2023
Valdez, J.W., Callaghan, C.T., JunkerJ., Purvis, A., Hill, S.L.L., Pereira, H.M. The undetectability of global biodiversity trends using local species richness. Ecography, doi: 10.1111/ecog.06604 (EditorsChoice)
2022
Gould, J., García, L. F., & Valdez, J.W. Water webbing: Long-jawed spider (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) produces webs that touch the surface of ephemeral waterbodies. Ethology, doi: 10.1111/eth.13355
Comer, P.J.; Valdez, J.; Pereira, H.M.; Acosta-Muñoz, C.; Campos, F.; Bonet García, F.J.; Claros, X.; Castro, L.; Dallmeier, F.; Domic Rivadeneira, E.Y.; Gill, M.; Josse, C.; Lafuente Cartagena, I.; Langstroth, R.; Larrea-Alcázar, D.; Masur, A.; Morejon Jaramillo, G.; Navarro, L.; Novoa, S.; Prieto-Albuja, F.; Rey Ortíz, G.; Teran, M.F.; Zambrana-Torrelio, C.; Fernandez, M. Conserving Ecosystem Diversity in the Tropical Andes. Remote Sensing. 14, 2847. doi: 10.3390/rs14122847
Gould, J., Valdez, J.W. The Gollum effect: the issue of research opportunity guarding in academia. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.889236
Holz, H., Segar, J., Valdez, J., Staude, Ingmar. Assessing extinction risk across the geographic ranges of plant species in Europe. Plants People Planet. 4( 3), 303– 311. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10251
Gould, J., Beranek, C., Valdez, J.W., Mahony M. Quantity versus quality: A balance between egg and clutch size among Australian amphibians in relation to other life-history variables. Austral Ecology. 47: 685-697. doi: 10.1111/aec.13154
Moersberger, H., Martin, J.G., Junker, J., Georgieva, I., Bauer, S., Beja, P., Breeze, T., Brotons, L., Bruelheide, H., Fernández, N., Fernandez, M., Jandt, U., Langer, C., Lyche Solheim, A., Maes, J., Moreira, F., Pe’er, G., Santana, J., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Smets, B., Valdez, J., McCallum, I., Pereira, H.M., Bonn, A. Europa Biodiversity Observation Network: User and Policy Needs Assessment. ARPHA Preprints 3, e84517. doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e84517.
Pereira, H.M., Junker, J., Fernández, N., Maes, J., Beja, P., Bonn, A., Breeze, T., Brotons, L., Bruehlheide, H., Buchhorn, M., Capinha, C., Chow, C., Dietrich, K., Dornelas, M., Dubois, G., Fernandez, M., Frenzel, M., Friberg, N., Fritz, S., Georgieva, I., Gobin, A., Guerra, C., Haande, S., Herrando, S., Jandt, U., Kissling, W.D., Kühn, I., Langer, C., Liquete, C., Lyche Solheim, A., Martí , D., Martin, J.G.C., Masur, A., McCallum, I., Mjelde, M., Moe, J., Moersberger, H., Morán-Ordóñez, A., Moreira, F., Musche, M., Navarro, L.M., Orgiazzi, A., Patchett, R., Penev, L., Pino, J., Popova, G., Potts, S., Ramon, A., Sandin, L., Santana, J., Sapundzhieva, A., See, L., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Smets, B., Stoev, P., Tedersoo, L., Tiimann, L., Valdez, J., Vallecillo, S., Van Grunsven, R.H.A., Van De Kerchove, R., Villero, D., Visconti, P., Weinhold, C., Zuleger, A.M., Europa Biodiversity Observation Network: integrating data streams to support policy. ARPHA Preprints 2, e81207. doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e81207.
Gould, J., García, L.F., Valdez, J.W. Dunking for droplets: Long-jawed spider (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) bungees on silk line to collect water droplet from pond using its mouthparts. Ethology. 128, 378– 381. doi: 10.1111/eth.13270
2021
Gould, J., Valdez, J.W. Dating on your level: assortative mating based on body condition in an amphibian. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. In press.
Klop-Toker K., Valdez J.W., Stockwell M.P., Fardell, L., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Improving breed-and-release programs in the face of a threatening pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. In press.
Gould, J., Valdez, J.W., Clulow J., Clulow S. Left High and Dry: Froth Nesting Allows Eggs of an Anuran Amphibian to Complete Embryogenesis in the Absence of Free-Standing Water.Ichthyology & Herpetology (formerly Copeia). 109(2), 2021, 537–544. doi: 10.1643/h2020142
Gould, J., Valdez, J.W. Locomotion with a twist: aquatic beetle walks upside-down on the underside of the water’s surface. Ethology. doi: 10.1111/eth.13203
Helenbrook, W.D., Valdez, J.W. Species distribution modeling and conservation assessment of the black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps): A species of least concern that faces widespread anthropogenic threats. Primates. doi: 10.1007/s10329-021-00922-w
Valdez, J.W., Gould, J., Garnham, J.I. Global assessment of artificial habitat use by amphibian species. Biological Conservation. 257, 109129. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109129
Klop-Toker K., Callan, A., King, J.P., Beranek, C., Lenga, D., Valdez J., Clulow S., Pizzatto, L., Stockwell M.P., Clulow J., Mahony M. Reintroduction of green and golden bell frogs into created habitats on Kooragang Island, Australia, In Global conservation translocation perspectives: 2021. Case studies from around the globe. ed. P.S. Soorae, pp. 70-75. IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland.
Valdez, J.W. Using Google Trends to Determine Current, Past, and Future Trends in the Reptile Pet Trade. Animals. 11(3), 676. doi: 10.3390/ani11030676
Valdez, J.W., Brunbjerg, A.K., Fløjgaard, C., Dalby, L., Clausen, K.K., Pärtel, M., Pfeifer, N., Hollaus, M., Wimmer, M.H., Ejrnæs, R., Moeslund, J.E. Relationships between macro-fungal dark diversity and habitat parameters using LiDAR.Fungal Ecology. 51, 101054. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2021.101054
Gould, J., Valdez, J.W. Terrestrial slug uses a vertical bridge of mucus to descend rapidly from heights. Austral Ecology. doi: 10.1111/aec.13011
2020
Valdez, J.W. Arthropods as vertebrate predators: A review of global patterns. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29: 1691-1703. doi:10.1111/geb.13157
Fløjgaard, C., Valdez, J.W., Dalby, L., Moeslund, J.E., Clausen, K.K., Ejrnæs, R., Pärtel, M., Brunbjerg, A. K. Dark diversity reveals importance of biotic resources and competition for plant diversity across broad environmental gradients. Ecology and Evolution 10, 6078– 6088. doi: 10.1002/ece3.6351
2019
Valdez J.W., Mandrekar K. Assessing the Species in the CARES Preservation Program and the Role of Aquarium Hobbyists in Freshwater Fish Conservation. Fishes 4(4), 49. doi: 10.3390/fishes4040049
Valdez J.W. Predaceous diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) may affect the success of amphibian conservation efforts. Australian Journal of Zoology 66, 352-355. doi: 10.1071/ZO19039
Gould J., Valdez J.W., Clulow S. & Clulow J. Diving beetle offspring oviposited in amphibian spawn prey on the tadpoles upon hatching. Entomological Science 22, 393–397. doi: 10.1111/ens.12381
Topping C., Dalby L., Valdez J.W. Landscape-scale simulations as a tool in multi-criteria decision making to support agri-environment schemes. Agricultural Systems 176, 102671. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102671
Gould J., Valdez J.W. (joint first author), Upton R. Adhesive defence mucus secretions in the red triangle slug (Triboniophorus graeffei) can incapacitate adult frogs. Ethology 125(8), 587– 591. doi: 10.1111/eth.12875
Valdez J.W., Hartig F., Fennel S., Poschlod P. The recruitment niche predicts plant community assembly across a hydrological gradient along ploughed and undisturbed transects in a former agricultural wetland. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, 88. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00088
Gould J., Valdez J.W., Stockwell M.P., Clulow J., Mahony M. Mosquitoes as a potential vector for the transmission of the amphibian chytrid fungus. Zoology and Ecology 29(1), 38-44. doi: 10.35513/21658005.2019.1.5
Valdez J.W., Klop-Toker K., Stockwell M.P., Fardell, L., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Informing compensatory habitat creation with experimental trials: a 3-year study of a threatened amphibian.Oryx53(2), 310-320. doi: 10.1017/S0030605317000394
2018
Klop-Toker K., Valdez J.W., Stockwell M.P., Edgar M., Fardell, L., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Assessing host response to disease treatment: how chytrid-susceptible frogs react to increased water salinity. Wildlife Research 44(8), 648-659. doi: 10.1071/WR16145
Fardell L., Valdez J.W., Klop-Toker K., Stockwell M., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Effects of Vegetation Density on Habitat Suitability for the Endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog, Litoria aurea. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 13(1), 47-57.
2017
Valdez J.W., Klop-Toker K., Stockwell M.P., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Differences in microhabitat selection patterns between a remnant and constructed habitat following management intervention. Wildlife Research 44(3), 248-258. doi: 10.1071/WR16172
Klop-Toker K., Valdez J.W., Stockwell M.P., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Community level impacts of invasive mosquitofish may exacerbate the impact to a threatened amphibian. Austral Ecology43(2), 213-224. doi: 10.1111/aec.12558
2016
Valdez J.W., Klop-Toker K., Stockwell M.P., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Microhabitat selection varies by sex and age class in the endangered green and golden bell frog Litoria aurea. Australian Zoologist 38, 223-234. doi: 10.7882/AZ.2016.031
Klop-Toker K., Valdez J.W., Stockwell M.P., Fardell, L., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. We made your bed, why won’t you lie in it? Food availability and disease affect reproductive output of a reintroduction program. PLOS ONE 11(7), e0159143. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159143
2015
Valdez J.W., Stockwell M.P., Klop-Toker K., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Factors driving the distribution of an endangered amphibian toward an industrial landscape in Australia. Biological Conservation 191, 520-528. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.08.010
Bainbridge L., Stockwell M., Valdez J.W., Klop-Toker K., Clulow S., Clulow J., Mahony M. Tagging tadpoles: retention rates and impacts of visible implant elastomer (VIE) tags from the larval to adult amphibian stages. Herpetological Journal 25(3), 25:133-140.
2014
Wascher C. A., Valdez J.W., Núñez Cebrián C., Baglione V., Canestrari D. Social factors modulating attention patterns in carrion crows. Behaviour 151(5), 555-572. doi: 10.1163/1568539X-0000314
