Peer-reviewed papers
55. Aguirre-Acosta N, Urdampilleta JD, Otero JT, Aguilar R* (2023) Genetic diversity of an invasive tree across time and contrasting landscape conditions. Forest Ecology and Management 548 121429 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121429
54. Ramos L, Negreiros D, Silva Ferreira BS, Gomes Figueiredo JC, Paiva DC, Oki Y, De Souza Justino W, dos Santos RM, Aguilar R, Ferreira Nunes YR, Wilson Fernandes G. (2023) Strong relationships between soil and vegetation in reference ecosystems of a riparian Atlantic rainforest in the upper Doce River watershed, southeastern Brazil. iForest Biogeosciences and Forestry 16: 226-233 https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor4313-016
53. Cardoso Pereira C, Mello MAR, Negreiros D, Gomes Figueiredo JC, Kenedy Siqueira W, Ribeiro Maia L, Fernandes S, Carneiro Fernandes GF, Ponce de Leon A, Ashworth L, Oki Y, Carvalho Castro G, Aguilar R, Fearnside PM, Wilson Fernandes G (2023) Beware of scientific scams! Hints to avoid predatory publishing in biological journals. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 18:97-105 https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.18e108887
52. Marquez V, Carbone LM, Chiapero AL, Calviño AA, Ashworth L, Zamudio F, Aguilar R* (2023) Pollination and sexual reproduction of key dominant trees of Arid Chaco under different land-use intensities. Trees, Forest and People 13:100417 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2023.100417
51. Silva Ferreira BS, Oky Y, Côrtes Figueira JE, Aguilar R, Abreu Baggio V, Wilson Fernandes G (2023) Effects of fire on mortality and resprouting patterns of Stryphnodendron adstringens. Brazilian Journal of Botany 46: 705-714 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-023-00906-8
50. Vieira da Costa F, Viana-Júnior AB, Aguilar R, Silveira FAO, Cornelissen TG (2023) Biodiversity and elevation gradients: insights on sampling biases across worldwide mountains. Journal of Biogeography https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14696
49. Fernandez RD, Palchetti MV, Bruno ML, Aragón R, Aguilar R, Giorgis MA (2023) Análisis preliminar de especies nativas y no nativas de los Parques Nacionales terrestres de Argentina con énfasis en plantas vasculares. Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica in press https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v58.n1.38523
48. Guimarães GF, Pereira Soares M, Moreira dos Santos R, Mendes dos Santos F, Ashworth L, Negreiros D, Aguilar R, Fernandes GW (2023) Reproductive and vegetative phenology of the microendemic Stachytarpheta cassiae (Verbenaceae). Rodriguésia 74: e00412022. 2023 https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860202374019
47. Fernandes, GW, Paschoal AMO, Da Rocha WD, Pires LR, Mello NAST, Amoroso Anastacio ACS, Quesada M, Arroyo J, Montserrat A, Massara RL, Aguilar R, Ashworth L (2023) Contrasting architectural and reproductive parameters in Mimosa maguirei in response to holoparasitism by Pilostyles blanchetii. Folia Geobotanica in press https://doi.org/10.1007/s12224-023-09424-7
46. Mendes dos Santos F, Pereira Soares M, Guimarães GF, Moreira dos Santos R, Ashworth L, Aguilar R, Fernandes GW (2023) Floral biology and pollination ecology of the micro endemic Stachytarpheta cassiae (S. Atkins) (Verbenaceae). Brazilian Journal of Botany 46:177-187 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-022-00865-6
45. Avila MV, Achimón F, Brito VD, Aguilar R, Pizzolitto RP, Zunino MP, Peschiutta ML (2023) Insecticidal activity of essential oils against mealybug pests (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): a systematic review and meta-analysis. Plants 12, 109 https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010109
44. Marquez V, Carbone LM, Chiapero AL, Ashworth L, Calviño AC, Zamudio F, Aguilar R* (2022) Silvopastoral and peasant management effects on vegetation and soil quality in the arid Chaco of central Argentina. Journal of Arid Environments 206:104845 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104845
43. Sáez A, Aguilar R, Ashworth L, Gleiser G, Morales CL, Traveset A, Aizen AA (2022) Managed honey bees decreases pollination limitation in self-compatible but not in self-incompatible crops. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289: 20220086 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0086
42. Zamudio F, Gatti GM, Hilgert NI, Álvarez LJ, Mulieri P, Aguilar R, Ashworth L (2021) Insects or Wind? New findings on the pollination system of Euterpe edulis (Arecaceae). Arthropod-Plant Interactions 15:503-516 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-021-09836-2
41. Chiapero AL, Aguilar R, Galfrascoli GM, Bernardello G, Quesada M, Ashworth L. (2021) Reproductive resilience to habitat fragmentation of Lithraea molleoides (Anacardiaceae), a dominant dioecious tree from the Chaco Serrano. Forest Ecology and Management 492, 119125 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119215
40. Madelon M, Aguirre-Acosta N, Acosta MC, Montti L, Weilong Q, Aguilar R. (2021) Genetic reconstruction of potential invasion pathways of Ligustrum lucidum into Argentina. Acta Oecologica 111, 103733 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2021.103733
39. Giorgis MA, Zeballos SR, Carbone LM, Zimmermann H, von Wehrden H, Aguilar R, Ferreras AE, Tecco PA, Kowaljow E, Barri F, Gurvich DE, Villagra P, Jaureguiberry P. (2021) A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: The role of climate and time since fire. Fire Ecology 17, 11 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-021-00100-9
38. Mendes GM, Silveira F, Oliveira C, Dáttilo W, Guevara R, Ruiz-Guerra B, Ramdhani S, Phartyal SS, Boaventura MG, Ribeiro SP, Pinto VD, Vasconcelos H, Tito R, Pereira C, Carvalho B, Carvalho GM, del Val E, Buisson E, Arruda A, Toth JB, Roque F, Souza AH, Bolzan F, Neves F, Kuchenbecker J, Ramos Demetrio G, Seixas L, Romero G, Munhoz de Omena P, Silva JO, Paolucci L, Queiroz E, Ooi MK, Mills CH, Gerhold P, Merzin A, Massante CJ, Aguilar R, Carbone LM, Campos R, Gomes I, Zorzal G, Solar R, Ramos L, Sobrinho T, Sanders P, Cornelissen T. (2021) How much leaf do insects eat? A dataset of insect herbivory sampled globally with a standardized protocol. Ecology in press https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3301
37. Carbone LM & Aguilar R (2021) Abiotic and biotic interactions as drivers of plant reproduction in response to fire frequency. Arthropod-Plant Interactions https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-020-09792-3
36. Cordier JM, Aguilar R, Lescano JN, Leynaud GC, Bonino A, Miloch D, Loyola R, Nori J (2021) A global assessment of amphibian and reptile responses to land-use changes. Biological Conservation 253: 108863
35. Carbone LM, Cascone G, Aguilar R (2021) Fire frequency effects on cleistogamy expression and progeny performance in Cologania broussonetii. Plant Biology 23:285-292
34. Parejo-Farnés C., Aguilar R., Herrera J.M., Aparicio A., González-Albaladejo R. (2020). Effects of habitat fragmentation on frugivorous birds and on seed removal from Pistacia lentiscus in two contrasting fruiting seasons. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 45 125541
33. Carbone L.M., Tavella J., Pausas J.G., Aguilar R. (2019). A global synthesis of fire effects on pollinators. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28: 1487-1498.
32. Aguilar R., Cristóbal-Pérez J., Balvino-Olvera F., Aguilar-Aguilar M., Aguirre-Acosta N., Ashworth L., Lobo J., Martén-Rodriguez S., Fuchs, E., Sánchez-Montoya, G., Bernardello G., Quesada, M. (2019). Habitat fragmentation reduces plant progeny quality: a global synthesis. Ecology Letter 22:1163-1173.
31. Marquez V., Carbone L.M., Aguilar R., Ashworth L. (2019). Frequent fires do not affect sexual expression and reproduction in Vachellia caven. Austral Ecology 44:725-733.
30. Aguilar R., Calviño A., Ashworth L., Aguirre-Acosta N., Carbone L.M., Albrieu-Llinás G., Nolasco M., Ghilardi A., Cagnolo L. (2018) Unprecedented plant species loss after a decade in fragmented subtropical Chaco Serrano forests. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0206738. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206738
29. Delgado-Carrillo O., Martén-Rodríguez S., Ashworth L., Aguilar R., Lopezaraiza-Mikel M., Quesada M. (2018) Temporal variation in pollination services to Cucurbita moschata is determined by bee gender and diversity. Ecosphere 9:e02506; doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2506
28. Sáyago R., Quesada M., Aguilar R., Ashworth L., Lopezaraiza-Mikel M., Martén-Rodríguez S. (2018) Consequences of habitat fragmentation on the reproductive success of two Tillandsia species with contrasting life history strategies. AoB Plants 10: ply038; doi: 10.1093/aobpla/ply038
27. Ramírez-Viga T. Aguilar R., Castillo-Argüero S., Chiappa-Carrara X., Guadarrama P. Ramos-Zapata, J. (2018) Wetland plant species improve performance when inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: a meta-analysis of experimental pot studies. Mycorrhiza 28: 477-493.
26. Carbone L.M. & Aguilar R. (2017) Fire frequency effects on soils and pollinators: what shapes sexual plant reproduction? Plant Ecology 218: 1283-1297.
25. Carbone L.M., Aguirre-Acosta N., Tavella J., Aguilar R. (2017) Cambios florísticos inducidos por la frecuencia de fuego en el chaco serrano. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 52: 753-778.
24. Delgado-Carrillo O., Lopezaraiza-Mikel M., Ashworth L., Aguilar R., Lobo J.A., Quesada M. (2017) A scientific note on the first record of nesting sites of Peponapis crassidentata (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Apidologie 48: 644–647.
23. Rossetti M., Tscharntke T., Aguilar R., Batáry P. (2017) Responses of insect herbivores and herbivory to habitat fragmentation: a hierarchical meta-analysis. Ecology Letters 20: 264-272.
22. Carbone L. & Aguilar R. (2016) Contrasting effects of fire frequency on plant traits of three dominant perennial herbs from Chaco Serrano. Austral Ecology 41: 778–790.
21. Capó E.A., Aguilar R., Renison D. (2016) Livestock reduces juvenile tree growth of alien invasive species with a minimal effect on natives: a field experiment using exclosures. Biological Invasions 18: 2943-2950.
20. Riveiro-Filho A., Adams C., Manfredini S., Aguilar R., Neves W. (2015) Dynamics of the soil chemical properties in shifting cultivation systems in the tropics: a meta-analysis. Soil Use and Management 31: 474-482.
19. Chavez-Pesqueira M., Carmona D., Suárez-Montes P., Núñez-Farfán J., Aguilar R. (2015) Synthesizing habitat fragmentation effects on plant-antagonist interactions in a phylogenetic context. Biological Conservation 192:304-314.
18. Aguilar R. Martén-Rodríguez S., Avila-Sakar G., Ashworth L., Lopezaraiza-Mikel M., Rosas-Guerrero V., Quesada M. (2015) A global review of pollination syndromes: Response to Ollerton et al. (2015) Journal of Pollination Ecology 17:126-128.
17. Ashworth, L., Martí, L., Calviño, Aguilar R. (2015) Offspring performance and recruitment of the pioneer tree Acacia caven (Fabaceae) in a fragmented subtropical dry forest. Austral Ecology 40:634-641.
16. Rivera-Ortíz F.A., Aguilar R., Arizmendi M.C., Quesada M., Oyama K. (2015) Habitat fragmentation and genetic variability of tetrapod populations. Animal Conservation 18: 249-258.
15. Rosas-Guerrero V., Aguilar R., Martén-Rodríguez S., Ashworth L., Lopezaraiza-Mikel M., Bastida J., Quesada M. (2014) A quantitative review of pollination syndromes: Do floral traits predict effective pollinators? Ecology Letters 17: 388-400.
14. Aguirre-Acosta, N., Kowaljow E., Aguilar R. (2014) Reproductive performance of the invasive tree Ligustrum lucidum in a subtropical dry forest: Does habitat fragmentation boost or limit invasion? Biological Invasions 16:1397-1410.
13. Quesada, M., Herrerías-Diego Y., Lobo, J.A., Sanchez-Montoya, G., Rosas, F., Aguilar R. (2013) Long term effects of habitat fragmentation on the mating patterns and gene flow of the tropical dry forest tree, Ceiba aesculifolia (Malvaceae: Bombacoidea). American Journal of Botany 100:1095-1101.
12. Aguilar R., Ashworth, L., Calviño, A., Quesada M. (2012) What is left after sex in fragmented forests: assessing the quantity and quality of progeny of Prosopis caldenia (Fabaceae) an endemic tree from central Argentina. Biological Conservation 152: 81-89.
11. Aguilar R. Historical and current approaches of research synthesis in plant sciences (2009) Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 44: 209-219.
10. Winfree R., Aguilar R., Vázquez D., LeBun G. & Aizen M. (2009) A meta-analysis of bees' responses to anthropogenic disturbance. Ecology 90: 2068-2076.
9. Ashworth L., Quesada M., Casas A., Aguilar R. & Oyama K. (2009) Pollination dependent food production in Mexico. Biological Conservation 142: 1050-1057.
8. Aguilar R., Quesada, M., Ashworth L., Herrerias-Diego Y. & Lobo J. (2008) Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in plant populations: susceptible signals in plant traits and methodological approaches. Molecular Ecology 17: 5177-5188.
7. Galetto L., Aguilar R., Musicante M., Astegiano J., Ferreras A., Jausoro M., Torres C., Ashworth L. & Eynard C. (2007) Fragmentación de hábitat, riqueza de polinizadores, polinización y reproducción de plantas nativas en el Bosque Chaqueño de Córdoba, Argentina. Ecología Austral 17: 67-80.
6. Aguilar R., Ashworth L., Galetto L. & Aizen M.A. (2006) Determinants of plant reproductive susceptibility to habitat fragmentation: review and synthesis through a meta-analysis. Ecology Letters 9: 968-980.
5. Aguilar R. & Galetto G. (2004) Effects of forest fragmentation on male and female reproductive success in Cestrum parqui (Solanaceae). Oecologia 138: 513-520.
4. Bernardello G., Aguilar R. & Anderson G. (2004) The reproductive biology of Sophora fernandeziana (Fabaceae): a vulnerable endemic species from Isla Robinson Crusoe. American Journal of Botany 91:198-206.
3. Ashworth L., Aguilar R., Galetto L. & Aizen M.A. (2004) Why do pollination generalist and specialist show similar reproductive susceptibility to habitat fragmentation? Journal of Ecology 92: 717-719.
2. Aguilar R., Bernardello G. & Galetto L. (2002) Pollen-pistil relationships and pollen size-number trade-off in species of tribe Lycieae (Solanaceae). Journal of Plant Research 115: 335-340.
1. Aguilar R. & Bernardello G. (2001) The breeding system of Lycium cestroides Schlcht. (Solanaceae): a species with ovarian self-incompatibility. Sexual Plant Reproduction 13: 273 –277.
Book Chapters
5. Ashworth L., Aguilar R., Martén-Rodríguez S., Lopezaraiza-Mikel M., Avila-Sakar, G., Rosas-Guerrero V., Quesada, M. (2015) Pollination Syndromes: A Global Pattern of Convergent Evolution Driven by the Most Effective Pollinator. In Evolutionary Biology: Biodiversification from Genotype to Phenotype. (Ed. Pontarotti P.). Springer. Pp. 203-224.
4. Quesada, M., Rosas, F., Lopezaraiza-Mikel, M., Aguilar R., Ashworth L., y Sanchez-Montoya, G. (2012) Ecología evolutiva de polinización y reproducción sexual en plantas tropicales. In: Biología y conservación en los trópicos (Eds. Del Val E. & Boege K.) Fondo de Cultura Económica de México. Pp. 75-100.
3. Quesada M., Rosas F., Aguilar R., Ashworth L., Rosas-Guerrero V., Sayago R., Lobo J.A., Herrerías- Diego Y. & Sanchez-Montoya G. (2011) Human impacts on pollination, reproduction and breeding systems in tropical dry forest plants. In: Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests: Ecology and Conservation (Eds. Dirzo R., Young H., Mooney H., & Ceballos, G.). Island Press, Washington. Pp. 173-194.
2. Aguilar R., Ashworth L., Cagnolo L., Jausoro, M., Quesada M. & Galetto L. (2009) Dinámica de interacciones mutualistas y antagonistas en ambientes fragmentados. En: Ecologia y evolucion de interacciones planta-animal: conceptos y aplicaciones (Eds. Medel R., Aizen M.A. & Zamora R.). Editorial Universitaria, Santiago de Chile. Pp. 199-230.
1. Quesada M., Rosas F., Herrerias-Diego Y., Aguilar R., Lobo J.A., Sanchez-Montoya G. (2008) Evolutionary ecology of pollination and reproduction of tropical plants. En: International Commission on Tropical Biology and Natural Resources (Eds. Kleber Del Claro, Paulo S. Oliveira, Victor Rico-Gray, Angelica Almeida Barbosa, et al.), en Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK. [http://www.eolss.net]