2026
Vidal, M. A., Barraza-Acuña, F., Torres-Díaz, C., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Ballesteros, G. I., & Valladares, M. A. (2026). RePo index: A multidimensional framework to quantify genetic resilience in data-limited amphibian faunas. BMC Genomics, 27, 388. doi: 10.1186/s12864-026-12686-y.

Rosenfeld, S., Maturana, C. S., Valladares, M. A., Spencer, H., Saucède, T., Brickle, P., Vidal, P., Schwob, G., Jossart, Q., Poulin, E., & González-Wevar, C. (2026). Tracing the origins of Antarctic periwinkles: An integrative morphological-molecular perspective on Laevilacunaria evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 293(2064), 20252149. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2149.

Ibáñez, C. M., & Valladares, M. A. (2026). Limitations, controversies, and recommendations in phylogenetic analyses: A guide for evolutionary inferences. Gayana, 90(1), 1–16.

Valladares, M. A., Sáez, P. A., Zepeda, P. S., Novoa, F., & Méndez, M. A. (2026). Genetic structure and demographic decline in the endangered short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) of the Atacama Region. Scientific Reports, Aceptado.

2025
Torres-Díaz, C., Ortíz-Sepúlveda, A., Valladares, M. A., Farias-Cantillana, D., Molina-Montenegro, M. A., & Ballesteros, G. I. (2025). Development and application of novel SSR markers to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of Phacelia secunda along an altitudinal gradient in the Central Chile Andes. Plants, 14(7), 1135. doi: 10.3390/plants14071135.

Jara-Zapata, P., Arancibia-Ávila, P., Valladares, M. A., Torres-Díaz, C., Pastene, E., & Reyes-Quinteros, N. (2025). Bioprospecting of Chilean Labyrinthulomycetes: Laboratory evaluation of PUFA and carotenoid production in isolates from diverse natural environments. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 72(5), e70035. doi: 10.1111/jeu.70035.

Jara-Zapata, P., Arancibia-Ávila, P., Valladares, M. A., Torres-Díaz, C., Pastene, E., & Reyes-Quinteros, N. (2025). First record of Aplanochytrium on the Chilean coast and its biotechnological potential: Expanding the geographic distribution of Labyrinthulomycetes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 72(2), e70007. doi: 10.1111/jeu.70007.

2024
Morales, P., Gajardo, F., Valdivieso, C., Valladares, M. A., Di Genova, A., Orellana, A., Gutiérrez, R. A., González, M., Montecino, M., Maass, A., Méndez, M. A., & Allende, M. L. (2024). Genomes of the Orestias pupfish from the Andean Altiplano shed light on their evolutionary history and phylogenetic relationships within Cyprinodontiformes. BMC Genomics, 25(1), 614. doi: 10.1186/s12864-024-10416-w.

Valladares, M. A., Fabres, A. A., Sánchez-Rodríguez, F., Collado, G. A., & Méndez, M. A. (2024). Population structure and microscale morphological differentiation in a freshwater snail from the Chilean Altiplano. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 24, 5. doi: 10.1186/s12862-023-02196-w.

Maturana, C. S., Mejias, T. C., Simões, F. L., Valladares, M. A., Vidal, P. M., Gañán, M., et al. (2024). Ancient diversification in extreme environments: exploring the historical biogeography of the Antarctic winged midge Parochlus steinenii (Diptera: Chironomidae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 12, 1393376. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1393376

2023
Collado, G. A., Torres-Díaz, C., Vidal, M. A., & Valladares, M. A. (2023). Genetic diversity, morphometric characterization, and conservation reassessment of the critically endangered freshwater snail, Heleobia atacamensis, in the Atacama Saltpan, northern Chile. Biology, 12(6), 791. doi: 10.3390/biology12060791.

Collado, G. A., Valladares, M. A., Suárez, C., Seguel, M., & Cabello-Guzmán, G. (2023). Shape, microstructure, and chemical composition of pearls from the freshwater clam Diplodon chilensis native to South America. Animals, 13(13), 2231. doi: 10.3390/ani13132231.

Collado, G. A., Flores, N., Vidal, M. A., Torres-Díaz, C., & Valladares, M. A. (2023). Distribution, conservation assessment and management perspectives of Chilean micro-snails of the family Charopidae. Nature Conservation, 297–317. doi: 10.3897/natureconservation.53.100631

2022
Valladares, M. A., Fabres, A. A., Collado, G. A., Sáez, P. A., & Méndez, M. A. (2022). Coping with dynamism: Phylogenetics and phylogeographic analyses reveal cryptic diversity in Heleobia snails of Atacama Saltpan, Chile. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 869626. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.869626

Collado, G. A., Muñoz, I., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., & Valladares, M. A. (2022). Variation in shell morphology and life-history traits of Potamopyrgus antipodarum, a highly invasive freshwater snail in Chile. Marine and Freshwater Research 74. doi: 10.1071/mf22113

2021
Torres-Díaz, C., Valladares, M. A., Molina-Montenegro, M. A., & Mora-Poblete, F. (2021). Isolation and characterization of microsatellites for the endangered endemic tree Nothofagus alessandrii (Nothofagaceae). Molecular Biology Reports, 48(4), 3877–3883. doi: 10.1007/s11033-021-06291-3

Collado, G. A., Torres-Díaz, C., & Valladares, M. A. (2021). Phylogeography and molecular species delimitation reveal cryptic diversity in Potamolithus (Caenogastropoda: Tateidae) of the southwest basin of the Andes. Scientific Reports, 11, 15735. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94900-3

Collado, G. A., Chihuailaf, E., Muñoz-Herrera, N., Contreras, M., Novoa, F., & Valladares, M. A. (2021). Reproductive aspects of the poorly known and critically endangered freshwater snail Heleobia atacamensis. PeerJ, 9, e11550. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11550

Torres-Díaz, C., Valladares, M. A., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Ballesteros, G. I., Barrera, A., Atala, C., et al. (2021). Symbiotic Interaction Enhances the Recovery of Endangered Tree Species in the Fragmented Maulino Forest. Frontiers in Plant Science 12, 663017. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.663017