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Peer-Reviewed Journals

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Publications in the last five years:​

  • Miguel-Peñaloza A., Pérez-Alquicira J., Rico Y. (2023) Fine-scale genetic structure of Magnolia iltisiana in forest regeneration sites with a history of selective logging. Botanical Sciences 

  • Perez-Garcia M., Pérez-Alquicira J., Rico Y., Vargas-Ponce O., Ruiz-Sánchez E. (2023) Rivers as corridors for gene flow of the neotropical bamboo Guadua velutina. Aquatic Botany 186:103632

  • Pérez-Alquicira J., Wehncke E.V., García-Loza G.A., Carstens B.C., Domínguez C.A., Pérez-Ishiwara R., Molina-Freaner F.E., Zamora-Tavares MP., Rico Y., Cabrera-Toledo D., Vargas-Ponce O., Rodríguez A., Ezcurra E. (2023). Geographic isolation and long-distance gene flow influence the genetic structure of the blue fan palm Brahea armata (Arecaceae). Journal of Plant Research. 136: 277-290

  • Miguel-Peñaloza A., Cultid-Medina C.A., Pérez-Alquicira J., Rico Y. (2023) Do habitat fragmentation and degradation influence the strength of fine-scale spatial genetic structure? A global meta-analysis. AoB Plants https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plad019

  • Anaya G., López-González C. Rico Y. (2023) Do highways influence the genetic structure of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a highly fragmented urban-rural landscape in central Mexico? Mammal Research DOI: 10.1007/s13364-023-00692-4

  • Rico Y., Zurita-Solis M.A., León-Tapia M.A., Miguel-Peñaloza A.N. (2023) High genetic diversity but spatially restricted genetic connectivity in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest tree (Magnolia schiedeana). Tree Genetics & Genomes. 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-022-01578-3

  • Lláven-Macías V., Rico Y., Naranjo E., Ruíz-Montoya L. (2022). Variación fenotípica de Tadarida brasiliensis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) en su refugio más sureño de México. Mastozoología Neotropical. 29(2): e0785 DOI: 10.31687/saremMN.22.29.2.06.e0785

  • Hernández-Espinosa R., González-Astorga J., Rico Y., Gallego-Fernández JB. (2022) Effect of Life-History Traits and Habitat Condition on Genetic Diversity between Invasive and Native Plant Populations. Diversity. 14(12):1025. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121025

  • Rico Y., Lorenzana P., Benítez-Pineda C., Olukolu B.A. (2022). Development of genomic resources in Mexican Bursera (Section: Bullockia: Burseraceae): Genome assembly, annotation and marker discovery for three copal species. Genes 13(10): 1741.

  • Espinoza-Flores M.A., Lara-Díaz N.E., Rico Y., Jones R.W., Sánchez-Rojas G., López-González C.A. (2022). A Neartic cat in the Neotropics: spatial biases in the existing knowledge of bobcats in Mexico (1988-2019). European Journal of Wildlife Research. 68 (65): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01614-6.

  • León-Tapia M.A., Rico Y., Fernández J.A., Espinosa de los Monteros A. (2022) Molecular, morphometrics, and spatial data analyses provide new insights into the evolutionary history of the Peromyscus boylii species complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the mountains of Mexico. Systematics and Biodiversity https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2022.2127966

  • Quintero-Melecio J.E., Rico Y., Lira-Noriega A., Rodríguez-González A., (2021) Molecular evidence and ecological niche modeling reveal an extensive hybrid zone among three Bursera species (Section Bullockia). Plos ONE 16(11):e0260382

  • León-Tapia M.A., Rico Y., Fernández J.A., Arrellano E., Espinoza de los Monteros A. (2021) Role of Pleistocene climatic oscillations on genetic differentiation and evolutionary history of the Transvolcanic deer mouse Peromyscus hylocetes (Rodentia: Cricetidae) throughout the Mexican central highlands. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. DOI:10.1111/jzs.12541

  • Rico Y., León-Tapia M.A., Zurita-Solis M. Rodríguez- F., Vázquez-Morales S. (2021) Influence of Pleistocene climatic oscillations on the phylogeography and demographic history of endemic vulnerable trees (section Magnolia) of the Tropical Montane Cloud Forest in Mexico. PeerJ 9(e12181)

  • Herrera-Arroyo ML., Rico Y., Pascual-Cortes M. (2021) The quiensabe, Hedeoma piperita (Lamiaceae), a species with cultural importance in the indigenous community of San Francisco Pichátaro, Michoacán, Mexico: bases for its conservation management. Acta Botánica Mexicana. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21829/abm128.2021.1863

  • Lláven-Macías V., Ruíz-Montoya L., López-González C., Rico Y., Naranjo, E. (2021) Monthly fluctuation in colony size and composition of the free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis in the southernmost roost of Mexico. Mammal Research. 66: 339-348

  • Pérez-Alquicira J., Aguilera-López S, Rico Y., Ruíz-Sánchez E. (2021) A population genetics study of three native Mexican woody bamboos of Guadua (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae: Guaduinae) using nuclear microsatellite markers. Botanical Sciences

  • Latorre-Cardenas M.C., Gutiérrez-Rodríguez C., Rico Y., Martínez-Meyer E. (2021) Do landscape and riverscape shape genetic patterns of the Neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis, in eastern Mexico? Landscape Ecology. 36: 69-87. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-020-01114-5

  • Rico Y. (2021) A comprehensive landscape genomics approach for seed sourcing strategies in landscapes under varying degrees of habitat disturbance. Molecular Ecology Resources 21: 14-17. DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13237

  • Herrera-Arroyo L., Rico Y., Bedolla-García B.Y. (2020) Morphotype divergence and genetic diversity of Hedeoma piperita Benth. in western Mexico. Molecular Biology Reports

  • Latorre-Cardenas M.C., Gutiérrez-Rodríguez C., Rico Y. (2020) Estimating genetic and demographic parameters relevant for the conservation of the Neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis, in Mexico. Conservation Genetics, 21: 719–734

  • Donaldson M.E., Jackson K., Rico Y., Sayers J., Ethier M.D., Kyle C.J. (2020) Development of a massively parallel, genotyping-by-sequencing assay in American badger (Taxidea taxus) highlights the need for careful validation when working with low template DNA. Conservation Genetic Resources. 12: 601–610

  • Léon-Tapia M.A., Fernández J.A., Rico Y., Cervantes F. A, Espinosa de los Monteros A. (2020) A new mouse of the Peromyscus maniculatus species complex (Cricetidae) from the highlands of central Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy. 101: 1117–1132.

  • Lobato de Magalhães, T., Rico Y.,  Cabrera-Toledo, D., Martínez, M. (2020). Plant functional connectivity of Nymphoides fallax in geographically isolated temporary wetlands in Mexican highlands. Aquatic Botany. 164: 103215

  • Rico Y. (2019) Landscape genetics of Mexican biodiversity: A review. Acta Universitaria. 29: e1894. http://doi.org/10.15174/au.2019. (link to pdf).

  • Monteiro W.P., Veiga J.C., Silva A.R., Carvahlo CdS., Lanes ECM.,  Rico Y., Jaffé R. (2019) Everything you always wanted to know about gene flow in tropical landscapes (but were afraid to ask). PeerJ 7(e6446) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6446 (link to pdf).

  • Rico Y. and Gutiérrez-Becerril B.A. (2019) Species delimitation and genetic structure of two endemic Magnolia species (section Magnolia; Magnoliaceae) in Mexico. GENETICA DOI: 10.1007/s10709-019-00052-8

  • Rico, Y. and L. Reyes-Estanislao (2019) Pollen viability and germinability of putative Bursera hybrids (section Bullockia; Burseraceae) in Mexico. Acta Botanica Mexicana 126: e1435. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1435

  • Sanchez-Ramirez S., Rico Y., Berry KH., Edwards T., Karl AE., Henen BT., Murphy RW (2018) Landscape limits gene flow and drives population structure in Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Scientific Reports 8(1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29395-6

  • Donaldson M, Rico Y, Hueffer K, Rando H, Kukeva A, Kyle C. (2018) Development of a genotype-by-sequencing immunogenetic assay as exemplified by screening for variation in red fox with and without endemic rabies exposure. Ecology and Evolution. 8: 572-583. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3583.

  • Davy C, Donaldson M, Rico Y, Lausen C, Dogantzis K, Ritchie K, Willis C, Burles D, Jung T, McBurney S, Park A, McAlpine D, Vanderwolf K, Kyle C. (2017) Prelude to a panzootic: gene flow and continent-wide immunogenetic variation in northern little brown myotis vulnerable to bat white-nose syndrome. FACETS 2:690–714. doi:10.1139/facets-2017-0022.

  • DiLeo M., Rico Y., Boehmer J., Wagner H.H. (2017) An ecological connectivity network maintains genetic diversity of a flagship wildflower, Pulsatilla vulgaris. Biological Conservation, 212: 12-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.05.026.

  • Rico Y. (2017) Using computer simulations to assess sampling effects on spatial genetic structure in forest tree species. New Forests, 48(2): 225-243. DOI: 10.1007/s11056-017-9571-y.

  • Auffret AG. Rico Y, Bullock, JM, Hoftman DAP, Pakeman RJ, Soons MB, Suárez-Esteban A, Traveset A, Wagner HH, Cousins AOS. (2017) Plant functional connectivity – integrating landscape structure and effective dispersal. Journal of Ecology. 105: 1648–1656. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12742.

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