Courses taught
Master's degree program in Environmental Sciences
  1. Statistical Methods
  2. Multivariate Analysis
Master's degree program in Sustainable Bio-production Systems
  1. Design of Experiments
  2. Statistical Methods
  3. Applied Dynamical Modelling
Undergraduate Program in Ecology
  1. Animal Physiology
  2. Animal Behavior
  3. Differential Equations
  4. Quantitative Ecology
  5. Population Ecology
  6. Community Ecology
  7. Ecosystem Ecology
  8. Wildlife Analysis and Management

Students mentored
Undergraduate theses
  1. Castro Moreno, N. 2024. Composition of the Winter Diet of the Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae Vigors 1830) in Arizona and Sonora. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora. PDF
  2. Partida Arvizu, B. L. 2021. Movement patterns of golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos L. (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) during the first year of age in the Chihuahua Desert. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora. PDF
  3. Montijo Tautimes, P. T. 2021. Home range of northern Aplomado Falcons (Falco femoralis septentrionalis Todd 1916) during the post-fledgling period in Chihuahua, Mexico. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora. PDF
  4. Casimiro Hernández, T. S. 2019. Foraging strategy by the collared peccary (Dicotyles angulatus) to predation risk by large felines in Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University (co-mentored with Dr. Juan P. Esparza-Carlos). PDF
  5. Sánchez Murrieta, E. 2017. Patterns of abundance and occupancy of the yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus L. 1758 in Sonora, Mexico. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora. PDF
  6. Rojas Hernández, L. A. 2017. Distribution, relative abundance and daily activity patterns of jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) in the Northern Jaguar Reserve, Sahuaripa, Sonora using camera-trapping. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University (co-mentored with Saúl A. Amador-Alcalá, M.Sc.). PDF
  7. López Bujanda, O. E. 2016. Reproductive success of Melozone fusca, Peucaea carpalis and Cardinalis sinuatus in central Sonora, Mexico. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora. PDF
  8. Valenzuela Encinas, G. 2016. Natural selection of seed size in Dithyrea californica: effect of predation by heteromyid rodents of the Sonoran Desert. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora (co-mentored with Dr. Eugenio Larios-Cárdenas). PDF
  9. Guzmán Ojeda, R. J. 2016. Assessment of the effect of buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) on the community of rodents at La Colorada, Sonora. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora (co-mentored with Dr. Reyna A. Castillo-Gámez). PDF and errata
  10. Dórame Navarro, N. 2015. Influence of climatic conditions in the winter distribution on the breeding population size of migratory grassland birds in North America. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora.​ PDF
  11. Ordoñez Contreras, M. Abundance patterns of the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) in Hermosillo, Sonora. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora. In progress.
  Graduate theses
  1. Carmona-Gómez, E. 2023. Effects of post-cultivation secondary plant succession on population density of the Worthen's Sparrow (Spizella wortheni) during the breeding season. M.Sc. thesis. Graduate Program in Conservation, Wildlife, and Sustainability . Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Autonomous University of Nuevo León, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon (co-mentored with Dr. Irene Ruvalcaba-Ortega). PDF
  2. Paredes-Acuña, A. G. 2022. Composition of the Montezuma quail diet (Cyrtonyx montezumae) diet in the northern limit of its distribution.  M.Sc. Thesis. Department of Scientific and Technological Research. University of Sonora (co-mentored with Dr. Reyna A. Castillo-Gámez). PDF
  3. Valencia-Maldonado, C. A. 2021. Use of dron for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus eremicus) monitoring in the Sonoran Desert. M.Sc. thesis. Graduate Program in Biosustainable Production Systems. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora
  4. Sánchez-Murrieta, E. 2020. Genetic variability and structure of Montezuma quail Cyrtonyx montezumae populations in the northern limit of the species' distribution. M.Sc. Thesis. Department of Scientific and Technological Research. University of Sonora (co-mentored with Dr. Reyna A. Castillo-Gámez). PDF
  5. López-Bujanda, O. E. 2019. Winter diet of Mearns quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) in Arizona and New Mexico. M.Sc. Thesis. Department of Scientific and Technological Research. University of Sonora (co-mentored with Dr. Reyna A. Castillo-Gámez). PDF
  6. Arroyo-Ortega, J. P. 2018. Effect of food and water supplementation on the permanence of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus eremicus) at the Management Unit for Wildlife Conservation San Huberto A.C. M.Sc. thesis. Graduate Program in Biosustainable Production Systems. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora. PDF
  7. Johnston-López, K. 2014. Structure of the Bird Community of an Urban Ecosystem in the Sonoran Desert, M.Sc. Thesis. Department of Scientific and Technological Research. University of Sonora (co-mentored with Dr. Reyna A. Castillo-Gámez). PDF​​​

As member of review committee for theses and dissertations
Undergraduate theses
  1. Barceló-Sánchez, A. 2017. Life cycle of the violin spider Loxoceles sonora (Araneae: Sicariidae). B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora.
  2. Domínguez-Romo, C. and J. A. Amador Rosas. 2015. Concentration of biological (pollen and fungal spores) and non-biological (TSP) particles in the north zone of Hermosillo, Sonora. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora.
  3. Valencia-Maldonado, C. A. 2015. Ecology and conservation of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) in the urban area of Hermosillo, Sonora. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora.
  4. Amaya-García, V. M. 2015. Polen and spores present in the atmosphere of the city of Hermosillo from June-December of 2013. B.Sc. thesis. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora.​ PDF
Graduate theses
  1. Arroyo-Arroyo, S. I. 2020. Reproductive biology, genetic diversity and winter migratory connectivity of the grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) in northern Mexico. Ph.D. thesis. Doctorado en Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. Durango, Durango. PDF
  2. Velázquez-Álvarez, M. V. 2019. Factors influencing habitat occupation in the breeding season of the Worthen sparrow (Spizella wortheni) in the Potosino Highlands​. M.Sc. thesis. Maestría en Ciencias Ambientales. Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C. San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. PDF
  3. Cabanillas-Cabanillas, F. G. 2017. Availability of seeds in the soil and its relationship with population density and winter habitat selection of Ammodramus sparrows. M.Sc. thesis. Maestría en Ciencias en Agropecuarias y Forestales. Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. Durango, Durango
  4. ​Enciso-Miranda, C. A. 2016. Identification of priority areas for afforestation in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora. M.Sc. thesis. Graduate Program in Biosustainable Production Systems. Sonora State University. Hermosillo, Sonora. PDF
  5. Bustamante-Icedo, A. K. 2016. Effects of environmental factors and land use on the phenology of three priority conservation areas of northwestern Mexico. M.Sc. thesis. Department of Scientific and Technological Research. University of Sonora. Hermosillo, Sonora.
  6. Titulaer, M. 2016. Seed selection and winter diet of grassland birds in northern Mexico. Ph.D. dissertation. Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología. Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. Chihuahua, Chihuahua. PDF
  7. Ruíz-Ayma, G. 2014. Population dynamics of the Western Burrowing Owl in grasslands of northeastern Mexico. Ph.D. dissertation. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo Léon.​

Workshops and short courses
  1. Workshop "Introduction to Bayesian Statistical Methods for the Study of Animal Populations - Emphasis on Densities and Reproductive Success of Birds" during the XVI Congress for the Study and Conservation of Birds in Mexico. October 6, 2018. Museo de la Aves. Saltillo Coahuila.
  2. Workshop "Biology and Monitoring of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in Northern Mexico", offered to personnel from the Natural Forest Preserve and Wildlife Refuge Ajos-Avispe and Voluntarily-dedicated Areas to Conservation involved in the project "Monitoring of the Population Status of Golden Eagles in the Sky Islands". Conservation Program of Species at Risk (PROCER), National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP). 26-27 August 2016. Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cananea. Cananea, Sonora.
  3. Workshop-course "Analysis of Survival Datasets", offered to members of the Network for the Study and Conservation of Grassland Birds in the Chihuahuan Desert. Program for Teachers’ Professional Development (PRODEP). 2-4 June 2016. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León. 
  4. Course "Use of Program R for Biostatistcal Analyses" offered to instructors from the Division of Biological Sciences of the Universidad de la Sierra. 10-14 july 2013. Universidad de la Sierra. Moctezuma. Sonora.​