A. Papers (peer-reviewed) / Artículos arbitrados
Parra-Tabla, V. and Arceo-Gómez G. 2021.Impacts of plant invasions in native plant-pollinator networks. New Phytologist 230: 2117–2128. doi.org/10.1111/nph.17339
Parra-Tabla, V., Alonso, C., Ashman T-L., Raguso, R., Albor, C., Sosenski, P., Carmona D. and Arceo-Gómez, G. 2021. Pollen transfer networks reveal alien species as main heterospecific pollen donors with fitness consequences for natives. Journal of Ecology 109: 939-951. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13520
Munguía-Rosas, M.A., Ollerton, J. Parra-Tabla, V. and De Nova, A. 2011. Meta-analysis of phenotypic selection on flowering phenology suggests that early flowering plants are favoured. Ecology Letters 41: 511-521
Parra-Tabla, V. and Herrera, C. M. 2010 Spatially inconstant direct and indirect effects of herbivory on floral traits and pollination success in a tropical shrub. Oikos. 119: 1344- 1354.
Parra-Tabla, V. and Vargas, M.F. 2004. Phenology and phenotypic natural selection on the flowering time of a deceit-pollinated tropical orchid, Myrmecophila christinae. Annals of Botany 94: 243-250
Parra-Tabla, V., Vargas, M.F. and Eguiarte, F.L. 1998. Is Echeveria gibbiflora (Crassulaceae) pollen limitated?: an experimental test. Functional Ecology 12: 591-595.
For comming / por venir
Parra-Tabla V. and Hernández, M.V., Life-history traits and survival responses to light and water of the rare endemic species Cuphea gaumeri (Lythraceae)
Suárez-Mariño A, Arceo-Gómez G, Albor C, and Parra-Tabla V. Who helps alien plants to invade successfully, native or exotic pollinators?
Lopestri, L., Lach L., Sosenski, P, Parra-Tabla, V and Montesinos D. Invasive plants can overcome pollination specialisation with a versatile breeding system.
Lopestri, L., Lach L., Sosenski, P, Parra-Tabla, V and Montesinos D. No evidence for missed mutualists in an invasive plant with the buzz pollination syndrome
Suárez, B., Parra-Tabla, V., Arceo-Gómez, G., and Sosenski, P. Effects of floral trait similarity and flower density on pollinator-mediated interactions at different spatial scales
Published (in press) / Publicados (en prensa)
138.- Albor C., Arceo-Gómez, G., Alexander Suárez-Mariño and Parra-Tabla V. 2025. Heterospecific pollen transfer and pollination success are simultaneously mediated by co-flowering diversity and super-generalist species. Plant Ecology https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11258-025-01549-3
137.- Linares-Hernández, G.I., A, Dupuy JM, Parra-Tabla V., and Feldman R. 2025. Synanthropic birds increase their consumption of non-native plants and affect the structure of feeding networks in urban green areas of Merida, Yucatánan, México. Avian Biology Research https://doi.org/10.1177/17581559251371500
136.- Parra-Tabla, V., Suárez-Mariño A., Albor, C. and Arceo-Gómez, G. 2025. Changes in plant-pollinator network structure and individual species network roles across a gradient of Apis mellifera abundance: The importance of considering short-term effects on network structure. Journal of Insect Conservation 28: 46 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-025-00683-7
135.- Parra-Tabla V., Albor, C., and Arceo-Gómez, G. 2025. Facilitative to negative pollination interactions in invaded plant communities driven by floral trait similarity and pollinator sharing. Biological Invasions 27: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-025-03568-7 . To ear the short history, please click
134.- Paquini , S., San Martin C, Sosenski, P. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2025. Effects of water and phosphorus addition on the nutrition, flowering phenology, and sexual reproduction of Gymnopodium floribundum in a dry tropical Yucatan forest. Plant Ecology https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-025-01518-w
133.- Suárez-Mariño A, Arceo-Gómez G, Albor C, and Parra-Tabla V. 2025. Pollen transport networks help reveal the importance of dipteran pollinators in coastal plant communities Journal of Applied Entomology https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13426 (special issue)
132.- Anchevida, S., Ramos-Zapata, J. and Parra-Tabla V. 2024. Host preference and physiological performance of the invasive parasitic plant Cassytha filiformis L. (Lauraceae). Botanical Sciences 102 (4) https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3529
131.- Echeverria Caro A, Dupuy JM, Parra-Tabla V., and Feldman R. 2024. Diet overlap of overwintering migratory birds on the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Avian Biology Research 17 (3 ) https://doi.org/10.1177/175815592412617
130.- Vázquez-González C, Villa-Galaviz E.,Reyes-Hernández M., Perez-Niño, B., Quijano-Medina, T., Parra-Tabla, V., Mooney K., and Abdala-Roberts, L. 2024 .Temporal variation in tree diversity effects on birds and its implications for top-down control of insect herbivores in a tropical system. Oecologia 204: 603-613
129.- Parra-Tabla V., Tun-Garrido, J., García-Franco, J. and M Martínez. 2024. The recent expansion of the invasive hemiparasitic plant Cassytha filiformis and the reciprocal effect with its main hosts. Biological Invasions 26: 535-547 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03192-3 Two-minute explanation click / Te hago un resumen en 2 minutos click
128.- Paquini, S., Tun-Garrido, J., Meléndez-Ramírez V., and Parra Tabla, V. 2024. Dichogamy and compatibility system in the tropical tree Gymnopodium floribundum (Polygonaceae). Botanical Sciences 102: 54-67 (in Spanish).
127.- Munguía-Rosas M., Parra-Tabla, V. and Rodríguez, J.D. 2023 Partial and asymmetrical reproductive isolation between two sympatric tropical shrub species: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius and C. souzae (Euphorbiaceae). Ecology and Evolution 13: e10801. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10801
126.- Suárez, B., Tun-Garrido, J., Sosenski, P. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2023. Floral polymorphism and heteromorphic incompatibility in the distylous tropical shrub Waltheria rotundifolia (Malvaceae). Plant species Biology 38: 245-257. https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1442-1984.12425
125.- Suárez-Mariño A, Arceo-Gómez G, Albor C, and Parra-Tabla V. 2022. Co-flowering modularity and floral trait similarity help explain temporal changes in plant–pollinator network structure. Plant Ecology 223: 1289-1304 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11258-022-01275-0
124.- Villa-Galaviz E., Abdala-Roberts, L., Qinto, J, Campos-Navarrete, M.J. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2022. Neighborinig plants and core herbivores determine the importance of Swietenia Macrophylla in the plant-herbivore network. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 16: 387–399 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-022-09906-z
123.- Suárez-Mariño A, Arceo-Gómez G, Albor C, and Parra-Tabla V 2022. Flowering overlap and floral trait similarity help explain the structure of pollination networks. Journal of Ecology 110: 1790-1801 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13905
122.- Interian-Aguiñaga, J., Parra-Tabla, V. and Abdala-Robert, L. 2022. Effects of tropical tree diversity and prey spatial distribution on predation by birds and arthropods. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 6: 449-447 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-022-09908-x.
121.- Reyes-Hernández, M., Quijano-Medina, T., Angulo-Pérez, D., Moreira, X., Parra-Tabla, V., and Abdala-Roberts, L. 2022. Experimental test of ant effects on insect herbivory and pathogen infection on wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Arthropod-Plant Interactions 16:77–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-021-09876-8
120:- Quinto, C.J., Díaz-Castelazo C., Rico-Gray, V., Martínez-Falcón A.P., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2022. Short‑Term Temporal Patterns in Herbivore Beetle Assemblages in Polyculture Neotropical Forest Plantations. Neotropical Entomology 51:199–211 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-021-00933-8
119.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Arceo-Gómez G. 2021.Impacts of plant invasions in native plant-pollinator networks. New Phytologist 230: 2117–2128. doi.org/10.1111/nph.17339
118.- Quinto, CJ,, Martínez-Falcón A.P., Murillo-Pacheco, J., Abdala-Roberts L and Parra-Tabla, V. 2021. Diversity patterns of tropical epigeal beetle assemblages associated with monoculture and polyculture plantations with big-leaf mahogany. Neotropical Entomology 50: 551–561. doi.org/10.1007/s13744-021-00870-6
117.- Parra-Tabla, V., Alonso, C., Ashman T-L., Raguso, R., Albor, C., Sosenski, P., Carmona D. and Arceo-Gómez, G. 2021. Pollen transfer networks reveal alien species as main heterospecific pollen donors with fitness consequences for natives. Journal of Ecology 109: 939-951. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13520
116.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Alonso C. 2021. Autonomous pollination alleviates pollen limitation in the endemic Cienfuegosia yucatanensis Millsp. (Malvaceae). Botanical Sciences 99: 80-91. doi.org/10.17129/botsci.2651
115.- López-López, J., Parra-Tabla V. and Mondragón, D. 2021. The variation in an epiphytic bromeliad’s flowering phenology along an elevational gradient. Acta Biol. Col. 26: 42-53 https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v26n1.82875
114.- Herrera-Parra, E., Hernández-Cuevas, L., Cristobal-Alejo J, Parra-Tabla, V. and Ramos-Zapata, J. 2021. Native mycorrhizal fungi induce positive and deifferential effects on initial growth in Capsicum spp. Acta Agrícola y Pecuaria 7: 9pp
113.- Albor, C., Arceo-Gómez, G. and Parra-Tabla, V.2020. Integrating floral trait and flowering time distribution patterns help reveal the simultaneous action of pollinator competition and facilitation in mediating co-flowering assembly Journal of Ecology 108:2221–2231 doi/10.1111/1365-2745.13486
112.- Solís-Montero, V., Martínez-Natarén, D., Parra-Tabla, V., Ibarra-Cerdeña C. and Munguía-Rosas, M. 2020. Herbivory and anti-herbivore defences in wild and cultivated Cnidoscolus aconitifolius: Disentangling domestication and environmental effects. AoB Plants 12:1-8. doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plaa023
111.- May-Uc, Y., Nell, C. Parra-Tabla, V., Navarro, J. and Abdala-Roberts, L. 2020. Tree diversity effects under the lens of temporal variation: implications for the abundance, diversity, and stability of foraging birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 89: 1775-1787 doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13245
110.- Ashman, T-L., Alonso, C., Parra-Tabla, V. and Arceo-Gómez, G. 2020. Pollen on stigmas as proxies of pollinator competition and facilitation: complexities, caveats, and future directions. Annals of Botany 125: 1003-1012 doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaa012
109.- Ovando-Hidalgo, N., Tun-Garrido, J., Medina-González, G. y Parra-Tabla, V. 2020. Efecto del cambio climático en la distribución de cinco especies clave en la vegetación de duna costera en la península de Yucatán, México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91: e912883
108.- Parra-Tabla, V., Angulo-Pérez, D., Albor, C., Campos-Navarrete, M.J., Tun-Garrido, J., Sosenski, P., Alonso, C., Ashman, T-L, and Arceo-Gómez, G. 2019. The role of alien species on plant-floral visitor network structure in invaded communities. PLoS ONE 14 11: e0218227. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218227
107.- Suárez-Mariño, A., Arceo-Gómez, G., Sosenski, P. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2019. Patterns and effects of heterospecific pollen transfer between an invasive and two native plant species: the importance of pollen arrival time to the stigma. American Journal of Botany 10: 1308-1315. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1361
106.- Alonso, C. Medrano, M., Pérez, R., Canto A., Parra-Tabla, V. and Herrera, C. 2019. Interspecific variation across Angiosperms in global DNA methylation: phylogeny, ecology and plant features in Tropical and Mediterranean communities New Phytologist 2: 949-960. doi.org/10.1111/nph.16046
105.- Abdala-Roberts, L, Reyes-Hernández M., Quijano-MedinaT., Moreira X, Marta F., Angulo D., Parra-Tabla V., Virgen A. and Rojas, J. C. 2019. Effects of amount and recurrence of leaf herbivory on the induction of direct and indirect defences in wild cotton. Plant Biology 21: 1063-1071 doi.org/10.1111/plb.13022
104.- Abdala-Roberts, L, Quijano-Medina, T, Moreira, X., Vazquez-Gonzalez, C., Parra-Tabla, V., Berny Mier y Teran, J, Grandi, L., Glauser, G., Turlings, T., and Benrey B. 2019. Bottom-Up effects of plant defenses and climate on geographic variation in insect herbivory on wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). American Journal of Botany 8: 1059-1067. http://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1330
103.- Arceo-Gómez, G., Schroeder, AR, Albor, C., Ashman, T-L, Knight, T., Bennett, J., Suarez, B. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2019. Global geographic patterns of heterospecific pollen receipt help uncover potential ecological and evolutionary impacts across plant communities worldwide. Scientific Reports 9:8086 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44626-0
102.- Albor, C. García-Franco, J., Parra-Tabla, V., Díaz-Castelazo, C. and Arceo-Gomez, G. 2019 Taxonomic and functional diversity of the co-flowering community differentially affect Cakile edentula pollination at different spatial scales. Journal of Ecology 5: 2161-2181
101.- Abdala-Roberts, L., Pérez-Niño, B., Moreira, X., Parra-Tabla, V., Grandi, L., Glauser, G.; Benrey, B. and Turlings, T. 2019 Effects of early-season insect herbivory on subsequent pathogen infection and ant abundance on wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Journal of Ecology 107: 1518-1529 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13183
100. -Munguia-Rosas, M., Angulo D.F., Arceo-Gómez, G. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2019 Variation in leaf traits across a precipitation gradient in coastal sand dunes in Yucatan Peninsula. Journal of Arid Environments 162: 10-17 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.12.001
99.- Angulo D., Tun-Garrido, J., Munguia-Rosas, M., Arceo-Gómez, H., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2018. Patterns of phylogenetic community structure of sand dune plant communities in the Yucatan Peninsula: the role of deterministic and stochastic processes in community assembly. Plant Ecology and Diversity 4: 515-526 https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2018.1534289
98.- Nell, C., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., and Mooney, K. 2018 Tropical tree diversity mediates foraging and predatory effects of insectivorous birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 285: 1-7 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1842
97.- Rivero-Villar A., Templer, P.H., Parra-Tabla, V, and Campo, J. 2018. Differences in nitrogen cycling between tropical dry forests with contrasting precipitation revealed by stable isotopes of nitrogen in plants and soils. Biotropica 50: 859-867. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.vr24515
96.- Rosado-Sánchez, S. Parra-Tabla, V., Betancur-Ancona, D., Moreira X. and Abdala-Roberts, L. 2018. Effects of tree species diversity on insect herbivory and leaf defenses in Cordia dodecandra Ecological Entomology 43: 703-711. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12648
95.- Arceo-Gómez, G., Alonso, C. Ashman, T.-L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2018. Variation in sampling effort affects the observed richness of plant-plant interactions via heterospecific pollen transfer: implications for interpretation of pollen transfer networks. American Journal of Botany 10: 1601-160 https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1144
94.-Paquette, A., Hector, A., Castagneyrol, B., et al. 2018. A million and more trees for science. Comment. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2763-2766 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0544-0
93.-Parra-Tabla, V., Albor-Pinto, C., Tun-Garrido, J., Angulo, D., Barajas, C., Ortíz, J.J. and Arceo-Gómez, G. 2018. Spatial patterns of diversity and species composition in sand dune plant communities in Yucatan, México: the importance of invasive species in community structure. Plant Ecology and Diversity 11, 157-172 https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2018.1455232
92.- Mejia-Alva, B., Ramos-Zapata, J., Abdala-Roberts, L and Parra-Tabla, V. 2018. Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on aboveground tri-trophic interactions are contingent upon plant genetic effects of cross type in the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora. Journal of Ecology 3: 1133-1141 Doi 10.1111/1365-2745.12859.
91.- Abdala-Roberts. L., Parra-Tabla, V., Moreira, X.and Ramos-Zapata, J. 2018. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of tri-trophic interactions: spatial variation and effects of plant density. American Journal of Botany 104: 241 – 251 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1600358.
90.- Abdala-Roberts, L. Covelo, F., Parra-Tabla, V., Berny Mier y Teran, B., Mooney, J. and Moreira X. 2018.Intra-specific latitudinal clines in leaf carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus and their underlying abiotic correlates in Ruellia nudiflora Scientific Reports 8: 596. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-18875-w .
89.- Rosado-Sánchez, S. Parra-Tabla, V., Moreira X. and Abdala-Roberts, L. 2018 Tree species diversity alters plant defence investment in an experimental forest plantation in southern México. Biotropica 50: 246-253. Doi.org/10.1111/btp.12527
88.- Castañeda-Ramírez, G.S., Torres-Acosta, J.F.J., Sandoval-Castro, C.A, González-Pech, P.G., Parra-Tabla, V. and Mathien C. 2018 Is there a negative association between the content of condensed tannins, total phenols, and total tannins of tropical plant extracts and in vitro anthelmintic activity against Haemonchus contortus eggs? . Parasitology Research116:3341-3348. Doi 10.1007/s00436-017-56504.
87.- Parra-Tabla, V. Campos-Navarrete, M.J. and Arceo-Gómez, G. 2017. Plant-floral visitor network structure in a smallholder Cucurbitaceae agricultural system in the tropics: implications for the extinction of main floral visitors. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 11: 731-740. Doi:10.1007/s11829-017-9529-1 .
86.- Martínez-Natarén, D., Parra-Tabla, V. and Munguia-Rosas, M. 2017. Genetic diversity and structure of the tree Manilkara zapota in a naturally fragmented tropical forest . Journal of Tropical Ecology 33: 285-294. Doi.org/10.1017/S0266467417000268
85.- Arceo-Gómez, G., Vargas-Mendoza, C.F. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2017. Selection on intra-individual variation in stigma-anther distance in the tropical tree Ipomoea wolcottiana(Convolvulaceae). Plant Biology 19(3): 454-459. Doi: 10.1111/plb.12553
84.- Alonso, C., Arceo-Gómez, G., Meindl G., Abdala-Roberts, L. Parra-Tabla, V. and Ashman T-L. 2017 Delimiting plant diversity that is functionally related via interactions with diurnal pollinators: An expanded use of rarefaction curves. Flora 232: 56-62
83.- Esquivel-Gómez, L., Abdala-Roberts, L., Pinkus-Rendón, M., and Parra-Tabla, V., 2017. Variation in web-building spider communities among three tropical tree species in a young experimental plantation. Journal of Arachnology 45:139-142
82.- Esquivel, L. Abdala-Roberts, L. Pinkus-Rendón, M. and Parra-Tabla 2017. Effects of tree species identity on a community of weaver spiders in a tropical forest plantation, Biotropica 49: 63-70 DOI: 10.1111/btp.12352
81.- Medina-van-Berkum, P., Parra-Tabla, V. y Leirana, J. 2016. Recursos florales y colibríes durante la época seca en la Reserva de la Biósfera de Ria Lagartos, Yucatán, México. Hutzil (Revista Mexicana de Ornitología) 2: 244-250
80.- Arceo-Gómez, G., Alonso, C., Abdala-Roberts L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2016. Patterns and sources of spatial variation in microgametophyte populations in flowers of the endemic monoecious shrub Cnidosculus souzae (Euphorbiaceae). Plant Biology 18: 594-600 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12445
79.- Abdala-Roberts. L, Moreira, X., Rasmann, S.,Parra-Tabla, V. Mooney, K. 2016. Test of biotic and abiotic correlates of latitudinal variation in defences in the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora. Journal of Ecology 104: 580-590 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12512
78.- Arceo-Gómez, G., L. Abdala-Roberts, A. Jankowiak, C. Kohler, G. A. Meindl, C. Navarro-Fernández, V. Parra-Tabla, T.-L. Ashman, and C. Alonso. 2016. Patterns of among- and within-species variation in heterospecific pollen receipt: the importance of ecological generalization. American Journal of Botany 3:396-407 DOI10.3732/ajb.1500155 Invited paper Special Issue: ecology and evolution of pollen performance
77.- Abdala-Roberts, L- Gonzalez-Moreno, A. Mooney, K. Moreira, X. Gonzalez-Hernandez, A. and Parra-Tabla V. 2016. Effects of the tree species and genotypic diversity on leafminer- parasitoid interactions Agricultural and Forest Entomology 18: 43-51 DOI: 10.1111/afe.12132
76.- Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V. and Mooney K. 2015. Latitudinal variation in herbivory: Influences of climatic drivers, herbivore identity, and natural enemies.Oikos 124:. 1444-1452 DOI: 10.1111/oik.02040
75.- Campos-Navarrete, M.J., Munguia-Rosas, M., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Parra-Tabla, V.2015. Are tree species diversity and genotypic diversity effects on insect herbivores mediated by ants?. PloS ONE 10 (8): e0132671. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132671
74.- Celaya, N., Arceo-Gómez, G., Alonso, C. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Negative effects of heteroespecific pollen receipt vary with abiotic conditions: ecological and evolutionary implications. Annals of Botany 116: 798-79510.1093/aob/mcv110. On the cover
73.- Campos-Navarrete, M, Munguía-Rosas, M, Abdala-Roberts, L. Quinto-Cánovas, J and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Effects of tree genotypic diversity and species diversity on the arthropod community associated with big-leaf mahogany. Biotropica 5: 579–587 DOI: 10.1111/btp.12250
72.- Abdala-Roberts, L., Mooney, K.A. Quijano-Medina, T., Campos-Navarrete, M. J., González-Moreno, A. and Parra-Tabla, T. 2015. Comparison of tree genotypic diversity and species diversity effects on different guilds of insect herbivores. Oikos 11: 1527-1535 DOI: 10.1111/oik.02033
71.- Vargas-Mendoza C.F., Ortegón-Campos I., Marrufo, D., Herrera, C.M. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015 Genetic diversity, outcrossing rate and demographic history along a climatic gradient in the ruderal plant Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 86: 508-520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.034.
70.- Munguía-Rosas, M., Arias, L.M., Jurado-Dzib, S., Mezeta-Cob, C. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2015. Effects of herbivores and pollinators on fruit yield and survival in a cleistogamous herb. Plant Ecology 216 (4): 517-525.
69.-Parra-Tabla, V., Munguia-Rosas, M., Campos-Navarrete, M.J. and Ramos-Zapata, J. 2015 Effects of flower dimorphism and light environment on the arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in a cleistogamous herb. Plant Biology 17(1):163-168. Doi: 10.1111/plb.12223
68.- Moreira, X., Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V. and Mooney K. 2014 Positive effects of plant genotypic and species diversity on anti-herbivore defenses in a tropical tree species PLoS ONE 9: e105438 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105438
67.- Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Campbell, D. and Mooney, K. 2014 Soil fertility and parasitoids shape herbivore selection on plants. Journal of Ecology 5: 1120- 1128 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12275
66.- Abdala-Roberts, L., Moreira, X. , Cervera, J.C., and Parra-Tabla, V. 2014 Light availability influences growth-defense trade-offs in big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) King.Biotropica 46: 591-597 Doi: 10.111/btp. 12133
65.- Calvo-Irabién, L.M., Parra-Tabla, V., Acosta-Arriola, V., Escalante-Erosa, F., Díaz-Vera, L., Dzib, G., and Pena-Rodriguez, L. 2014 Chemical variation in the essential oil composition of Mexican oregano populations (Lippia graveolens HBK) in an edapho-climatic gradient Chemistry and Biodiversity 11:1010-1020 doi 10.1002/cbdv.201300389.
64.- Bejarano-Castillo, M., Crosvy-Galván, M. Parra-Tabla, V., Etchevers, J. and Campo, J. 2014 Precipitation regime and nitrogen addition effects on decomposition in tropical dry forests. Biotropica 46: 415-424 Doi:10.1111/btp. 12127
63.-Martínez-Natarén, D. Parra-Tabla, V., Ferrer, M. and Calvo, L.M. 2014 Genetic diversity and genetic structure in wild populations of Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens HBK) and its relationship with the chemical composition of the essential oil. Plant Systematics and Evolution 300: 535-547 Doi 10.1007/s00606-013-0902-y
62.-Dzul-Cauich,F., Hernandez-Ortiz, V., Parra-Tabla, V. and Rico-Gray, V. 2014 Seasonal dynamics of the flower head infestation of the sunflower, Smallanthus maculatus by two non- frugivorous Tephritid. Journal of Insect Science 14:189 Doi:10.1093/jisesa/ieu/051.
61.- Salinas-Peba, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Munguia-Rosas, M. and Campo J. 2014 Survival and growth of dominant tree seedlings in a tropical dry forests of Yucatán: site and fertilization effects. Journal of Plant Ecology 7: 470-479 Doi:10.1093/jpe/rtt055
60.- Cuautle, M. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2014 Describing a multitrophic plant-herbivore-parasitoid system at four spatial scales. Acta Oecologica 55:8- 14 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1146609X13001550
59.- Abdala-Roberts, L., Marrufo-Zapata, D., Arceo-Gómez, G. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2014. Pollen limitation, fruit abortion and autonomous selfing in population of Ruellia nudiflora. Plant Species Biology 29:25-33 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1442-1984.2012.00392.x/abstract
58.- Munguía-Rosas, M., Campos-Navarrete, M.J. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2013 The effect of pollen source vs. flower type on progeny performance and seed predation under contrasting light environments in a cleistogamous herb. PLoS ONE 8(11):e80934. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080934 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0080934
57.- Campos-Navarrete, M., Parra-Tabla, V., Ramos-Zapata, J., Díaz-Castelazo, C. and Reyes-Novelo, E. 2013 Structure of plant-Hymenoptera networks in two coastal shrub sites in Mexico. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 7: 607-617
56.- Alonso, C., Navarro, C., Arceo-Gómez, G., Meindi, G. Parra-Tabla, V. and Ashman T.L. 2013 Among species differences in pollen quality and quantity limitation: implications for endemics in biodiverse hotspots. Annals of Botany 112: 1461-1469
55.- Munguia-Rosas, M., Parra-Tabla, V. and Montiel, S. 2013 Extreme variation in the reproductive phenology of Ruellia nudiflora. Weed Research 53: 328-336 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/wre.12028/full
54.- Munguía-Rosas, M., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2013 Effects of pollen load, parasitoids and the environment on predispersal seed predation in the cleistogamous Ruellia nudiflora. Oecologia 173: 871-880 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00442-013-2649-0#page-2
53.- Roa-Fuentes, L., Campo,J. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2012. Plant biomass allocation across a precipitation gradient: An approach to seasonally dry tropical forest at Yucatán, Mexico. Ecosystems 8: 1234-2244 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10021-012-9578-3
52.- Munguía-Rosas, M.A., Parra-Tabla, V., Ollerton, J. and Cervera, C. 2012. Environmental control of reproductive phenology and the effect of pollen supplementation on resource allocation in the cleistogamus weed Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae). Annals of Botany 109: 343-350. Content snapshot
51.- Arceo-Gomez, G. Martinez, M.L. Parra-Tabla, V. and Garcia-Franco, J. 2012 Floral and reproductive biology of the Mexican endemic Chamaecrista chamaecristoides (Fabaceae).Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 139:260-269.
50.- Ortegón-Campos, I., Abdala-Roberts, L. Parra-Tabla, V., Cervera, C. Marrufo, D. and Herrera, C. M. 2012. Influence of multiple factors on plant local adaptation: soil type and folivore effects in Ruellia 201 (Acanthaceae). Evolutionary Ecology 26: 545-558.Abstract
49.- Arango, A.M.,J. López-Portillo, V. Parra-Tabla, L.T. Hernández, J. Morales-Mávil and V. Rico-Gray. 2012. Effect of predation by the spider Peucetia viridans (Oxyopidae) on floral visitors and the seed set of Cnidoscolus multilobus (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Botánica Mexicana, 100: 1-14 Special issue: honoring Dr. Jerzy Rzedowskihttp://actabotanicamexicana.blogspot.mx/2012/07/effect-of-spider-peucetia-viridans.html
48.- Martínez-Natarén, D., Parra-Tabla, V. Dzibb, G. and Calvo-Irabién, L.M. 2012 Essential oil yield variation within and among wild populations of Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens, Verbenaceae), and its relation to climatic and edaphic conditions. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants 15: 589-601
47.- Rivera-Solis, G., Abdala-Roberts, L., Cervera, J. C., Parra-Tabla, V., Ruíz, J, and Betancur, D. 2012. Mechanisms and traits associated with compensation for defoliation in Ruellia nudiflora. Plant Ecology 213: 303-314 Abstract.
46.- Parra-Tabla, V., Vargas, C.F., Naval, C., Calvo, L.M. and Ollerton, J. 2011 Population status and reproductive success of an endangered epiphytic orchid in a fragmented landscape. Biotropica 43:640-647 Abstract
45.- Munguía-Rosas, M.A., Ollerton, J. Parra-Tabla, V. and De Nova, A. 2011. Meta-analysis of phenotypic selection on flowering phenology suggests that early flowering plants are favoured. Ecology Letters 41: 511-521 In the Press: http://www.northampton.ac.uk/news/article/115/northampton-and-mexican-academics-join-forces-to-publish-leading-ecology-research
44.- Arceo-Gomez, G. Martinez, M.L. Parra-Tabla, V. and Garcia-Franco, J. 2011. Anther and stigma morphology in mirror-image flowers of Chamaecrista chamaecristoides (Fabaceae): implications for buzz-pollination. Plant Biology 13:19-24. Special Issue: Pollination and reproductive Biology http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/plb.2010.13.issue-s1/issuetoc
43.- Martínez-Natarén, D., Parra-Tabla, V. Dzibb, G. and Calvo-Irabién, L.M. 2011 Morphology and density of glandular trichomes in Mexican populations of oregano (Lippia graveolens, Verbenaceae), and the relationship between trichome density and climate. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 138:132-142
42.- Munguía Rosas, M. A., Ollerton, J. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2011. Phenotypic selection on flowering phenology and size of two dioecious plant species with different pollen vectors. Plant Species Biology. 26:205-212 Abstract
41.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Herrera, C. M. 2010 Spatially inconstant direct and indirect effects of herbivory on floral traits and pollination success in a tropical shrub. Oikos. 119: 1344- 1354. Abstract
40.- Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Díaz-Castelazo C., Salinas-Peba, L. and Delfín, G.H. 2010. Spatial variation in the strength of a trophic cascade involving Ruellia nudiflora(Acanthaceae), an insect seed predator and associated parasitoid fauna in Mexico. Biotropica. 42: 180-187 Abstract
39.- Meneses-Calvillo L., Meléndez-Ramírez V., Parra-Tabla V. and Navarro J. 2010 Bee species diversity in a fragmented landscape of the Mexican Neotropic. Journal of Insect Conservation 14: 323-334 Abstract
38.- Ramos-Zapata, J., Campos, M.J., Parra-Tabla, V., Abdala-Roberts, L. and Navarro, J. 2010. Genetic variation in the response of the weed Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae) associated to arbuscural mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 20: 275-280.Abstract
37.- Ortegón-Campos, I., Parra-Tabla, V., Abdala-Roberts, L., and Herrera, C. 2009. Local adaptation of Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae) to biotic counterparts: complex scenarios revealed when two herbivore guilds are considered. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22:2288-2297 Abstract
36.- Parra-Tabla, V., Abdala-Roberts, L., J. Rojas, Navarro, J. and Salinas-Peba, L. 2009. Floral longevity and scent chemistry respond to reproductive success and resource status in the tropical orchid Myrmecophila christinae. Plant Systematics and Evolution 282: 1-11 Abstract
35.- Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V., Salinas-Peba, L. and Herrera, C. M. 2009. Noncorrelated effects of seed predation and pollination on the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora remain spatially consistent. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 800-807 Abstract
34.- Arceo-Gómez, G., Parra-Tabla V. and Navarro J. 2009. Changes in sexual expression as a result of defoliation and environment in a monoecious shrub in México: implications for pollination. Biotropica 41: 425-441 Abstract
33.- Cervera, C. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2009. Seed germination and seedling survival traits of invasive and non-invasive cogeneric Ruellia species (Acanthaceae) in Yucatan, Mexico. Plant Ecology 250: 285-293 Abstract
32.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Vargas, M.F. 2007. Flowering synchrony and floral display size affect pollination success in a deceit-pollinated tropical orchid Acta Oecologica 131: 26-35 Abstract
31.- Abdala-Roberts, L., Parra-Tabla, V. and Navarro, J. 2007. Is floral longevity influenced by reproductive cost and pollination success in Cohniella ascendens (Orchidaceae)? Annals of Botany 100: 1367-1371Abstract
30.- Deloya, C., Parra-Tabla, V. and Delfín-González, H. 2007. Fauna of Scarabaeidae-Laparosticti and Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) associated with Cloud Forest, shade coffe plantations and transformed communities in Central Veracruz, México. Neotropical Entomology 36:5-21
29.- Salinas-Peba,.L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2007 Phenology and pollination of Manilkara zapota (Zapotaceae) in forest and homegardens. Forest Ecology and Management 248: 136-142Abstract
28.- Chay-Hernández, Delfín-González, H. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2006. Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera) Community Diversity in an Agricultural Environment in the State of Yucatan, Mexico.Environmental Entomology 35: 1286-1297
27.- Pinkus R. M., Ibarra-Núñez, G., Parra-Tabla, V., García-Ballinas, J.A. and Henaut, Y. 2006. Spider diversity in coffeeplantations with different management in Southeast Mexico.Journal of Arachnology 34: 104-112Abstract
26.- Vargas, C. F., Parra-Tabla, V., Feinsinger, P. and Leirana, J. 2006. Genetic diversity and structure in fragmented populations of the tropical orchid Myrmecophila christinae varchristinae. Biotropica 38: 754-763 Abstract
25.- Abdala-Roberts, L. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2005. Artificial defoliation induces trichome production in the tropical shrub Cnidosculus aconitifolius (Euphorbiaceae) Biotropica 37: 251- 257 Abstract
24.- Castro, A., Delfín, G.H., Parra-Tabla, V. y Morón, R.M. 2005. Fauna de Melolóntidos (Insecta: Coleoptera) asociados al maíz (Zea mays L.) en los altos de Chiapas, México. Folia Entomológica Mexicana 44: 339-365
23.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Bullock, S.H. 2005. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of anther-stigma separation in the self-incompatible tropical tree Ipomoea wolcottiana (Convolvulaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 252: 85-96 Abstract
22.- Pinkus R. M., Parra-Tabla, V. and Meléndez-Ramírez, V. 2005. Floral resource use and competition between Apis mellifera and native bees in Cucurbitaceae crops in Yucatán, México. The Canadian Entomologist 137:441-449 Abstract
21.- Canto, A., Parra-Tabla, V. and García-Franco, J. 2004. Variation in growth and floral display of Anthurium schlechtendalii (Araceae) in response to herbivory and environment.Functional Ecology 18:692-699. Abstract
20.- Cauich, O., Quezada-Euán, J.J.G., Macias-Macias, J.O., Reyes-Oregel, V., Medina-Peralta, S. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2004. The behaviour and pollination efficiency of Nannotrigona perilampoides (Cresson 1878) (Hymenoptera:Meliponini) on greenhouse tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) in subtropical México. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 475-481 Abstract
19.- Escalante-Erosa, F., Ortegón-Campos, I., Parra-Tabla, V. and Peña-Rodríguez, L. M. 2004. Chemical Composition of the Epicuticular Wax of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius. Rev. Soc Quim Mex, 48: 24-25
18.- Meléndez, V., Parra-Tabla, V., Kevan, P., Ramirez, I. and Zizumbo, D. 2004. Mixed Mating Strategies and Pollination by Insects and Wind in Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae). Agricultural and Forest Entomology 6: 155-163
17.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Vargas, M.F. 2004. Phenology and phenotypic natural selection on the flowering time of a deceit-pollinated tropical orchid, Myrmecophila christinae. Annals of Botany 94: 243-250 Content selected by Proffesor J. A. Bryant, University of Exeter, UK http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/94/2/243/suppl/DC1
16.- Parra-Tabla, V., Rico-Gray, V. and Carbajal, M. 2004. Effect of defoliation on leaf growth, sexual expression and reproductive success of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Euphorbiaceae).Plant Ecology 173: 153-160 Abstract
15.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Bullock, S.H. 2003. Exploring the limiting causes of fruit production in the tropical tree Ipomoea wolcottiana Rose (Convolvulaceae). Plant Ecology 166: 107-115Abstract
14.- Meléndez, V., Magaña-Rueda, S. Parra-Tabla, V., Ayala, R. and Navarro, J. 2002. Diversity of native bee visitors of cucurbit in Yucatán, México. Journal of Insect Conservation 6: 135-147 Abstract
13.- Vargas, C.F. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2002. Floral abundance, territoriality, and the importance of Echeveria gibbiflora to Cynanthus latirostris (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) during winter.Southwestern Naturalist 47: 623-626
12.- Malo, J., Leirana-Alcocer, J. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2001. Population fragmentation, florivory and the effects of flower morphology alterations on the pollination success of Myrmecophila tibicinis (Orchidaceae). Biotropica 33: 529-534
11.- Arango, A.M., Rico-Gray, V. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2000. Population structure, seasonality, and habitat use by the green lynx spider Peucetia viridans (Oxyopidae) inhabiting Cnidosculus aconitifolius (Euphorbiaceae). Journal of Arachnology 28:185-194 Abstract
10.- Canto-Aguilar A. and Parra-Tabla, V. 2000. Importance of conserving alternative pollinators: assessing pollination efficiency of the squash bee Peponapis limitaris in Cucurbita moschata (Cucurbitaceae). Journal of Insect Conservation 4: 201-208 Abstract
9.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Bullock, S.H. 2000. Phenotypic natural selection on flower biomass allocation in the tropical tree Ipomoea wolcottiana Rose (Convolvulaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 221: 167-177 Abstract
8.- Parra-Tabla, V., Vargas, M. F., Magaña-Rueda S. and Navarro, J. 2000. Female and male pollination success of Oncidium ascendens (Orchidaceae) in two contrasting patches: forest vs. agricultural field. Biological Conservation 94: 335-340 Abstract
7.- Leirana-Alcocer, J. and Parra-Tabla, V. 1999. Factors affecting the distribution, abundance and seedling survival of Mammilaria gaumeri Orcutt, and endemic cactus of the coast of Yucatan, Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments 141: 41-428
6.- Parra-Tabla, V. and Bullock S.H. 1998. Factors limiting fecundity in the tropical tree Ipomoea wolcottiana (Convolvulaceae) in a Mexican tropical dry forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology14: 615-628 Abstract
5.- Parra-Tabla, V., Vargas, M.F. and Eguiarte, F.L. 1998. Is Echeveria gibbiflora (Crassulaceae) pollen limitated?: an experimental test. Functional Ecology 12: 591-595 Abstract
4.- Manrique-Saide, P., Delfín, G.H., Ibañez-Bernal, S. and Parra-Tabla, V. 1998. Mesocyclops longisetus effects on survivorship of Aedes aegypti inmature stages in car tyres. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 12: 386-390
3.- Manrique-Saide, P., Delfín, G.H., Parra-Tabla, V. e Ibañez-Bernal, S. 1998. Desarrollo, mortalidad y sobrevivencia de las etapas inmaduras de Aedes aegypti (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) en neumáticos. Revista Biomédica 9: 84-91
2.- Rico-Gray, V., García-Franco, J., Palacios-Rios, M. Diaz-Castelazo, C., Parra-Tabla, V. and Navarro, J. 1998 Geographic and seasonal Variation in ant-plant associations in México.Biotropica 30: 190-200.
1.- Parra-Tabla, V., Vargas, M. F. and Eguiarte, F.L. 1993. Reproductive biology, pollen and seed dispersal, and neighborhood size in the hummingbird-pollinated Echeveria gibbiflora(Crassulaceae). American Journal of Botany 80: 153-159