My research interests are the study of ecology, evolution, and biogeography of Antillean livebearing fishes (Poeciliidae). I am particularly focused on studying ecological mechanisms that influence the speciation of livebearing fishes in the Greater Antilles as well as assessing the conservation status of endemic species. I am also interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in Biology courses for college students.
Rodriguez-Silva, R., Spikes, M., Iturriaga, M. and Schlupp. I. (2023). Color polymorphism in the Cuban endemic livebearing fish Limia vittata (Teloestei, Poeciliidae): Potential roles of sexual and natural selection. Ecology and Evolution, 13(1), 1-12.
Rodriguez-Silva, R., Spikes, M., Iturriaga, M., Bennett, K-A., Josaphat, J., TorresPineda, P., Brager, S. & Schlupp, I. (2022). Feeding strategies and diet variations in livebearing fishes of the genus Limia (Cyprinodontifornes: Poeciliidae) in the Greater Antilles. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 31: 389-400.
Rodriguez-Silva, R. & Schlupp, I. (2021). Biogeography of the West Indies: a complex scenario for species radiations in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Ecology and Evolution, 11: 2416–2430.
Rodriguez-Silva, R., Torres-Pineda, P. & Josaphat, J. (2020). Limia mandibularis, a new livebearing fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from Lake Miragoane, Haiti. Zootaxa, 4768 (3): 395-404.
Rodriguez-Silva, R. & Weaver, P.F. (2020). A new livebearing fish of the genus Limia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from Lake Miragoane, Haiti. Journal of Fish Biology, 96: 1360–1369.
