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Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez

Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
28
Citations
3041
World Ranking
2679
National Ranking
13

Overview

Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez is affiliated with CINVESTAV in Mexico and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Small Animals. Their work spans various aspects of parasite biology, host interactions, marine ecology, and environmental toxicology.

Their research topics include:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Marine and fisheries research

Recent notable publications by Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez include:

  • Negative effect of ectoparasite burdens on the condition factor from farmed tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in the Yucatan, Mexico (2021) in Veterinary Parasitology
  • Balancing multi-species connectivity and socio-economic factors to connect protected areas in the Paraguayan Atlantic Forest (2022) in Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Predictions of current and potential global invasion risk in populations of lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) under climate change scenarios (2023) in Marine Biology
  • Expert considerations and consensus for using dogs to detect human SARS-CoV-2-infections (2022) in Frontiers in Medicine
  • Histological Effects of Light Crude Oil on Sciaenops ocellatus Under Experimental Conditions (2021) in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, David I. Hernández-Mena, Jhonny Geovanny García-Teh, Lilia C. Soler-Jiménez, and Iván Velázquez-Abunader.

Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez publishes regularly in several scientific journals, including:

  • Helminthologia
  • PLoS ONE
  • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • Journal of Helminthology
  • Frontiers in Medicine

Their research encompasses the study of parasites in various environmental contexts, effects of environmental toxicants on aquatic species, and ecological connectivity and conservation. Their interdisciplinary approach connects fields such as infectious diseases and oceanography, supporting a broad scope of environmental science investigations.

Best Publications

  • Can parasites really reveal environmental impact

    Victor M. Vidal-Martínez;Daniel Pech;Daniel Pech;Bernd Sures;S. Thomas Purucker

  • Atlas of the helminth parasites of cichlid fish of Mexico

    V. M. Vidal-Martínez;M. L. Aguirre-Macedo;T. Scholz;D. González-Solís

  • Monogeneans in introduced and native cichlids in México: evidence for transfer.

    M. I. Jiménez-García;V. M. Vidal-Martínez;S. López-Jiménez

  • Spatial and temporal repeatability in parasite community structure of tropical fish hosts.

    V. M. Vidal-Martínez;R. Poulin

  • Helminth parasites of Epinephelus morio (Pisces: Serranidae) of the Yucatan Peninsula, southeastern Mexico.

    Moravec F;Vidal-Martínez Vm;Vargas-Vázquez J;Vivas-Rodríguez C

  • A checklist of metazoan parasites of cichlid fish from Mexico.

    G. Salgado-Maldonado;R. Pineda-López;V. M. Vidal-Martínez;C. R. Kennedy

  • Experimental infection of Contracaecum multipapillatum (Nematoda: Anisakinae) from Mexico in the domestic cat.

    Victor Manuel Vidal-Martinez;David Osorio-Sarabia;Robin M. Overstreet

  • Species of Ascocotyle Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Heterophyidae) of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, and notes on their life-cycles.

    Tomás Scholz;Joaquín Vargas-Vázquez;Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Victor Manuel Vidal-Martínez

  • The investigation of saturation in the species richness of communities: some comments on methodology

    J. E. Cresswell;V. M. Vidal-Martinez;Nicola J. Crichton

  • Parasites as bioindicators of environmental degradation in Latin America: A meta-analysis.

    V M Vidal-Martínez;A C Wunderlich

  • Metazoan parasite infracommunities of the dusky flounder ( Syacium papillosum ) as bioindicators of environmental conditions in the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

    Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez;Iván Velázquez-Abunader;Oscar Arturo Centeno-Chalé;Ana Luisa May-Tec

  • CICHLIDOGYRUS SCLEROSUS (MONOGENEA: ANCYROCEPHALINAE) AND ITS HOST, THE NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS), AS BIOINDICATORS OF CHEMICAL POLLUTION

    Claudia Sanchez-Ramirez;Victor M. Vidal-Martinez;Maria L. Aguirre-Macedo;Rossanna P. Rodriguez-Canul

  • A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico

    J. A. Panti-May;R. R. C. De Andrade;Y. Gurubel-González;E. Palomo-Arjona

  • Geographical distribution of protozoan and metazoan parasites of farmed Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.) (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in Yucatán, México

    Amelia Paredes-Trujillo;Iván Velázquez-Abunader;Edgar Torres-Irineo;David Romero

  • NEW AND PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED SPECIES OF DACTYLOGYRIDAE (MONOGENOIDEA) FROM THE GILLS OF PANAMANIANFRESHWATER FISHES (TELEOSTEI)

    Edgar F. Mendoza-Franco;Edgar F. Mendoza-Franco;M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez

  • Helminth parasites of finfish commercial aquaculture in Latin America

    L.C. Soler-Jiménez;A.I. Paredes-Trujillo;V.M. Vidal-Martínez

  • Trematode communities in snails can indicate impact and recovery from hurricanes in a tropical coastal lagoon

    María Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Victor M. Vidal-Martínez;Kevin D. Lafferty

  • Helminth communities of four commercially important fish species from Chetumal Bay, Mexico.

    M.L. Aguirre-Macedo;V.M. Vidal-Martínez;D. González-Solís;P.I. Caballero

  • Host-parasite relationships as determinants of heavy metal concentrations in perch (Perca fluviatilis) and its intestinal parasite infection.

    Tímea Brázová;Vladimíra Hanzelová;Dana Miklisová;Peter Šalamún

  • Temporal Variation in the Helminth Parasite Communities of the Pacific Fat Sleeper, Dormitator latifrons, from Tres Palos Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico

    Juan Violante-González;Maria Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Víctor Manuel Vidal-Martínez

  • The checkered puffer (Spheroides testudineus) and its helminths as bioindicators of chemical pollution in Yucatan coastal lagoons.

    Daniel Pech;Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez;M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Gerardo Gold-Bouchot

  • Some adult endohelminths parasitizing freshwater fishes from the Atlantic drainages of Nicaragua

    M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Tomas Scholz;David Gonzalez-Solis;Victor M. Vidal-Martinez

  • Potential interactions between metazoan parasites of the Mayan catfish Ariopsis assimilis and chemical pollution in Chetumal Bay, Mexico

    V.M. Vidal-Martínez;M.L. Aguirre-Macedo;E. Noreña-Barroso;G. Gold-Bouchot

  • Larval helminths parasitizing freshwater fishes from the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua

    Maria Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo;Toma Scholz;David Gonzalez-Solis;Victor M. Vidal-Martinez

Frequent Co-Authors

František Moravec
František Moravec Czech Academy of Sciences
Tomáš Scholz
Tomáš Scholz Czech Academy of Sciences
Kevin D. Lafferty
Kevin D. Lafferty United States Geological Survey
Armand M. Kuris
Armand M. Kuris University of California, Santa Barbara
John W. Lewis
John W. Lewis Royal Holloway University of London
Robert Poulin
Robert Poulin University of Otago
Bernd Sures
Bernd Sures University of Duisburg-Essen
Robin M. Overstreet
Robin M. Overstreet University of Southern Mississippi
Vladimíra Hanzelová
Vladimíra Hanzelová Institute of Parasitology
Reinaldo José da Silva
Reinaldo José da Silva Sao Paulo State University

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