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Publications (students are denoted with *)

33. García-Rodríguez, A., P. Martínez, B. F. Oliveira, R. A. Pyron & G.C. Costa. 2021. Amphibian speciation rates support the relevant role of mountains as biodiversity pumps. The American Naturalist

32. Granados, S.*, Zumbado-Ulate, H., Oliveira, B., Searle, C. & García-Rodríguez, A. 2021. Niche contraction of an endangered frog driven by the amphibian chytrid fungus. EcoHealth

31. García-Rodríguez, A., J. Velasco, F. Villalobos & G. Parra-Olea. 2021. Effects of evolutionary time, speciation rates and local abiotic conditions on the origin and maintenance of amphibian montane diversity.  Global Ecology and Biogeography 

30. Muñoz, P.*, García-Rodríguez, A & L. Sandoval. 2021. Habitat loss and poor connectivity threaten survival of an endemic bird in urban natural remnants. Revista de Biología Tropical

29. García-Rodríguez A., C. Guarnizo, A. Garda, A. Crawford & G. Costa. 2021. Idiosyncratic responses to multiple drivers of genetic differentiation in the complex landscapes of Isthmian Central America. Heredity

28. Zumbado-Ulate H., García-Rodríguez, A. & C. L. Searle. 2020. Species distribution models predict a deadly amphibian pathogen occurs in refuges from decline. Biotropica

27. Sandoval, L.,  Barrantes, G., Protti-Sánchez*, F. & A. García-Rodríguez. 2020. Male orientation on vocalization perches could optimize acoustic signal transmission in anurans. Ethology. 

26. Chaves-Acuña, W.*,  L. Sandoval, P. Bitton, G. Barrantes & A. García-Rodríguez. 2020. Conspecific and predatory perception of Oophaga pumilio red-bright morphs at the Central Caribbean of Costa Rica. Journal of Herpetology

25. De León, M. E.; Zumbado-Ulate, H.; García-Rodríguez, A.; Alvarado, G.; Sulaeman. H.; Bolaños, F. & V. Vredenburg. 2019. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in amphibians predates first-known epizootic in Costa Rica. PLoS One

24. Zumbado, H.; García-Rodríguez, A.; Vredenburg V.T & C. Searle. 2019. Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is common in tropical lowland habitats: implications for amphibian conservation. Ecology and Evolution

 

23. Zumbado-Ulate, H., Nelson, K. N., García-Rodríguez, A., Chaves, G., Arias, E., Bolaños, F.  & Searle, C. L. 2019. Endemic infection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Costa Rica: implications for amphibian conservation at regional and species level. Diversity

22. Arias, E., Chaves, G., Salazar, S.; Salazar, J. & García-Rodríguez, A.  2019. A new species of dink frog, genus Diasporus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae), from the Central Caribbean slopes of Talamanca, Costa Rica. Zootaxa.

 

21. Chaves, G., García-Rodríguez, A. & E. Arias. 2019. Grouped perching behavior in males of Incilius coniferus (Anura: bufonidae). Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología

 

20. Gutiérrez-Vannucchi*, A.C.; Rodríguez-Umaña, P.*; Sandoval, L. & A. García-Rodriguez. 2019. Diel acoustic variation in Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni (Anura: Centrolenidae) in urban habitat with different anthropogenic noise levels. Revista de Biología Tropical.

 

19. Acosta-Chaves, V.; Madrigal-Elizondo, V.; Chaves, G. Morera-Chacón, B.; García-Rodríguez, A. & F. Bolaños. 2019. Shifts in the diversity of an amphibian community from a premontane forest of San Ramón, Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical.

 

18. Luis Sandoval, Diego Ocampo & A. García-Rodríguez. 2017. Range expansion and noteworthy records of Costa Rican birds (Aves). Check List.

 

17. Alonso-Hernandez, J.B., J, Cabrera, R. Shyamnani, C. M. Travieso, F. Bolaños, A. García-Rodriguez, A.Villegas & M. Wainwright. 2017. Automatic anuran identification using noise removal and audio activity detection. Journal of Expert Systems with Applications. 

 

16. García-Rodríguez, A., E. Arias & G. Chaves, G. 2016. Multiple lines of evidence support the species status of the poorly known Diasporus tigrillo and the recently described Diasporus citrinobaphaeus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae). Neotropical Biodiversity.

15. Chaves, G; H. Zumbado-Ulate & A. García-Rodríguez. 2016. Craugastor taurus. Diet. Herpetological Review

14. Ryan, M.J, Scott, N.J., Cook J.A, Willink, B., Chaves, G., Bolaños, F., Garcia-Rodriguez, A., Latella, I.A.,Koerner, S. 2015. Too wet for frogs: changes in a tropical leaf litter community coincide with La Niña. Ecosphere.

 

13. Acosta-Chaves, V., Chaves, G., Abarca, J., García-Rodríguez, A & F. Bolaños. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Río Macho Biological Station, Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica. Checklist.

12. Arias, E., G. Chaves, A. García-Rodríguez & M.J Ryan. 2015. Predation of Rhaebo haematiticus (Anura: Bufonidae) by Leptodeira septentrionalis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Costa Rica. Mesoamerican Herpetology.

11. Ryan, M. J., I. Latella, B. Willink, A. García-Rodríguez, C. Gilman. 2015. Notes on the breeding habits and new distribution records of seven species of snakes from southwest Costa Rica. Herpetology Notes.

10. Chaves, G., García-Rodríguez, A., Zumbado-Ulate, H., Gómez, E. & Ryan, M. 2014Rediscovery of the critically endangered streamside frog, Craugastor taurus (Craugastoridae), in Costa Rica Tropical Conservation Science

9. Willink, B., García-Rodríguez, A., Bolaños, F. & Pröhl, H. 2014. The interplay between multiple predators and 1prey colour divergence. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

8. Salazar, J. & García-Rodríguez, A. 2014. The voice of the silent Craugastor noblei: Another calling species of the Craugastor gollmeri group (Anura, Craugastoridae). Phyllomedusa

7. García-Rodríguez, A., Chaves, G., Benavides-Varela, C. & Puschendorf, R. 2012. Where are the survivors? Tracking relictual populations of endangered frogs in Costa Rica. Diversity and Distributions

6. Boza-Oviedo, E., Rovito, S., Chaves, G., García-Rodríguez, A., Artavia, L.G., Bolaños, F. & Wake, D. 2012. Salamanders from the eastern Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, with descriptions of five new species (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa, Nototriton, and Oedipina) and natural history notes from recent expeditions. Zootaxa.

5. Camacho, A., Garcia-Rodríguez, A. & Bolaños. F. 2012. Automatic detection of vocalizations of the frog Diasporus hylaeformis in audio recordings. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

4. Zumbado, H., García-Rodríguez, A., Chavez, G. & Alvarado, G. 2011. Searching for lost frogs of the Craugastor rugulosus group: understanding their disappearance and assessing their current population status. Froglog 

3. Abarca, J., Chaves, G., García-Rodríguez, A. & Vargas, R. 2010. Reconsidering Extinction: Rediscovery of Incilius holdridgei (Anura: Bufonidae) in Costa Rica after 25 Years. Herpetological Review 

2. García-Rodríguez, A., Chaves, G., Wainwright, M. & Villegas, A. 2010. Eleutherodactylus coqui: Geographic distribution. Herpetological Review

1. Chaves, G., García-Rodríguez, A., Mora, A. & Leal, A. 2009. A new species of dink frog (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae: Diasporus) from Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Zootaxa

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