Publications

Journal articles

• Contrasting the contributions of 12S eDNA metabarcoding, visual surveys and anaesthetic collections to the historical regional diversity of cryptobenthic and conspicuous fish Mac Loughlin C, Valdivia-Carrillo T, El Khattabi S, Valenzuela-Quiñonez F, Reyes-Bonilla H, Munguia-Vega A (2025). Journal of Fish Biology. doi:10.1111/jfb.70054
• eDNA metabarcoding warms up a hotspot of marine biodiversity: Revealing underrepresented taxa in visual surveys and historical records from the Gulf of California Mac Loughlin C, Valdivia-Carrillo T, Valenzuela-Quiñonez F, Reyes-Bonilla H, Brusca RC, Munguia-Vega A (2024). Marine Biodiversity 54:22.
• Integrating eDNA metabarcoding and simultaneous underwater visual surveys to describe complex fish communities in a marine biodiversity hotspot Valdivia-Carrillo T, Rocha-Olivares A, Reyes-Bonilla H, Domínguez-Contreras JF, Munguia-Vega A (2021). Molecular Ecology Resources 21(5):1558–1574.
• Beyond traditional biodiversity fish monitoring: environmental DNA metabarcoding and simultaneous underwater visual census detect different sets of a complex fish community at a marine biodiversity hotspot Valdivia-Carrillo T, Rocha-Olivares A, Reyes-Bonilla H, Domínguez-Contreras JF, Munguia-Vega A (2019). bioRxiv.
• Phylogeography and Ecological Niche Modelling in the desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis, Baird and Girard 1859) on the Peninsula of Baja California Valdivia-Carrillo T, García De-León FJ, Blázquez MC, González-Zamorano P, Gutierrez-Flores C (2017). Journal of Heredity 108(6):640–649.
• Isolation and characterization of 14 tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in the cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris, Agassiz, 1862) by Next Generation Sequencing Getino-Mamet L, Valdivia-Carrillo T, Dawson M, Gómez Daglio L, García de León FJ (2017). Molecular Biology Reports 44(2):257–260.
• Coping with potential bi-parental inbreeding: Limited pollen and seed dispersal and large genets in the dioecious marine angiosperm Thalassia testudinum van Tussenbroek BI, Valdivia-Carrillo T, Rodríguez-Virgen IT, Sanabria-Alcaraz SNM, Jiménez-Durán K, van Dijk JK, Marquez-Guzmán GJ (2016). Ecology and Evolution 6(15):5542–5556. · PDF (open access)
• Isolation and characterization of 15 tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in the desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis, Baird and Girard) by 454 pyrosequencing Valdivia-Carrillo T, Lozano-Garza A, García de León FJ, Blázquez MC (2013). Conservation Genetics Resources 5:719–721.

Book chapters

• Phylogeographic studies: lessons for biodiversity management and conservation (in Spanish) García-De León FJ, Mendoza-Portillo V, García-López KB, Orozco-Ruiz AM, Morales-Flores G, Olivas-Hernández JL, Martínez-Noguez JJ, Gutiérrez-Flores C, Valdivia-Carrillo T (2025). Estudios filogeográficos: enseñanzas para el manejo y conservación de la biodiversidad. En: La biodiversidad en Baja California Sur. Estudio de Estado. Vol. III. CONABIO/FFB, México, pp. 43–56.

Under review and in preparation

• Modeling cetacean eDNA distribution along the Washington coast using metabarcoding from opportunistic samples and generalized additive models Valdivia-Carrillo T, Van Cise A, Shaffer M, Parsons K, Im A, Shelton A, Jacobson EK, Wells A, Ramón-Laca A, Nichols KM, Kelly RP (2025). bioRxiv 2025.11.21.689289. Under review in Environmental DNA.
• From genes to assemblages in a seasonal seascape: Integrating population genomics, eDNA, and oceanographic connectivity in the Gulf of California Valdivia-Carrillo T, Reyes-Bonilla H, Marinone-Moschetto SGL, Munguía-Vega A, Rocha-Olivares A. Manuscrito en preparación.
• Modern tales of the Gulf of California: 45 years of marine genetic research under a bioregional lens Valdivia-Carrillo T, Rocha-Olivares A, Reyes-Bonilla H, Munguía-Vega A. Manuscrito en preparación.
• Gap analysis and annotated reference library to support metabarcoding of the ichthyofauna of the Gulf of California Valdivia-Carrillo T, Domínguez-Contreras JF, Munguía-Vega A. Manuscrito en preparación.
• Integrating metabarcoding and hard-parts analysis to characterize the diet of the California sea lion at Los Islotes colony, Southern Gulf of California Mejía-Guarnizo BN, Hernández-Camacho CJ, García-Rodríguez FJ, Elorriaga-Verplancken FR, Ornelas Vargas A, Valdivia-Carrillo T, Valenzuela-Quiñonez F. Manuscrito en preparación.
• Environmental DNA for assessing marine biodiversity in Mexico: scope, limitations and best practices Valdivia-Carrillo T, Valenzuela-Quiñonez F. Manuscrito en preparación.

Technical reports

• Pilot project to test viability of detecting vaquita porpoise presence through environmental DNA (eDNA) Towns V, Valdivia-Carrillo T (2023). Reporte final del proyecto piloto.

Theses

• Integrative study of connectivity in the Gulf of California seascape Valdivia-Carrillo T (2022). Tesis de doctorado, CICESE, México.
• Phylogeography and Ecological Niche Modelling in the Desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird y Girard, 1859) on the Peninsula of Baja California Valdivia-Carrillo T (2014). Tesis de maestría, CIBNOR, México.
• Fine-scale population genetics on the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in the reef lagoon of Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo Valdivia-Carrillo T (2011). Tesis de licenciatura, UNAM, México.