Publications

The Largest Nematogenys inermis From a Small Stream in the Maipo Basin Once Considered Extinct: Perspectives on Body Size Evolution and Peripheral Habitats as Refuges

Published in Austral Ecology, 2026

The largest recorded specimen of an ancient Chilean catfish, found in a peripheral stream refuge of the Maipo Basin

Recommended citation: Lamilla-Maulén P, Cortés-Miranda J, Tubin-Arenas B, Quezada-Romegialli C, Arratia G. The Largest Nematogenys inermis From a Small Stream in the Maipo Basin Once Considered Extinct: Perspectives on Body Size Evolution and Peripheral Habitats as Refuges. Austral Ecol. 2026; 51(3):e70202. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.70202</p> </article> </div>

Effects of pollution and watercourse type on trophic structure: the silverside Basilichthys microlepidotus and its food resources in the Maipo River basin as a model

Published in Neotropical Ichthyology, 2026

How pollution and watercourse type shape the trophic structure of a silverside fish and its food resources in the Maipo River basin

Recommended citation: Briones M, Cortés-Miranda J, Veloso C, Véliz D, Vega-Retter C. Effects of pollution and watercourse type on trophic structure: the silverside Basilichthys microlepidotus and its food resources in the Maipo River basin as a model. Neotrop Ichthyol. 2026; 24(2):e250141. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2025-0141</p> </article> </div>

Copy number variations in response to chronic pollution: Basilichthys microlepidotus in central Chile

Published in Neotropical Ichthyology, 2025

Copy number variation in fish related to chronic pollution

Recommended citation: Cortés-Miranda J, Veliz D, Rico C, Vega-Retter C. Copy number variations in response to chronic pollution: Basilichthys microlepidotus in central Chile. Neotrop Ichthyol. 2025; 23(1):e240083. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2024-0083</p> </article> </div>

Chemical-defensome and whole-transcriptome expression of the silverside fish Basilichthys microlepidotus in response to chronic pollution in the Maipo River basin, Central Chile

Published in Aquatic Toxicology, 2024

Chemical defensome and whole-transcriptome

Recommended citation: Cortés-Miranda, J., Veliz, D., Rojas-Hernández, N., Rico, C., Gutiérrez, C., & Vega-Retter, C. (2024). Chemical-defensome and whole-transcriptome expression of the silverside fish Basilichthys microlepidotus in response to chronic pollution in the Maipo River basin, Central Chile. Aquatic Toxicology, 277, 107159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.107159</p> </article> </div>

Genome scans reveal signals of selection associated with pollution in fish populations of Basilichthys microlepidotus, an endemic species of Chile

Published in Scientific Reports, 2024

Genomic signals of selection in fish populations exposed to pollution.

Recommended citation: Vega-Retter, C., Rojas-Hernández, N., Cortés-Miranda, J., & Rico, C. (2024). "Genome scans reveal signals of selection associated with pollution in fish populations of Basilichthys microlepidotus, an endemic species of Chile". Scientific Reports. 14, 15727. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-66121-x

Biomarker selection depends on gene function and organ: the case of the cytochrome P450 family genes in freshwater fish exposed to chronic pollution

Published in PeerJ, 2024

Cytochrome p450 biomarker selection on freshwater fish

Recommended citation: Cortés-Miranda, J., Rojas-Hernández, N., Muñoz, G., Copaja, S., Quezada-Romegialli, C., Veliz, D., & Vega-Retter, C. (2024). "Biomarker selection depends on gene function and organ: the case of the cytochrome P450 family genes in freshwater fish exposed to chronic pollution.". PeerJ. 12, e16925. https://peerj.com/articles/16925/

Genetic diversity and origin of a fish population recently colonizing a reservoir: The case of Basilichthys microlepidotus, central Chile

Published in Population Ecology, 2022

This article is about reservoir colonization by Chilean native fish

Recommended citation: Cortes-Miranda, J., Véliz, D., Flores-Prado, L., Sallaberry, M., & Vega-Retter, C. (2022). "Genetic diversity and origin of a fish population recently colonizing a reservoir: The case of Basilichthys microlepidotus, central Chile". Population Ecology. 1–11. https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1438-390X.12118