Ángel A. Valdés
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University,
3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona, CA 91768. Phone (909) 869-4064. E-mail: aavaldes@csupomona.edu
(i) Expertise
Systematics, taxonomy, biogeography, and population genetics of opisthobranch mollusks. For more information visit: http://www.csupomona.edu/~aavaldes/
(ii) Professional Preparation
Undergraduate Institution(s)
Universidad de Oviedo
Graduate Institution(s)
Universidad de Oviedo
Postdoctoral Institution(s)
California Academy of Sciences
Major
Biology
Major
Biology
Area
Systematics
Degree & Year
B.S. 1993
Degree & Year
Ph.D. 1996
Inclusive Dates (years)
1997-2001
(iii) Professional Appointments
2012-present California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
2007-2012 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
2007-present Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
2006-2007 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
2005-2007 University of California, Los Angeles
2004-2007 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Associate
Lecturer
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Associate Curator
2002-2007 University of Southern California
2001-present California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
2001-2004 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
1997-2001 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Research Associate
Assistant Curator
Postdoctoral Fellow
1996-1997 Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris
1994-1995 Spain
Invited Assistant Curator
Assistant
(iii) Publications
(a)
Five selected peer-reviewed papers
Valdés, A., Ornelas-Gatdula, E. & DuPont, A. 2013. Color pattern variation in a shallow water species of opisthobranch mollusk. Biological Bulletin 224: 35-46.
Valdés, A., Alexander, J., Crocetta, F., Yoke ş , M.B., Giacobbe, S., Poursanidis, D., Zenetos, A.,
Cervera, J.L., Caballer, M., Galil, B.S., & Schembri, P.J. 2013. The origin and dispersal pathway of the spotted sea hare
Aplysia dactylomela
(Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) in the Mediterranean
Sea.
Aquatic Invasions
8: 427-436 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/ai.2013.8.4.06
Churchill, C., Alejandrino, A., Valdés, A., & Ó Foighil, D. 2013. Parallel changes in genital morphology delineate cryptic diversification in planktonic nudibranchs. Proceedings of the Royal
Society, Biological Sciences
280: 1765 20131224. doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.1224
Hanson, D., Cooke, S., Hirano, Y., Malaquias, M.A.E., Crocetta, F. & Valdés, A. 2013. Slipping through the cracks: The taxonomic impediment conceals the origin and dispersal of
Haminoea japonica
, an invasive species with impacts to human health.
PLoS ONE
8(10): e77457. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077457
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Camacho-García, Y.E, Ornelas-Gatdula, E. Gosliner, T.M. & Valdés, A. 2014. Phylogeny of the family Aglajidae (Pilsbry, 1895) (Opisthobranchia: Cephalaspidea) inferred from mtDNA and nDNA.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
71: 113-126 doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.010
(b)
Books
Camacho-García, Y., Gosliner, T. M. & Valdés, A. 2005.
Guía de Campo de las Babosas Marinas del Pacífico Este Tropical / Field Guide to the Sea Slugs of the Tropical Eastern Pacific .
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, 130 pp.
Sturm, C. F., Pearce, T. A., & Valdés, A. (eds.) 2006.
The Mollusks, A Guide to their Study,
Collection and Preservation
. American Malacological Society, Los Angeles, CA & Pittsburg,
PA, 445 pp.
Valdés, A., Hamann, J. Behrens, D. & DuPont, A. 2006. Caribbean Sea Slugs. A Field Guide to the
Opisthobranch Mollusks from the Tropical Northwestern Atlantic . Sea Challengers, Gig Harbor,
WA, 289 pp.
Gosliner, T. M., Behrens, D. W., & Valdés, A. 2008.
Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs: A
Field Guide to the World’s Most Diverse Fauna
. Sea Challengers, Gig Harbor, WA & California
Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, 426 pp.
(iv) Synergistic Activities
 Development of the Cal Poly Pomona course Biology of Species Invasions (Bio-464)
 Development of the CD ROM 2004. An Expedition to Costa Rica . California Academy of
Sciences, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, INBio.
 Co-PI of the REU site “Undergraduate research in a dynamic museum setting” (04/01/05 –
03/31/08)
 Organizer of the 4 th International Workshop on Opisthobranchs, Santa Cruz, CA, June 2012
 Cal Poly Pomona Biological Sciences Department award for Teaching Excellence, 2010.
 Cal Poly Pomona Biological Sciences Department Research Award, 2013.
 Cal Poly Pomona College of Science Distinguished Teaching Award, 2013.
 Cal Poly Pomona Ralph W. Ames Distinguished Research Award, 2014
 Cal Poly Pomona Provost’s Award for Excellence in Scholarly & Creative Activities, 2014
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