Dr. Benigno Elvira

Professor
Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Zoology from Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

My URL
https://livedna.org/34.10448

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Biography

Dr. Benigno Elvira is a Full Professor at Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. His main area of interest focuses on Fish Biology, Biogeography, Freshwater Ecology, Conservation Biology, Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy. He has published 135 research articles in journals, books and book chapters.

Area of Interest:

Zoology
Evolution
Ecology
Fish Biology
Freshwater Ecology

Selected Publications

  1. Elvira, B., G.G. Nicola, D. Ayllón and A. Almodóvar, 2022. Seasonal patterns of microhabitat selection in the Southern Iberian spined-loach Cobitis paludica. Aquat. Sci., Vol. 84. 10.1007/s00027-022-00866-3.
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  2. Elvira, B., G.G. Nicola, D. Ayllón and A. Almodóvar, 2021. Determinants of large‐scale spatial distribution and seasonal microhabitat selection patterns of the endangered freshwater blenny salaria fluviatilis in the ebro river basin, spain. Aquat. Conserv.: Mar. Freshwater Ecosyst., 31: 3261-3275.
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  3. Moezzi, S.A., Y. Keivany and B. Elvira, 2020. Comparative osteology of Chondrostoma orientale and C. nasus. Nova Biologica Reperta, 7: 278-284.
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  4. Ayllón, D., G.G. Nicola, B. Elvira and A. Almodóvar, 2020. Climate change will render size‐selective harvest of cold‐water fish species unsustainable in mediterranean freshwaters. J. Applied Ecol., 58: 562-575.
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  5. Almodóvar, A., S. Leal, G. Nicola, J. Hórreo, E. García-Vázquez and B. Elvira, 2020. Long-term stocking practices threaten the original genetic diversity of the southernmost European populations of atlantic salmon salmo salar. Endangered Species Res., 41: 303-317.
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  6. Almodóvar, A., G.G. Nicola, D. Ayllón, C.N. Trueman, I. Davidson, R. Kennedy and B. Elvira, 2020. Stable isotopes suggest the location of marine feeding grounds of south European atlantic salmon in greenland. ICES J. Mar. Sci., 77: 593-603.
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  7. Ayllón, D., S.F. Railsback, B.C. Harvey, I.G. Quirós, G.G. Nicola, B. Elvira and A. Almodóvar, 2019. Mechanistic simulations predict that thermal and hydrological effects of climate change on mediterranean trout cannot be offset by adaptive behaviour, evolution, and increased food production. Sci. Total Environ., Vol. 693. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133648.
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  8. Ayllón, D., G.G. Nicola, B. Elvira and A. Almodóvar, 2019. Optimal harvest regulations under conflicting tradeoffs between conservation and recreational fishery objectives. Fish. Res., 216: 47-58.
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  9. Almodóvar, A., D. Ayllón, G.G. Nicola, B. Jonsson and B. Elvira, 2019. Climate-driven biophysical changes in feeding and breeding environments explain the decline of southernmost European atlantic salmon populations. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 76: 1581-1595.
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  10. Nicola, G.G., B. Elvira, B. Jonsson, D. Ayllón and A. Almodóvar, 2018. Local and global climatic drivers of atlantic salmon decline in southern Europe. Fish. Res., 198: 78-85.
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  11. Ayllón, D., S.F. Railsback, A. Almodóvar, G.G. Nicola, S. Vincenzi, B. Elvira and V. Grimm, 2018. Eco-evolutionary responses to recreational fishing under different harvest regulations. Ecol. Evol., 8: 9600-9613.
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  12. Nicola, G.G., D. Ayllón, B. Elvira and A. Almodóvar, 2016. Territorial and foraging behaviour of juvenile mediterranean trout under changing conditions of food and competitors. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 73: 990-998.
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  13. Elvira, B., S. Leal, I. Doadrio and A. Almodóvar, 2015. Current occurrence of the atlantic sturgeon acipenser oxyrinchus in northern spain: a new prospect for sturgeon conservation in western Europe. PLOS ONE, Vol. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0145728.
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  14. Parra, I., G.G. Nicola, L.A. Vollestad, B. Elvira and A. Almodovar, 2014. Latitude and altitude differentially shape life history trajectories between the sexes in non-anadromous brown trout. Evol. Ecol., 28: 707-720.
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  15. Ayllon, D., G.G. Nicola, I. Parra, B. Elvira and A. Almodovar, 2014. Spatio-temporal habitat selection shifts in brown trout populations under contrasting natural flow regimes. Ecohydrol., 7: 569-579.
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  16. Ayllon, D., G.G. Nicola, I. Parra, B. Elvira and A. Almodovar, 2013. Intercohort density dependence drives brown trout habitat selection. Acta Oecologica, 46: 1-9.
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  17. Ayllon, D., G.G. Nicola, B. Elvira, I. Parra and A. Almodovar, 2013. Thermal carrying capacity for a thermally-sensitive species at the warmest edge of its range. Plos one, Vol. 8. 10.1371/journal.pone.0081354.
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  18. Parra, I., A. Almodovar, D. Ayllon, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2012. Unravelling the effects of water temperature and density dependence on the spatial variation of brown trout (Salmo trutta) body size. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 69: 821-832.
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  19. Ayllon, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola, I. Parra and B. Elvira, 2012. Modelling carrying capacity dynamics for the conservation and management of territorial salmonids. Fish. Res., 134: 95-103.
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  20. Ayllon, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola, I. Parra and B. Elvira, 2012. A new biological indicator to assess the ecological status of Mediterranean trout type streams. Ecol. Indic., 20: 295-303.
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  21. Ayllon, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2012. The influence of variable habitat suitability criteria on Phabsim habitat index results. River Res. Applic., 28: 1179-1188.
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  22. Almodovar, A., G.G. Nicola, S. Leal, M. Torralva and B. Elvira, 2012. Natural hybridization with invasive bleak Alburnus alburnus threatens the survival of Iberian endemic calandino Squalius alburnoides complex and Southern Iberian chub Squalius pyrenaicus. Biol. Invasions, 14: 2237-2242.
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  23. Almodovar, A., G.G. Nicola, D. Ayllon and B. Elvira, 2012. Global warming threatens the persistence of Mediterranean brown trout. Global Change Biol., 18: 1549-1560.
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  24. Almeida, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola, B. Elvira and G.D. Grossman, 2012. Trophic plasticity of invasive juvenile largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in Iberian streams. Fish. Res., 113: 153-158.
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  25. Parra, I., A. Almodovar, D. Ayllon, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2011. Ontogenetic variation in density-dependent growth of brown trout through habitat competition. Freshwater Biol., 56: 530-540.
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  26. Nicola, G.G., A. Almodovar and B. Elvira, 2010. Effects of environmental factors and predation on benthic communities in headwater streams. Aquat. Sci., 72: 419-429.
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  27. Ayllon, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2010. Ontogenetic and spatial variations in brown trout habitat selection. Ecol. Freshwater Fish, 19: 420-432.
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  28. Ayllon, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2010. Modelling brown trout spatial requirements through physical habitat simulations. River Res. Applic., 26: 1090-1102.
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  29. Urretabizkaia, P.L., B.E. Payan, F. Ribeiro, R. Miranda, J. Oscoz, M.J. Alves and M.J. Collares-Pereira, 2009. International standardization of common names for Iberian endemic freshwater fishes. Limnetica, 28: 189-202.
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  30. Parra, I., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2009. Latitudinal and altitudinal growth patterns of brown trout Salmo trutta at different spatial scales. J. Fish Biol., 74: 2355-2373.
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  31. Nicola, G.G., A. Almodovar and B. Elvira, 2009. Influence of hydrologic attributes on brown trout recruitment in low-latitude range margins. Oecologia, 160: 515-524.
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  32. Elvira, B. and A. Almodovar, 2009. Threatened fishes of the world: Parachondrostoma turiense (Elvira, 1987)(Cyprinidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes, 86: 337-338.
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  33. Ayllon, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2009. Interactive effects of cover and hydraulics on brown trout habitat selection patterns. River Res. Applic., 25: 1051-1065.
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  34. Almeida, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2009. Feeding tactics and body condition of two introduced populations of pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus: Taking advantages of human disturbances? Ecol. Freshwater Fish, 18: 15-23.
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  35. Ribeiro, F., B. Elvira, M.J. Collares-Pereira and P.B. Moyle, 2008. Life-history traits of non-native fishes in Iberian watersheds across several invasion stages: A first approach. Biol. Invasions, 10: 89-102.
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  36. Nicola, G.G., A. Almodovar, B. Jonsson and B. Elvira, 2008. Recruitment variability of resident brown trout in peripheral populations from southern Europe. Freshwater Biol., 53: 2364-2374.
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  37. Leunda, P.M., J. Oscoz, B. Elvira, A. Agorreta, S. Perea and R. Miranda, 2008. Feeding habits of the exotic black bullhead Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque) in the Iberian Peninsula: First evidence of direct predation on native fish species. J. Fish Biol., 73: 96-114.
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  38. Elvira, B. and A. Almodovar, 2008. Threatened fishes of the world: Chondrostoma scodrense Elvira, 1987 (Cyprinidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes, 81: 25-26.
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  39. Elvira, B. and A. Almodovar, 2008. Threatened fishes of the world: Chondrostoma arrigonis (Steindachner, 1866)(Cyprinidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes, 81: 27-28.
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  40. Almodovar, A., G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2008. Natural hybridization of Barbus bocagei × Barbus comizo (Cyprinidae) in Tagus River basin, central Spain. Cybium, 32: 99-102.
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  41. Almeida, D., A. Almodovar, G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2008. Fluctuating asymmetry, abnormalities and parasitism as indicators of environmental stress in cultured stocks of goldfish and carp. Aquacult., 279: 120-125.
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  42. Vinyoles, D., J.I. Robalo, A.D. Sostoa, A.M. Almodovar and B. Elvira et al., 2007. Spread of the alien bleak alburnus alburnus (linnaeus, 1758)(actinopterygii cyprinidae) in the Iberian Peninsula: The role of reservoirs. Graellsia, 63: 101-110.
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  43. Doadrio, I. and B. Elvira, 2007. A new species of the genus Achondrostoma robalo, almada, levy and doadrio, 2007 (actinopterygii, cyprinidae) from western Spain. Graellsia, 63: 295-304.

  44. Elvira, B., 2006. North American sturgeons and paddlefish: Biology, threats and conservation. Environ. Biol. Fishes, 76: 15-17.
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  45. Almodovar, A., G.G. Nicola, B. Elvira and J.L. Garcia-Marin, 2006. Introgression variability among Iberian brown trout evolutionary significant units: The influence of local management and environmental features. Freshwater Biol., 51: 1175-1187.
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  46. Almodovar, A., G.G. Nicola and B. Elvira, 2006. Spatial variation in brown trout production: The role of environmental factors. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc., 135: 1348-1360.
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  47. Elvira, B. and A. Almodovar, 2001. Freshwater fish introductions in Spain: Facts and figures at the beginning of the 21st century. J. Fish Biol., 59: 323-331.
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  48. Wootton, R.J., B. Elvira and J.A. Baker, 2000. Life-history evolution, biology and conservation of stream fish: Introductory note. Ecol. Freshwater Fish, 9: 90-91.
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  49. Elvira, B., A. Almodovar and G.G. Nicola, 2000. Acipenser sturio L., 1758 conservation resources on the world wide web. Bol. Inst. Esp. Oceanogr., 16: 99-108.

  50. Elvira, B. and A. Almodovar, 2000. Morphology and taxonomy of the Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio from Spain. Folia Zoologica Praha, 49: 221-230.
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  51. Elvira, B. and A. Almodovar, 2000. Further observations on the morphological characters of Acipenser sturio L., 1758 from the Iberian Peninsula: A comparison with North and Adriatic Sea populations. Bol. Inst. Esp. Oceanogr., 16: 89-97.
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  52. Doukakis, P., V.J. Birstein, R. DeSalle, A.N. Ludwig and A. Ludwig et al., 2000. Failure to confirm previous identification of two putative museum specimens of the Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, as the Adriatic sturgeon, A. naccarii. Mar. Biol., 136: 373-377.
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  53. Almaca, C. and B. Elvira, 2000. Past and present distribution of Acipenser sturio L., 1758 on the Iberian Peninsula. Bol. Inst. Esp. Oceanogr., 16: 11-16.

  54. Baerii, A., B. Elvira and A. Almodovar, 1999. A morphological study of native sturgeon acipenser sturio in spain, and recent records of exotic siberian sturgeon. J. Appl. Ichthyol., 15: 278-279.
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  55. Nicola, G.G., B. Elvira and A. Almodovar, 1996. Dams and fish passage facilities in the large rivers of Spain: Effects on migratory species. River Syst., 10: 375-379.
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  56. Elvira, B., 1995. Conservation status of endemic freshwater fish in Spain. Biol. Conserv., 72: 129-136.
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