Markaide, P., Gairín, I., Cordero, D., Ibarrola, I., Saavedra, C. No hybridization and marked interspecific differences in individual growth rate in mixed cultures of Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) and grooved carpet-shell clam (R. decussatus) (2021) Aquaculture, 541, art. no. 736824.

Arranz, K., Urrutxurtu, I., Ibarrola, I., Urrutia, M.B., Saavedra, C., Cordero, D., Pérez-Larruscain, J., Navarro, E. Physiological processes modulate acute and chronic responses to dietary protein/energy ratio fluctuations in individuals and families of Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) selected for variable growth rates (2020) Aquaculture, 521, art. no. 735056

Telahigue, K., Hajji, T., El Cafsi, M., Saavedra, C. Genetic structure and demographic history of the endemic Mediterranean scallop Pecten jacobaeus inferred from mitochondrial 16s DNA sequence analysis [Estructura genética e historia demográfica de la vieira endémica del Mediterráneo Pecten jacobaeus inferidas a partir del análisis de la secuencia del ADN mitocondrial que codifica la subunidad 16S del ARNr] (2018) Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 41 (1), pp. 61-73.

Saavedra C, Milan , Leite R, Cordero D, Patarnello T, Cancela ML, Bargelloni L (2017) A Microarray Study of Carpet-Shell Clam (Ruditapes decussatus) Shows Common and Organ-Specific Growth-Related Gene Expression Differences in Gills and Digestive Gland. 8: 943.

Cordero D, Delgado M, Liu B, Ruesink, J, Saavedra C (2017) Population genetics of the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) introduced in North America and Europe. Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 39745 . doi:10.1038/srep39745

El Ayari T, El Menif NT, Saavedra C, Cordero D, Viard F, Bierne N (2017) Unexpected mosaic distribution of two hybridizing sibling lineages in the teleplanically dispersing snail Stramonita haemastoma suggests unusual postglacial redistribution or cryptic invasion. Ecology and Evolution 7:9016–9026. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3418

Arias-Pérez A, Cordero D, Borrell Y, Sánchez JA, Blanco G, Freire R, Insua A, Saavedra C (2016) Assessing the geographic scale of genetic population management with microsatellites and introns in the clam Ruditapes decussatus. Ecology and Evolution 6, 3380-404.
Parakatselaki ME, Saavedra C, Ladoukakis ED (2016) Searching for doubly uniparental inheritance of mtDNA in the apple snail Pomacea diffusa.Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 27:4000-4002.

Cordero D, Peña JB, Saavedra C (2014) Phylogeographic analhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Arias-P%C3%A9rez%20A%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=27127607ysis of nuclear and mitochondrial markers in the clam Ruditapes decussatus uncovers the effects of the last glaciation and endogenous barriers to gene flow. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 71, 274-287.

Leite RB, Miln M, Coppe A, Bortoluzzi S, dos Anjos A, Reza H, Reinhardt R, Cancela ML, Saavedra C, Patarnello T, Bargelloni L (2013) mRNA-Seq and microarray development for the Grooved carpet shellclam, Ruditapes decussatus: a functional approach to unravel host -parasite interactio. BMC Genomics 14, 741.

Navarro A, Sanchez-Fontenla J, Cordero D, Faria M, Peña JB, Saavedra C, Blazquez M, Torreblanca A, Barata C (2013) Genetic and phenoptypic differentiation of zebra mussel populations colonizing Spanish river basins. Ecotoxicology. DOI 10.1007/s10646-013-1084-7.

Milan M, Coppe A, Reinhardt R, Cancela LM, Leite RB, Saavedra C, Ciofi C, Chelazzi G, Patarnello T, Bortoluzzi S, Bargelloni L (2011) Transcriptome sequencing and microarray development for the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum: genomic tools for environmental monitoring. BMC Genomics 12: 234.

Pujolar JM, Marceta T, Saavedra C, Bressan M, Zane L (2010) Inferring the demographic history of the Adriatic Flexopecten complex. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 57: 942-947.

Ruiz O, Amat F, Saavedra C, Papeschi A, Cohen RG,  Baxevanis AD, Kappas I, Abatzopoulos TJ, Navarro JC (2008) Genetic characterization of Argentinean Artemia species with different fatty acid profiles. Hydrobiologia 610: 223-234.

Cordero D, Peña JB, Saavedra C (2008) Polymorphisms at three introns in the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) and the grooved carpet-shell clam (R. decussatus) J. Shellfish Res 27: 301-306.

Tanguy, A., Bierne, N., Saavedra, C., Piña, B., Bachère, E., Kube, M., Bazin, e., Bonhomme, f., Boudry, P., Boulo, V., Boutet, I., Cancela, L., Dossat, C., Favrel, P., Huvet, A., Jarque, S., Jollivet, D., Klages, S., Lapègue, S., Leite, R., Moal, J., Moraga, D., Reinhardt, R., Samain, J.F., Zouros, E., and A. Canario (2008) Increasing genomic information in bivalves through new EST collections in four species: development of new genetic markers ofr environmental studies and genome evolution. Gene 408: 27-36

Theologidis I, Saavedra C, Zouros E (2007) No evidence for absence of paternal mtDNA in male progeny from pairmatings of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Genetics 176: 1367–1369.

Saavedra, C., and E. Bachère (2006) Bivalve Genomics. Aquaculture 256: 1-14.

Saavedra, C. and J.B. Peña (2005). Nucleotide diversity and Pleistocene population expansion in Atlantic and Mediterranean scallops (Pecten maximus and  P. jacobaeus) as revealed by the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 323:138-150.

Saavedra C, amat F (2005) Maternal effects on encystment in crosses between two geographic strains of Artemia franciscana. Journal of Heredity 96: 713-7.

Saavedra, C., and J. B. Peña (2004)Phylogenetics of American scallops (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) based on partial 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences.Mar. Biol. 150:111-119.

Saavedra, C. and J.B. Peña (2004). Phylogenetic relationships of commercial European and Australasian king scallops (Pecten spp.) based on partial 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences Aquaculture235(1-4): 153-166.

Ladoukakis, E.D., Saavedra, C., Magoulas, A., Zouros, E. Mitochondrial DNA variation in a species with two mitochondrial genomes: The case of Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (2002) Molecular Ecology, 11 (4), pp. 755-769.

Ríos, C., S. Sanz, C. Saavedra and J.B. Peña (2002). Allozyme variation in populations of scallops, Pecten jacobaeus and P. maximus, across the Almeria-Oran front. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 267(2): 223-244.

Saavedra, C., M.I. Reyero and E. Zouros (1997). Male-dependent doubly uniparental inheritance of mitochondrial DNA and female-dependent sex-ratio in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Genetics 145(4):1073-1082.

Saavedra, C. (1997). Low effective sizes in hatchery populations of the European oyster (Ostrea edulis): implications for the management of genetic resources. J. Shellfish Res. 16(2): 441-446.

Peña, J.B., J. Canales, J.M. Adsuara and M.A. Sos (1996). Study of seasonal settlements of five scallop species in the western Mediterranean. Aquacult. Int. 4(3): 253-261.

Ríos, C., J. Canales and J.B. Peña (1996). Genotype-dependent spawning: evidence from a wild population of Pecten jacobaeus (L.) (Bivalvia: Pectinidae). J. Shellfish Res. 15(3): 645-651.

Saavedra, C., D.T. Stewart, R.R. Stanwood and E. Zouros (1996). Species-specific segregation of gender-associated mitochondrial DNA types in an area where two mussel species (Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus) hybridize. Genetics 143(3): 1359-1367.