Dr Begona Martinez Cruz
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science
Email: B.MartinezCruz@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 904 6331
My Researchgate
ORCID
Languages
Spanish; Castilian
English
French
Catalan; Valencian
Degrees
2021, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PGCert in higher education
2017, UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia), Spain, MSc, Big Data and Business Analytics
2005, University of Sevilla, Spain, PhD, Genetics
1998, University of Navarra, Spain, MSc, Biological Sciences
1998, University of Bordeaux I, France, MSc, Oceanography
Academic appointments
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation Genetics, Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2018 - present
Postgraduate training
Postdoctoral Researcher, Spain, Doñana Biological Station, 2013 - 2016
Postdoctoral Researcher, Poland, Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, 2012 - 2012
Postdoctoral Researcher - Genographic project, Spain, Evolutionary Biology Institute (CSIC - UPF), 2007 - 2012
Associate Researcher, France, Mankind Museum (MNHN), 2005 - 2007
Journal article
Galvez-Bravo L, Perdices A, De Miguel RJ, Lambea-Camblor Á, Penney C, Meloro C, Martinez-Cruz B, Brown RP. 2023. Hybridization and invasive species in a threatened freshwater fish community under environmental pressures: Morphometric and molecular evidence Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Martinez-Cruz B, Zalewska H, Zalewski A. 2022. The genetic diversity and structure in the European polecat were not affected by the introduction of the American mink in Poland Baca MATEUSZ. PLoS ONE, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Lucena-Perez M, Marmesat E, Kleinman-Ruiz D, Martínez-Cruz B, Węcek K, Saveljev AP, Seryodkin IV, Okhlopkov I, Dvornikov MG, Ozolins J, Galsandorj N, Paunovic M, Ratkiewicz M, Schmidt K, Godoy JA. 2020. Genomic patterns in the widespread Eurasian lynx shaped by Late Quaternary climatic fluctuations and anthropogenic impacts. Molecular Ecology, 29 :812-828 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Torres JB, Martucci V, Aldrich MC, Vilar MG, MacKinney T, Tariq M, Gaieski JB, Hernandez RB, Browne ZE, Stevenson M, Walters W, Schurr TG, Adhikarla S, Adler CJ, Balanovska E, Balanovsky O, Bertranpetit J, Clarke AC, Comas D, Cooper A, Sarkissian CSID, GaneshPrasad A, Haak W, Haber M, Hobbs A, Javed A, Jin L, Kaplan ME, Lacerda DR, Li S, Martinez-Cruz B, Matisoo-Smith EA, Mele M, Merchant NC, Mitchell RJ, Parida L, Pitchappan R, Platt DE, Quintana-Murci L, Renfrew C, Royyuru AK, Santhakumari AV, Santos FR, Soodyall H, Swamikrishnan P, Tyler-Smith C, Wells RS, Zalloua PA, Ziegle JS. 2019. Analysis of biogeographic ancestry reveals complex genetic histories for indigenous communities of St. Vincent and Trinidad AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 169 :482-497 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Casas-Marce M, Marmesat E, Soriano L, Martinez-Cruz B, Lucena-Perez M, Nocete F, Rodriguez-Hidalgo A, Canals A, Nadal J, Detry C, Bernaldez-Sanchez E, Fernandez-Rodriguez C, Perez-Ripoll M, Stiller M, Hofreiter M, Rodriguez A, Revilla E, Delibes M, Godoy JA. 2017. Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Genetic Variation in the Iberian Lynx along Its Path to Extinction Reconstructed with Ancient DNA Molecular Biology and Evolution, 34 :2893-2907 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Kleinman-Ruiz D, Martinez Cruz B, Soriano L, Lucena-Perez M, Cruz F, Villanueva B, Fernandez J, Godoy JA. 2017. Novel efficient genome-wide SNP panels for the conservation of the highly endangered Iberian lynx BMC Genomics, 18 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Nagle N, Van Oven M, Wilcox S, Van Holst Pellekaan S, Tyler-Smith C, Xue Y, Ballantyne KN, Wilcox L, Papac L, Cooke K, Van Oorschot RAH, McAllister P, Williams L, Kayser M, Mitchell RJ, Adhikarla S, Adler CJ, Balanovska E, Balanovsky O, Bertranpetit J, Clarke AC, Comas D, Cooper A, Der Sarkissian CSI, Dulik MC, Gaieski JB, Kumar A, Prasad G, Haak W, Haber M, Hobbs A, Javed A, Jin L, Kaplan ME, Li S, Martinez-Cruz B, Matisoo-Smith EA, Mele M, Merchant NC, Owings AC, Parida L, Pitchappan R, Platt DE, Quintana-Murci L, Renfrew C, Royyuru AK, Santhakumari AV, Santos FR, Schurr TG, Soodyall H, Soria Hernanz DF, Swamikrishnan P, Vilar MG, Wells RS, Zalloua PA, Ziegle JS, Martinez Cruz B. 2017. Aboriginal Australian mitochondrial genome variation - An increased understanding of population antiquity and diversity Scientific Reports, 7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abascal F, Corvelo A, Cruz F, Villanueva-Canas JL, Vlasova A, Marcet-Houben M, Martinez-Cruz B, Cheng JY, Prieto P, Quesada V, Quilez J, Li G, Garcia F, Rubio-Camarillo M, Frias L, Ribeca P, Capella-Gutierrez S, Rodriguez JM, Camara F, Lowy E, Cozzuto L, Erb I, Tress ML, Rodriguez-Ales JL, Ruiz-Orera J, Reverter F, Casas-Marce M, Soriano L, Arango JR, Derdak S, Galan B, Blanc J, Gut M, Lorente-Galdos B, Andres-Nieto M, Lopez-Otin C, Valencia A, Gut I, Garcia JL, Guigo R, Murphy WJ, Ruiz-Herrera A, Marques-Bonet T, Roma G, Notredame C, Mailund T, Mar Alba M, Gabaldon T, Alioto T, Godoy JA. 2016. Extreme genomic erosion after recurrent demographic bottlenecks in the highly endangered Iberian lynx Genome Biology, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Martinez-Cruz B, Mendizabal I, Harmant C, de Pablo R, Ioana M, Angelicheva D, Kouvatsi A, Makukh H, Netea MG, Pamjav H, Zalan A, Tournev I, Marushiakova E, Popov V, Bertranpetit J, Kalaydjieva L, Quintana-Murci L, Comas D. 2016. Origins, admixture and founder lineages in European Roma EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 24 :937-943 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Aime C, Verdu P, Segurel L, Martinez-Cruz B, Hegay T, Heyer E, Austerlitz F. 2015. Microsatellite data show recent demographic expansions in sedentary but not in nomadic human populations in Africa and Eurasia (vol 22, pg 1201, 2014) EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 23 :1591-1591 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Vilar MG, Melendez C, Sanders AB, Walia A, Gaieski JB, Owings AC, Schurr TG. 2014. Genetic Diversity in Puerto Rico and Its Implications for the Peopling of the Island and the West Indies AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 155 :352-368 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Aime C, Verdu P, Segurel L, Martinez-Cruz B, Hegay T, Heyer E, Austerlitz F. 2014. Microsatellite data show recent demographic expansions in sedentary but not in nomadic human populations in Africa and Eurasia EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 22 :1201-1207 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Elhaik E, Tatarinova T, Chebotarev D, Piras IS, Calo CM, De Montis A, Atzori M, Marini M, Tofanelli S, Francalacci P, Pagani L, Tyler-Smith C, Xue Y, Cucca F, Schurr TG, Gaieski JB, Melendez C, Vilar MG, Owings AC, Gomez R, Fujita R, Santos FR, Comas D, Balanovsky O, Balanovska E, Zalloua P, Soodyall H, Pitchappan R, GaneshPrasad A, Hammer M, Matisoo-Smith L, Wells RS. 2014. Geographic population structure analysis of worldwide human populations infers their biogeographical origins NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 5 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Sarkissian CD, Brotherton P, Balanovsky O, Templeton JEL, Llamas B, Soubrier J, Moiseyev V, Khartanovich V, Cooper A, Haak W. 2014. Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing in Mesolithic North East Europe Unearths a New Sub-Clade within the Broadly Distributed Human Haplogroup C1 PLOS ONE, 9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Clarke AC, Prost S, Stanton J-AL, White WTJ, Kaplan ME, Matisoo-Smith EA. 2014. From cheek swabs to consensus sequences: an A to Z protocol for high-throughput DNA sequencing of complete human mitochondrial genomes BMC GENOMICS, 15 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Fadhlaoui-Zid K, Haber M, Martinez-Cruz B, Zalloua P, Elgaaied AB, Comas D. 2013. Genome-Wide and Paternal Diversity Reveal a Recent Origin of Human Populations in North Africa PLOS ONE, 8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Boattini A, Martinez-Cruz B, Sarno S, Harmant C, Useli A, Sanz P, Yang-Yao D, Manry J, Ciani G, Luiselli D, Quintana-Murci L, Comas D, Pettener D. 2013. Uniparental Markers in Italy Reveal a Sex-Biased Genetic Structure and Different Historical Strata PLOS ONE, 8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Rebala K, Martinez-Cruz B, Toenjes A, Kovacs P, Stumvoll M, Lindner I, Buettner A, Wichmann H-E, Sivakova D, Sotak M, Quintana-Murci L, Szczerkowska Z, Comas D. 2013. Contemporary paternal genetic landscape of Polish and German populations: from early medieval Slavic expansion to post-World War II resettlements EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 21 :415-422 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Brotherton P, Haak W, Templeton J, Brandt G, Soubrier J, Adler CJ, Richards SM, Sarkissian CD, Ganslmeier R, Friederich S, Dresely V, van Oven M, Kenyon R, Van der Hoek MB, Korlach J, Luong K, Ho SYW, Quintana-Murci L, Behar DM, Meller H, Alt KW, Cooper A. 2013. Neolithic mitochondrial haplogroup H genomes and the genetic origins of Europeans NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Elhaik E, Greenspan E, Staats S, Krahn T, Tyler-Smith C, Xue Y, Tofanelli S, Francalacci P, Cucca F, Pagani L, Jin L, Li H, Schurr TG, Greenspan B, Wells RS. 2013. The GenoChip: A New Tool for Genetic Anthropology GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 5 :1021-1031 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martinez-Cruz B, Harmant C, Platt DE, Haak W, Manry J, Ramos-Luis E, Soria-Hernanz DF, Bauduer F, Salaberria J, Oyharcabal B, Quintana-Murci L, Comas D. 2012. Evidence of Pre-Roman Tribal Genetic Structure in Basques from Uniparentally Inherited Markers MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 29 :2211-2222 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martinez-Cruz B, Ioana M, Calafell F, Arauna LR, Sanz P, Ionescu R, Boengiu S, Kalaydjieva L, Pamjav H, Makukh H, Plantinga T, van der Meer JWM, Comas D, Netea MG. 2012. Y-Chromosome Analysis in Individuals Bearing the Basarab Name of the First Dynasty of Wallachian Kings PLOS ONE, 7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Behar DM, Harmant C, Manry J, van Oven M, Haak W, Martinez-Cruz B, Salaberria J, Oyharcabal B, Bauduer F, Comas D, Quintana-Murci L. 2012. The Basque Paradigm: Genetic Evidence of a Maternal Continuity in the Franco-Cantabrian Region since Pre-Neolithic Times (vol 90, pg 486, 2012) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 90 :936-936 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Haber M, Platt DE, Bonab MA, Youhanna SC, Soria-Hernanz DF, Martinez-Cruz B, Douaihy B, Ghassibe-Sabbagh M, Rafatpanah H, Ghanbari M, Whale J, Balanovsky O, Wells RS, Comas D, Tyler-Smith C, Zalloua PA. 2012. Afghanistan's Ethnic Groups Share a Y-Chromosomal Heritage Structured by Historical Events PLOS ONE, 7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Behar DM, Harmant C, Manry J, van Oven M, Haak W, Martinez-Cruz B, Salaberria J, Oyharcabal B, Bauduer F, Comas D, Quintana-Murci L. 2012. The Basque Paradigm: Genetic Evidence of a Maternal Continuity in the Franco-Cantabrian Region since Pre-Neolithic Times AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 90 :486-493 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Haber M, Youhanna SC, Balanovsky O, Saade S, Martinez-Cruz B, Ghassibe-Sabbagh M, Shasha N, Osman R, el Bayeh H, Koshel S, Zaporozhchenko V, Balanovska E, Soria-Hernanz DF, Platt DE, Zalloua PA. 2012. mtDNA Lineages Reveal Coronary Artery Disease-Associated Structures in the Lebanese Population ANNALS OF HUMAN GENETICS, 76 :1-8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Sarno S, Boattini A, Yang Yao D, De Fanti S, Sazzini M, Ciani G, Useli A, Martinez-Cruz B, Bertranpetit J, Comas D, Luiselli D, Pettener D. 2012. Between Europe and the Mediterranean: High resolution Y-Chromosome structure of Italy - Preliminary results Journal of Biological Research (Italy), 85 :172-173 DOI Publisher Url
Fadhlaoui-Zid K, Martinez-Cruz B, Khodjet-el-khil H, Mendizabal I, Benammar-Elgaaied A, Comas D. 2011. Genetic Structure of Tunisian Ethnic Groups Revealed by Paternal Lineages AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 146 :271-280 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martínez-Cruz B, Ziegle J, Sanz P, Sotelo G, Anglada R, Plaza S, Comas D. 2011. Multiplex single-nucleotide polymorphism typing of the human Y chromosome using TaqMan probes Investigative Genetics, 2 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martinez-Cruz B, Vitalis R, Segurel L, Austerlitz F, Georges M, Thery S, Quintana-Murci L, Hegay T, Aldashev A, Nasyrova F, Heyer E. 2011. In the heartland of Eurasia: the multilocus genetic landscape of Central Asian populations EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 19 :216-223 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martinez-Cruz B. 2011. Conservation genetics of Iberian raptors ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 34 :341-353 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Segurel L, Martinez-Cruz B, Quintana-Murci L, Balaresque P, Georges M, Hegay T, Aldashev A, Nasyrova F, Jobling MA, Heyer E, Vitalis R. 2008. Sex-Specific Genetic Structure and Social Organization in Central Asia: Insights from a Multi-Locus Study PLOS GENETICS, 4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martinez-Cruz B, Godoy JA. 2007. Genetic evidence for a recent divergence and subsequent gene flow between Spanish and Eastern imperial eagles BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martinez-Cruz B, Godoy JA, Negro JJ. 2007. Population fragmentation leads to spatial and temporal genetic structure in the endangered Spanish imperial eagle MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 16 :477-486 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Rodriguez C, Bustamante J, Martinez-Cruz B, Negro JJ. 2005. Evaluation of methods for gender determination of lesser kestrel nestlings JOURNAL OF RAPTOR RESEARCH, 39 :127-133 Author Url
Blois-Heulin C, Martinez-Cruz B. 2005. Influence of food dispersion on feeding activity and social interactions in captive Lophocebus albigena and Cercocebus torquatus torquatus PRIMATES, 46 :77-90 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Horvath MB, Martinez-Cruz B, Negro JJ, Kalmar L, Godoy JA. 2005. An overlooked DNA source for non-invasive genetic analysis in birds JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 36 :84-88 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martinez-Cruz B, Godoy JA, Negro JJ. 2004. Population genetics after fragmentation: the case of the endangered Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 13 :2243-2255 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martinez-Cruz B, David VA, Godoy JA, Negro JJ, O'Brien SJ, Johnson WE. 2002. Eighteen polymorphic microsatellite markers for the highly endangered Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) and related species MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES, 2 :323-326 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Martínez-Cruz B, David VA, Godoy JA, Negro JJ, O'Brien SJ, Johnson WE. 2002. Eighteen polymorphic microsatellite markers for the highly endangered Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) and related species Molecular Ecology Notes, 2 :323-326 DOI
Other
Martinez-Cruz B, Mendizabal I, Harmant C, de Pablo R, Ioana M, Angelicheva D, Kouvatsi A, Makukh H, Netea MG, Pamjav H, Zalan A, Tournev I, Marushiakova E, Popov V, Bertranpetit J, Kalaydjieva L, Quintana-Murci L, Comas D. 2021. Origins, admixture and founder lineages in European Roma (Dec, 10.1038/s41431-021-01020-7, 2021) EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Chapters
Martinez Cruz B, Méndez Camarena M. 2018. Conservation Genetics in Raptors Sarasola JH, Grande JM, Negro JJ. Birds of Prey. Biology and conservation in the XXI century :339-371 Springer-Verlag 978-3-319-73744-7 DOI Publisher Url