induced self-incompatibility in dragon fruit (Selenicereus spp.)
Jun-cheng Li, Yulin Wang, Hong-fen Dai, Qingming Sun
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14165 PubMed 36340195
October 31, 2022
The complete chloroplast genome sequences of three Broussonetia species and comparative analysis within the Moraceae
Jinhong Yang, Qu Chu, Gang Meng, Weiqing Kong
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14293 PubMed 36340196
September 28, 2022
A phylogenetic analysis of Bromus (Poaceae: Pooideae: Bromeae) based on nuclear ribosomal and plastid data, with a focus on Bromus sect. Bromus
Akram Nasiri, Shahrokh Kazempour-Osaloo, Behnam Hamzehee, Roger D. Bull, Jeffery M. Saarela
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13884 PubMed 36193423
September 8, 2022
Floral ontogeny of Tachigali (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae) species
Jamile Marques Casanova, Domingos Cardoso, Claudia Franca Barros, Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima, Karen L.G. De Toni
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13975 PubMed 36101879
August 16, 2022
Testing the effectiveness of rbcLa DNA-barcoding for species discrimination in tropical montane cloud forest vascular plants (Oaxaca, Mexico) using BLAST, genetic distance, and tree-based methods
Sonia Trujillo-Argueta, Rafael F. del Castillo, Abril Velasco-Murguía
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13771 PubMed 35990900
July 26, 2022
Distribution and phylogeography of the genus Mattirolomyces with a focus on the Asian M. terfezioides haplotypes
Jie Wei, Tine Grebenc, Xuan Zhang, SiMin Xiang, Yongjun Fan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13511 PubMed 35910764
June 29, 2022
Fungal diversity in shade-coffee plantations in Soconusco, Mexico
Eugenia Zarza, Alejandra López-Pastrana, Anne Damon, Karina Guillén-Navarro, Luz Verónica García-Fajardo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13610 PubMed 35789660
June 8, 2022
Genetic diversity and demography of Bufo japonicus and B. torrenticola (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) influenced by the Quaternary climate
Kazumi Fukutani, Masafumi Matsui, Dung Van Tran, Kanto Nishikawa
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13452 PubMed 35698618
May 26, 2022
Pachygenium laurense (Orchidaceae, Spiranthinae), a new orchid species from Argentina—morphological evidence and phylogenetic reconstruction
Claudia M. Martin, Adriana Marisel Morales, Magdalena Dudek, Dariusz L. Szlachetko
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13433 PubMed 35642198
March 25, 2022
Crop damage by vertebrates in Latin America: current knowledge and potential future management directions
Adrián Alejandro Cuesta Hermira, Fernanda Michalski
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13185 PubMed 35356474
March 21, 2022
State of biodiversity documentation in the Philippines: Metadata gaps, taxonomic biases, and spatial biases in the DNA barcode data of animal and plant taxa in the context of species occurrence data
Carmela Maria P. Berba, Ambrocio Melvin A. Matias
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13146 PubMed 35341040
October 26, 2021
Phylogeny of Crataegus (Rosaceae) based on 257 nuclear loci and chloroplast genomes: evaluating the impact of hybridization
Aaron Liston, Kevin A. Weitemier, Lucas Letelier, János Podani, Yu Zong, Lang Liu, Timothy A. Dickinson
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12418 PubMed 34754629
October 22, 2021
Complete chloroplast genome sequences of five Bruguiera species (Rhizophoraceae): comparative analysis and phylogenetic relationships
Panthita Ruang-areerate, Wasitthee Kongkachana, Chaiwat Naktang, Chutima Sonthirod, Nattapol Narong, Nukoon Jomchai, Pasin Maprasop, Chatree Maknual, Nawin Phormsin, Jeremy R. Shearman, Wirulda Pootakham, Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12268 PubMed 34733586
October 12, 2021
Lasianthus ranongensis (Rubiaceae), a new species from Andaman tropical rainforest Thailand
Tiwtawat Napiroon, Aroon Sinbumroong, Manop Poopath
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12320 PubMed 34721991
August 25, 2021
Plantago campestris (Plantaginaceae), a rare new species from southern Brazil, supported by phylogenomic and morphological evidence
Gustavo Hassemer, Elliot M. Gardner, Nina Rønsted
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11848 PubMed 34527433
August 24, 2021
Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of Leptopus (Phyllanthaceae) from Southeast Yunnan, China
Wenhua Zhang, Xinxin Zhu, Bine Xue, Ende Liu, Yuling Li, Gang Yao
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11989 PubMed 34513329
August 11, 2021
The composition, geography, biology and assembly of the coastal flora of the Cape Floristic Region
B. Adriaan Grobler, Richard M. Cowling
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11916 PubMed 34447627
June 29, 2021
Taxonomic relevance of petiole anatomical and micro-morphological characteristics of Clematis L. (Ranunculaceae) taxa from South Korea
Beom Kyun Park, Dong Chan Son, Balkrishna Ghimire
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11669 PubMed 34249508
June 9, 2021
The transition to agricultural cultivation of neo-crops may fail to account for wild genetic diversity patterns: insights from the Cape Floristic Region
Nicholas C. Galuszynski
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11462 PubMed 34178439
May 17, 2021
An integrative monograph of Carex section Schoenoxiphium (Cyperaceae)
Modesto Luceño, Tamara Villaverde, José Ignacio Márquez-Corro, Rogelio Sánchez-Villegas, Enrique Maguilla, Marcial Escudero, Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, Manuel Sánchez-Villegas, Monica Miguez, Carmen Benítez-Benítez, A. Muthama Muasya, Santiago Martín-Bravo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11336 PubMed 34046256
May 11, 2021
Morphological variability and genetic diversity in Carex buxbaumii and Carex hartmaniorum (Cyperaceae) populations
Helena Więcław, Magdalena Szenejko, Thea Kull, Zofia Sotek, Ewa Rębacz-Maron, Jacob Koopman
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11372 PubMed 34026355
April 14, 2021
Meiogyne oligocarpa (Annonaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Bine Xue, Yun-Yun Shao, Chun-Fen Xiao, Ming-Fai Liu, Yongquan Li, Yun-Hong Tan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10999 PubMed 33959409
April 5, 2021
Three new Luticola D.G.Mann (Bacillariophyta) species from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) found in terrestrial diatom assemblages dominated by widely distributed taxa
Łukasz Peszek, Mateusz Rybak, Horst Lange-Bertalot, John Patrick Kociolek, Andrzej Witkowski
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11142 PubMed 33868817
February 24, 2021
Extremely low nucleotide diversity among thirty-six new chloroplast genome sequences from Aldama (Heliantheae, Asteraceae) and comparative chloroplast genomics analyses with closely related genera
Benoit Loeuille, Verônica Thode, Carolina Siniscalchi, Sonia Andrade, Magdalena Rossi, José Rubens Pirani
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10886 PubMed 33665028
February 11, 2021
Taxonomic revision of the threatened African genus Pseudohydrosme Engl. (Araceae), with P. ebo, a new, critically endangered species from Ebo, Cameroon
Martin Cheek, Barthélemy Tchiengué, Xander van der Burgt
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10689 PubMed 33614269
February 4, 2021
Genetic diversity and structure of the narrow endemic Seseli farrenyi (Apiaceae): implications for translocation
Núria Garcia-Jacas, Jèssica Requena, Sergi Massó, Roser Vilatersana, Cèsar Blanché, Jordi López-Pujol
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10521 PubMed 33604159
January 26, 2021
Delimiting the genera of the Ficinia Clade (Cypereae, Cyperaceae) based on molecular phylogenetic data
A. Muthama Muasya, Isabel Larridon
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10737 PubMed 33569253
December 21, 2020
Synoptic revision of the fern genus Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm. (Dryopteridaceae) in Madagascar, with the description of 23 new taxa, all but one endemic
Germinal Rouhan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10484 PubMed 33391872
November 18, 2020
Seed morphology and sculpture of invasive Impatiens capensis Meerb. from different habitats
Agnieszka Rewicz, Monika Myśliwy, Wojciech Adamowski, Marek Podlasiński, Anna Bomanowska
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10156 PubMed 33240597
November 17, 2020
Predicting disease occurrence of cabbage Verticillium wilt in monoculture using species distribution modeling
Kentaro Ikeda, Takeshi Osawa
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10290 PubMed 33240630
November 9, 2020
The genetic diversity and population structure of two endemic Amazonian quillwort (Isoetes L.) species
Mirella Pupo Santos, João V.S. Rabelo Araujo, Arthur V. Sant’anna Lopes, Julio Cesar Fiorio Vettorazzi, Marcela Santana Bastos Boechat, Fernanda AbreuSantana Arêdes, Naiara Viana Campos, Emiliano Nicolas Calderon, Fernando M. Gomes Santos, Tais Nogueira Fernandes, Rodrigo Nunes da Fonseca, Messias Gonzaga Pereira, Guilherme Oliveira, Daniel Basilio Zandonadi, RodrigoLemes Martins, Francisco de Assis Esteves
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10274 PubMed 33240624
October 27, 2020
Functional traits of broad-leaved monocot herbs in the understory and forest edges of a Costa Rican rainforest
Philip W. Rundel, Arielle M. Cooley, Katharine L. Gerst, Erin C. Riordan, M. Rasoul Sharifi, Jennifer W. Sun, J. Alexandra Tower
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9958 PubMed 33194368
October 19, 2020
A study of soil seed banks across one complete chronosequence of secondary succession in a karst landscape
Xiaole He, Li Yuan, Zhen Hong Wang, Zizong Zhou, Li Wan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10226 PubMed 33133785
September 30, 2020
Morphological and anatomical adaptations to dry, shady environments in Adiantum reniforme var. sinense (Pteridaceae)
Di Wu, Linbao Li, Xiaobo Ma, Guiyun Huang, Chaodong Yang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9937 PubMed 33062425
September 23, 2020
Do Centres of Endemism provide a spatial context for predicting and preserving plant phylogeographic patterns in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa?
Nicholas C. Galuszynski, Alastair J. Potts
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10045 PubMed 33024648
September 14, 2020
Seasonal and successional dynamics of size-dependent plant demographic rates in a tropical dry forest
Irving Saenz-Pedroza, Richard Feldman, Casandra Reyes-García, Jorge A. Meave, Luz Maria Calvo-Irabien, Filogonio May-Pat, Juan M. Dupuy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9636 PubMed 32983631
September 2, 2020
Applied phylogeography of Cyclopia intermedia (Fabaceae) highlights the need for ‘duty of care’ when cultivating honeybush
Nicholas C. Galuszynski, Alastair J. Potts
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9818 PubMed 32953270
August 14, 2020
Slender salamanders (genus Batrachoseps) reveal Southern California to be a center for the diversification, persistence, and introduction of salamander lineages
Elizabeth L. Jockusch, Robert W. Hansen, Robert N. Fisher, David B. Wake
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9599 PubMed 32864205
July 23, 2020
Plastid genomics of Nicotiana (Solanaceae): insights into molecular evolution, positive selection and the origin of the maternal genome of Aztec tobacco (Nicotiana rustica)
Furrukh Mehmood, Abdullah, Zartasha Ubaid, Iram Shahzadi, Ibrar Ahmed, Mohammad Tahir Waheed, Peter Poczai, Bushra Mirza
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9552 PubMed 32775052
July 13, 2020
Plastome comparative genomics in maples resolves the infrageneric backbone relationships
Fabiola Areces-Berazain, Yixi Wang, Damien D. Hinsinger, Joeri S. Strijk
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9483 PubMed 32742784
June 16, 2020
Plastid genomes of the North American Rhus integrifolia-ovata complex and phylogenomic implications of inverted repeat structural evolution in Rhus L.
Craig F. Barrett
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9315 PubMed 32587799
June 9, 2020
Plastome of the mycoheterotrophic eudicot Exacum paucisquama (Gentianaceae) exhibits extensive gene loss and a highly expanded inverted repeat region
Zhanghai Li, Xiao Ma, Yi Wen, Sisi Chen, Yan Jiang, Xiaohua Jin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9157 PubMed 32551191
March 11, 2020
Co-expression clustering across flower development identifies modules for diverse floral forms in Achimenes (Gesneriaceae)
Wade R. Roberts, Eric H. Roalson
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8778 PubMed 32201652
March 9, 2020
Predictive modelling of the distribution of Clematis sect. Fruticella s. str. under climate change reveals a range expansion during the Last Glacial Maximum
Mingyu Li, Jian He, Zhe Zhao, Rudan Lyu, Min Yao, Jin Cheng, Lei Xie
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8729 PubMed 32195054
January 13, 2020
The complete chloroplast genome of Microcycas calocoma (Miq.) A. DC. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales) and evolution in Cycadales
Aimee Caye G. Chang, Qiang Lai, Tao Chen, Tieyao Tu, Yunhua Wang, Esperanza Maribel G. Agoo, Jun Duan, Nan Li
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8305 PubMed 31976174
January 9, 2020
Temporal dynamics of the hummingbird-plant interaction network of a dry forest in Chamela, Mexico: a 30-year follow-up after two hurricanes
Sergio Díaz Infante, Carlos Lara, Maria del Coro Arizmendi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8338 PubMed 31942258
November 21, 2019
Sequencing and analyses on chloroplast genomes of Tetrataenium candicans and two allies give new insights on structural variants, DNA barcoding and phylogeny in Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae
Lu Kang, Dengfeng Xie, Qunying Xiao, Chang Peng, Yan Yu, Xingjin He
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8063 PubMed 31772837
October 2, 2019
Extensive plastome reduction and loss of photosynthesis genes in Diphelypaea coccinea, a holoparasitic plant of the family Orobanchaceae
Eugeny V. Gruzdev, Vitaly V. Kadnikov, Alexey V. Beletsky, Andrey V. Mardanov, Nikolai V. Ravin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7830 PubMed 31592357
August 9, 2019
Taxonomic revision of the genus Cranichis (Orchidaceae, Cranichideae) in Colombia
Dariusz L. Szlachetko, Marta Kolanowska
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7385 PubMed 31413928
July 9, 2019
Controls of plant diversity and composition on a desert archipelago
Benjamin T. Wilder, Richard S. Felger, Exequiel Ezcurra
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7286 PubMed 31328045
June 20, 2019
Quantifying morphological variation in the Castilleja pilosa species complex (Orobanchaceae)
Sarah J. Jacobs, Sarah Herzog, David C. Tank
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7090 PubMed 31259097
June 7, 2019
Timing and ecological priority shaped the diversification of sedges in the Himalayas
Uzma, Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, Rabia Amir, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Andrew L. Hipp
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6792 PubMed 31211007
June 3, 2019
Plastome phylogenomics and characterization of rare genomic changes as taxonomic markers in plastome groups 1 and 2 Poeae (Pooideae; Poaceae)
Lauren M. Orton, Sean V. Burke, Melvin R. Duvall
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6959 PubMed 31198631
February 1, 2019
New insight into the phylogeographic pattern of Liriodendron chinense (Magnoliaceae) revealed by chloroplast DNA: east–west lineage split and genetic mixture within western subtropical China
Aihong Yang, Yongda Zhong, Shujuan Liu, Lipan Liu, Tengyun Liu, Yanqiang Li, Faxin Yu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6355 PubMed 30723627
January 31, 2019
A new species of Escallonia (Escalloniaceae) from the inter-Andean tropical dry forests of Bolivia
Felipe Zapata, Daniel Villarroel
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6328 PubMed 30723621
January 17, 2019
Extremely low levels of chloroplast genome sequence variability in Astelia pumila (Asteliaceae, Asparagales)
Simon Pfanzelt, Dirk C. Albach, K. Bernhard von Hagen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6244 PubMed 30671303
January 3, 2019
The role of Central American barriers in shaping the evolutionary history of the northernmost glassfrog, Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni (Anura: Centrolenidae)
Angela M. Mendoza, Wilmar Bolívar-García, Ella Vázquez-Domínguez, Roberto Ibáñez, Gabriela Parra Olea
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6115 PubMed 30627486
November 21, 2018
First steps towards assessing the evolutionary history and phylogeography of a widely distributed Neotropical grassland bird (Motacillidae: Anthus correndera)
Heraldo V. Norambuena, Paul Van Els, Carlos P. Muñoz-Ramírez, Pedro F. Victoriano
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5886 PubMed 30498628
June 1, 2018
Phytoregionalisation of the Andean páramo
Gwendolyn Peyre, Henrik Balslev, Xavier Font
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4786 PubMed 29868254
May 11, 2018
From the Guiana Highlands to the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest: four new species of Selaginella (Selaginellaceae – Lycopodiophyta: S. agioneuma, S. magnafornensis, S. ventricosa, and S. zartmanii)
Iván A. Valdespino, Christian A. López, Adriel M. Sierra, Jorge Ceballos
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4708 PubMed 29770272