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Publications

Alves-Martins, F.; Stropp, J.; Juen, L., [et al, dont Sanmartín-Villar, I.]. Sampling completeness changesperceptions of continental scale climate-species richness relationships in odonates. Journal of Biogeography, 00, 1–15.

 

Castro-Cardoso, M.; Trigos-Peral, G.; Chiara, V.; Cordero-Rivera, A.; Sanmartín-Villar, I. (2024). Adaptation to new resources: interaction between introduced psyllids and native and exotic ants in Eucalyptus plantations in NW Spain. Arthropod-Plant Interactions.

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Cordero-Rivera, A. (2023). Biodiversity and the importance of insect diversity. In Biological Invasions and Global Insect Decline. Elsevier. ISNB: 9780323999182.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Cruz da Silva, E.; Chiara, V.; Cordero-Rivera, A.; Lorenzo-Carballa, M.O. (2022). Genetic divergence and aggressiveness within a supercolony of the invasive ant Linepithema humile. NeoBiota, 77, 125-153.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Cordero-Rivera, A. (2022). Odonata survival: insights from mark-recapture experiments. In Dragonflies and Damselflies: Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research (2nd edition) (pp. 129-140). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192898623.

Lorenzo-Carballa, M. O.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Cordero-Rivera, A. (2022). Molecular and morphological analyses support different taxonomic units for Asian and Australo-Pacific forms of Ischnura aurora (Odonata, Coenagrionidae). Diversity, 14(8), 606.

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Yu, X.; Cordero-Rivera, A. (2022). Direct and cross-generational effects of reproduction on fitness and behavioural variability in male-biased environments. Current Zoology, DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoac045.

Sanmartín-Villar, I. Social buffer or avoidance depends on the similarity of stress between queen ants. (2022). Current Zoology, DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoac031.

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Lorenzo-Carballa, M. O.; Zhang, H.; Cordero-Rivera, A. (2022). Ischnura praematura sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae): a species from Yunnan (China) whose females mate in the teneral state. Zootaxa, 5087(1), 59-74.

Galicia-Mendoza, D. I.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; García-Miranda, O.; Cordero-Rivera, A. (2021). Territorial damselflies are larger and show negative allometry in their genitalia. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 134(3), 697-706.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Jeanson, R. (2021). Early social context does not influence behavioral variation at adulthood in ants. Current Zoology, 68(3), 335-344.

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Csata, E.; Jeanson, R. (2021). Variability in activity differs between castes in the ant Linepithema humile. Ecological Entomology, 46, 1373–1378.

Cordero-Rivera, A.; Roucourt Cezário, R; Guillermo-Ferreira, R.; Marques Lopez, V.;  & Sanmartín-Villar, I. (2021). Can scientific laws be discussed on philosophical grounds? A reply to naïve arguments on “predators” by Bramble (2020). Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 44(2), 205-211.

Sánchez-Guillén, R. A.; Ceccarelli, S. F.; Villalobos, F.; Neupane, S.; Rivas-Torres, A.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Wellenreuther, M.; Bybee, S. B.; Velásquez-Vélez, M. I.; Realpe, E.; Chávez-Ríos, J. R.; Dumont, H. J. & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2020). The evolutionary history of colour polymorphism in Ischnura damselflies (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 49(3/4), 333-370.

 

Vilela, D. S. & Sanmartín-Villar, I. (2019). Reproductive behavior and Sexual Selection. In Aquatic Insects (pp. 263-293). Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-030-16327-3.

 

Cordero–Rivera, A.; Sanmartín–Villar, I.; Herrera, M. S.; Rivas–Torres, A.; & Encalada, A. C. (2019). Survival and longevity in neotropical damselflies (Odonata, Polythoridae)Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 42(2), 293-300.

 

Gabela-Flores, M. V.; Sanmartin-Villar, I.; Rivas-Torres, A.; Encalada, A. C.; & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2019). Demography and territorial behaviour of three species of the genus Hetaerina along three tropical stream ecosystems (Odonata: Calopterygidae)Odonatologica, 48(1/2), 79-100.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Rivas-Torres, A.; Gabela-Flores, M. V.; Encalada, A. C.; & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2017). Female polymorphism and colour variability in Argia oculata (Coenagrionidae: Zygoptera)Neotropical Biodiversity, 3(1), 203-211.

 

Rivas-Torres, A.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Gabela-Flores, M. V.; & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2017). Demographics and behaviour of Heteragrion cooki, a forest damselfly endemic to Ecuador (Odonata)International Journal of Odonatology, 20(2), 123-135.

Galicia-Mendoza, I.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Espinosa-Soto, C.; Cordero-Rivera, A. (2017). Male biased sex ratio reduces the fecundity of one of three female morphs in a polymorphic damselfly. Behavioral Ecology, 8(4), 1183–1194.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Zhang, H.; & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2017). Ontogenetic colour changes and male polymorphism in Mnais andersoni (Odonata: Calopterygidae)International Journal of Odonatology, 20(2), 53-61.

 

Arambourou, H.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; & Stoks, R. (2017). Wing shape-mediated carry-over effects of a heat wave during the larval stage on post-metamorphic locomotor abilityOecologia, 184(1), 279-291.

 

Narváez, A. & Sanmartín-Villar, I. (2017) Leposoma parietale (common root lizard). Mating. Herpetological review. 47 - 4, pp. 671 - 671.

 

Lorenzo-Carballa, M. O.; Hassall, C.; Encalada, A. C.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Torres-Cambas, Y.; & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2016). Parthenogenesis did not consistently evolve in insular populations of Ischnura hastata (Odonata, Coenagrionidae)Ecological Entomology, 42(1), 67-76.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I. & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2016). The inheritance of female colour polymorphism in Ischnura genei (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae), with observations on melanism under laboratory conditionsPeerJ, 4, e2380.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I. & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2016). Female colour polymorphism and unique reproductive behaviour in Polythore damselflies (Zygoptera: Polythoridae)Neotropical entomology, 45(6), 658-664.

 

Debecker, S.; Sanmartín‐Villar, I.; de Guinea‐Luengo, M.; Cordero‐Rivera, A.; & Stoks, R. (2016). Integrating the pace‐of‐life syndrome across species, sexes and individuals: covariation of life history and personality under pesticide exposureJournal of Animal Ecology, 85(3), 726-738.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Zhang, H-M.; & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2016). Colour polymorphism and ontogenetic colour changes in Ischnura rufostigma (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)Odonatologica, 45(1-2), 77-86.

 

Velo-Antón, G.; Santos, X.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Cordero-Rivera, A.; & Buckley, D. (2015). Intraspecific variation in clutch size and maternal investment in pueriparous and larviparous Salamandra salamandra femalesEvolutionary ecology, 29(1), 185-204.

Congrès

Narasimhan, S.; Csata, E; Trapero-Camesella, L.; Cordonnier, M.; Casacci, L. P.; Cordero-Rivera, A.; Witek, M.; Sanmartín-Villar I.* Evolution as the weakness of an empire: Isolation and new introductions as disruptors of the invasiveness of Argentine ants in Europe. Kyoto, Japan. 26/08/2024.

 

Assistance to The Emerging Science of Animal Consciousness. New York University. Online. 19/04/2024.

 

Narasimhan, S.*; Chiara, V.; Arganda-Carreras, S.; Witek, M.; Sanmartín-Villar I. Behavioural and neural variability: Do invasive ants need it to solve problems? XII European Conference of Entomology. Heraklion, Greece. 16-20/10/2023.

Castro-Cardoso, M; Trigos-Peral, G.; Chiara, C.; Cordero-Rivera, A.; Sanmartín-Villar, I*. Interaction between introduced psyllids and native and exotic ants in eucalyptus plantations. XII European Congress of Entomology. Heraklion, Greece. 17/10/2023.

 

Sanmartín-Villar, I.*; Cruz da Silva, E.; Chiara, V.; Cordero-Rivera, A.; Lorenzo-Carballa, M.O. Divergence and aggressiveness within a supercolony. XII European Congress of Entomology. Heraklion, Greece. 17/10/2023.

 

Narasimhan S.*, Chiara V., Witek M., Sanmartín-Villar I.; Problem-solving through individual cognition in invasive social insects. 9th European Student Conference on Behavior & Cognition. Lisboa, Portugal. 20-22/09/2023.

Narasimhan S.*, Chiara V., Witek M., Sanmartín-Villar I. Problem-solving through individual cognition in invasive social insects. 7th Meeting of the Central European Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Cluj-Napoca, Rumanía. 17-20/09/2023.

Sanmartín-Villar, I.*; Cruz da Silva, E.; Chiara, V.; Cordero-Rivera, A.; Lorenzo-Carballa, M.O. Genetic divergence and aggressiveness within a supercolony of the invasive ant Linepithema humile. 7th Meeting of the Central European Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Cluj-Napoca, Rumanía. 18/09/2023.

 

Narasimhan S.*, Chiara V., Arganda-Carreras S., Witek M., Sanmartín-Villar I. Problem-solving through individual cognition in invasive social insects. Ento23; Falmouth, Reino Unido (online). 05-07/09/2023.

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Yu, X.; Cordero-Rivera. Direct and cross-generational effects of reproduction on fitness and behavioural variability in male-biased environments. European Conference on Behavioural Biology. Groningen, Netherlands. 20/07/2022.

Sanmartín Villar, I.* Social buffer or avoidance depends on the similarity of stress between queen ants. European Conference on Behavioural Biology. Groningen, Netherlands. 20/07/2022.

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Jeanson, R. Within and between behavioural variability in ants. Taxomara. Online, España. 12/12/2021.

Sanmartín Villar, I*. Que ocorre tras a introdución de especies? O caso da formiga arxentina na Galiza. V Xornadas sobre Biodiversidade e Patrimonio Natural da SGHN. Online, Galiza, España. 27/11/2021.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Jeanson, R. Within and between behavioural variability in ants. V Worshop IUSSI: Insetos Sociais em Rede. Online, Brasil. 12/10/2021.

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Jeanson, R. Do ant castes differ in behavioural variability? 19eme Colloque de Biologie de l'Insecte. Albi, Midi-Pyrénées, Francia. 26/06/2019.

 

Cordero Rivera, A*; Rivas-Torres, A.; Sanmartín-Villar, I.; Sánchez-Herrera, M.; Encalada, A. Fitted for long life? Survival and longevity of the Neotropical damselfly (Odonata: Polythoridae). 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting. Barcelona, Catalunya, España. 04/02/2019.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Jeanson, R. Does early social context influence the expression of behavioural variability in ants? International Congress of the Spanish Society of Ethology and Evolutionary Ecology. Mieres, Principado de Asturias, España. 04/09/2018.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Jeanson, R. Effect of the social context experienced during ontogenesis on the adult behavioural variability. International Union for the Study of Social Insects 2018. Guarujá, Brasil. 07/08/2018.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Jeanson, R. Do ant castes differ in behavioural variability? 19eme Colloque de Biologie de l'Insecte. Albi, Midi-Pyrénées, Francia. 26/06/2019.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Jeanson, R. Influence of familiarity and fertility status on the choice of co-founding queens in the ant . 2nd CRCA PhD Student Symposium. Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, Francia. 28/09/2017.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Zhang, H.M.; Cordero Rivera, A. El polimorfismo marca la diferencia: comportamiento reproductivo en seis calopterígidos chinos (Odonata: Zygoptera). Eco-etología 2016. Granada, Andalucía, España. 20/09/2016.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Cordero Rivera, A. Polimorfismo femenino y comportamiento exclusivo del género (Odonata: Zygoptera). Eco-etología 2016. Granada, Andalucía, España. 20/09/2016.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Debecker, S.; de Guinea Luengo, M.; Cordero Rivera, A.; Stoks, R. Mantenimiento del comportamiento a través de la metamorfosis en cuatro especies de damisela del género (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae). XV Congreso nacional y XII Iberoamericano de Etología. Barcelona, Catalunya, España. 03/09/2014.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Debecker, S.; de Guinea Luengo, M.; Cordero Rivera, A.; Stoks, R. Behavioural syndromes across metamorphosis in four color-polymorphic species. 3th European Congress of Odonatology. Montpellier, Francia. 07/07/2014.

 

Sánchez Guillén, R.A.; Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Cordero Rivera, A. Pre- and postmating prezygotic barriers in heterospecific interactions between closely related damselflies. 2013 International Congress of Odonatology. Freising, Oberbayern, Alemania. 17/06/2013.

 

Galicia Mendoza*, D.I.; Sanmartín Villar, I.; Cordero Rivera, A. Fecundidad diferencial ante acoso de machos en tres morfos de color de (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). XIV Congreso nacional y XI Iberoamericano de Etología. Sevilla, Andalucía, España. 11/09/2012.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Cordero Rivera, A. The presence of predator fish doesn not increase mortality of (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae) larvae. XIV Congreso nacional y XI Iberoamericano de Etología. Sevilla, Andalucía, España. 11/09/2012.

 

Sanmartín Villar, I.*; Cordero Rivera, A. The presence of predator fish doesn not increase mortality of (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae) larvae. XVI Congress of the Iberian association of Limnology. Guimaraes, Norte, Portugal. 02/07/2012.

Assistance to XIII Congreso Nacional y X Iberoamericano de Etología. Ciudad Real. Spain. 21-25/10/2010.

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Séjours internationaux

2022 / 2024 - Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii. Polska Akademia Nauk. Varsovie, Polonie. Supervisor: Magdalena Witek.

 

2017 / 2019 - Centre des Recherches sur la Cognition Animale. CNRS. Toulouse, France.  Superviseur: Raphaël Jeanson.

2016 - Laboratorio de Ecología Acuática. University of San Francisco de Quito. Quito, Ecuador.  Superviseur: Andrea C. Encalada.

2015 - State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Wuhan, China.  Superviseur: Quinghua Cai.

2014 - Laboratorio de Ecología Acuática. University of San Francisco de Quito. Quito, Ecuador.  Superviseur: Andrea C. Encalada.

2013 / 2014 - Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. University of Leuven. Leuven, Belgique. Superviseur: Robby Stoks.

Bourses

2017 / 2020 - Axudas de apoio á etapa postdoutoral . Xunta de Galice . Réf : ED481B 2017/034. Durée : 3 ans et 6 mois.

2018 - Bourse de mobilité pour Congress Assistance (IUSSI 2018). Union Internationale pour l'Étude des Insectes Sociaux . Durée : 5 jours.

2015 - Ayudas a la movilidad predoctoral para la realización de estancias breves en centros de
I+D españoles y extranjeros 2014
. Ministère d'Espagne . Réf : EEBB-I-15-09382. Durée : 3 mois.

2013 / 2016 - Formación de Personal Investigador (FPI 2012) . Ministère d'Espagne . Réf : BES-2012-052005. Durée : 4 ans.

Projets

2022 / 2024 - Alien rule: Unveiling the mechanisms used by invasive ants to adapt to current and future environmental conditions. Ref: 2021/43/P/NZ8/03306. Principal Chercheur. Polonez Bis MSCA Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement (GA 945339).

 

2019 / 2022 - Diversité fonctionnelle et éthologique dans les communautés continentales et insulaires
(ETODIVERSIDAD). Réf : PGC2018-096656-B-100. Chercheur. Ministère d'Espagne.

2012 / 2015 - Anciennes réponses aux nouveaux défis : Ecologie et Evolution des odonates.
(ODOEVO2011). Réf : CGL2011-22629. Chercheur. Ministère d'Espagne.

Autres

Organizateur du symposium "Behavioural diversity: causes and consequences" au XXVII International Congress of Entomology (Kyoto, Août 2024).

 

Réviseur pour Aquatic Sciences, Arthropod-Plant Interactions, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Ecological Entomology, Insects, International Journal of Odonatology, et Scientific Reports.

Éditeur temathique dans Insects . MDPI. Edition spécial: Variabilité comportementale .

Divulgation scientifique: GCiencia (3), Faro de Vigo (2015, 2021, 2023), La Vanguardia, DUVI, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Radio Valladares (42:10).

Traduction: AnimalTA. Versions espagnole et galicienne.

Présence à :

19/04/2024. The Emerging Science of Animal Consciousness. Online. New York University. 

21-25/10/2010. XIII Congreso Nacional y X Iberoamericano de Etología. Ciudad Real. Espagne.

Membre de: Association de Parrainage Pour l'Education et la Liberté, Greenpeace, International Union for the Study of Social Insects (Central European section), Sociedad Española de Etología y Ecología Evolutiva.

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