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TORDESILLAS, Dino T.

TORDESILLAS, Dino T.

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New study uncovers tawilis feeding ecology affected by Taal Volcano eruptions

New study uncovers tawilis feeding ecology affected by Taal Volcano eruptions

Within Taal Lake is the much-loved yet endangered Sardinella tawilis.…

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<strong>Tordesillas of SHS, RCNAS elected President of nat’l society of dev’t biologists</strong>

Tordesillas of SHS, RCNAS elected President of nat’l society of dev’t biologists

Senior Teacher Dino Tordesillas, PhD, a faculty member of the…

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Rimando, Tordesillas, Dasas sworn in to BIOTA for 2021-2023

Rimando, Tordesillas, Dasas sworn in to BIOTA for 2021-2023

Biology faculty members were sworn in as officers and members…

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Assoc. Prof. Dino T. Tordesillas, PhD

College of Science | Department of Biological Sciences

dttordesillas@ust.edu.ph

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2017
  • Master of Science in Biology, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2013
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2006

Research Highlights

  • Freshwater zooplankton, specifically the invasive copepod Arctodiaptomus dorsalis, examining its life history traits, reproductive capabilities, and distribution in Philippine lakes.
  • Broader ecological studies, including water quality assessment in mangrove forests and the biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems.
  • Enhancement of the understanding and management of environmental changes in tropical aquatic environments, and he has also developed methods for water quality monitoring and published on various aspects of aquatic ecology and biodiversity.

Research Interests

  • Taxonomy, ecology and development of freshwater microcrustaceans
  • Water quality monitoring in freshwater and mangrove ecosystems
  • Translation of scientific texts to Filipino

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • Developmental Biology
  • Animal Physiology
  • Animal Morphology and Anatomy
  • Graduate Seminar
  • Biostatistics for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 
  • General Zoology
  • Science, Technology and Society

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

  • Biology Teachers’ Association of the Philippines
    • National Governing Board
      • Member, Board of Directors – 2025
      • Recording Secretary – 2023
      • Public Relations Officer – 2021 
      • Member, Board of Directors – 2019 
    • UST Chapter
      • Auditor – 2018 
  • Philippine Society for Developmental Biology
    • President – 2023 
    • Secretary – 2021
    • Member, Board of Directors – 2020

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • To, DAL, Peralta, EM, Leon, JR, Belen, AE, Pineda, LML, Ali, WT, Dollete, MAF, Zafra, RAN, Mendoza, N, Pavia, RTB, Tordesillas, DT, Briones, JCA, & Papa, RDS. (2025). Shifts in the feeding ecology of the endemic and Endangered Sardinella tawilis in Lake Taal, Philippines. Endangered Species Research, 57, 177–192. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01408
  • Suryanto, ME, Tordesillas, DT, Lai, HT, et al. (2025). Utilizing deep learning to analyze circadian rhythms, color preferences, and agonistic behaviors among color variants of the freshwater crayfish. Aquatic Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-025-10197-8
  • Dumaguit DMGQ, Navarro AVH, Chen PAS & Tordesillas DT. (2024). Physicochemical Monitoring and Assessment of the Water Quality in the Mangrove Forest of Del Carmen, Siargao, Philippines. NRCP Journal. 23 (2), 114-123.
  • de Leon JR, To DAL, Peralta EM, Sanchez KXO, Salluta JCRB, Zubiri CV, Tordesillas DT, Papa RDS. (2024). Identifying the Mixing Regime of Lake Taal, Batangas, Philippines: Implications of Lake Mixing and Stratification to Lake Management. NRCP Journal. 23 (1), 26-39.
  • Takahashi A, Ban S, Papa RDS, Tordesillas DT, & Dur G. (2023). Cumulative reproduction model to quantify the production of the invasive species Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Calanoida, Copepoda). Ecological Modelling, 482, 110398.
  • de Leon JR, Tordesillas DT, Souissi S, Cuadrasal GA, Guinto SKP, Rizo EZC, & Papa RDS. (2023). Temperature as main driver of the growth of an endemic Philippine freshwater copepod (Copepoda: Calanoida: Diaptomidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 43(2), ruad031.
  • Bacorro W, Tordesillas D, Dumago M, Trogo JD, Mendoza E, Alpajaro SI, Arcinas R, Fajilan W. (2022), Development and Pilot-Testing of the Expanded Prostate Index Composite – Filipino Version (EPIC-F). Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2022, 1-8
  • de Leon JR, Tordesillas DT, Biag IJ, Cusi SH, Tan JA, Mijares EML, Aguilar J, Papa RDS. (2022). The Philippine seven tropical maar lakes are ideal habitats for the invasive Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh, 1907) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Philippine Journal of Science. 151 (1), 281-290
  • de Leon JR, Guinto SKP, Tordesillas DT, Papa RDS. (2020). Depth and productivity as predictive parameters for the widespread invasion of Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh, 1907) (Copepoda: Calanoida) in tropical lakes in the Philippines. Journal of Crustacean Biology 40 (5), 512-519
  • Alonso IH, Pastrana CM, Pacia JF, Piscoso CMLG, Tordesillas DT, Papa RDS. (2019) Vertical distribution of limnetic copepods in relation to the temporal variability of thermocline depth in a tropical caldera lake. Acta Manilana 67, 11-19
  • Tordesillas DT, Paredes PMF, Villaruel KPE, Queneri CAAM, Rico JL, Ban S, Papa RDS. (2018). Effects of food concentration on the reproductive capability of the invasive freshwater calanoid copepod Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh, 1907) from the Philippines. Journal of Crustacean Biology 38 (1), 101-106
  • Lopez, MLD, Pascual, JAF, Dela Paz, ESP, Rizo, EZC., Tordesillas, DT, Guinto, SK, Han B, Dumont HJ, Mamaril Sr. AC, Papa, R. D. S. (2017). Annotated checklist and insular distribution of freshwater microcrustaceans (Copepoda : Calanoida & Cyclopoida; Cladocera : Anomopoda & Ctenopoda) in the Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65, 1–32.
  • Tordesillas DT, Abaya NKP, Dayo MAS, Marquez LEB, Papa RDS, Ban S. (2016). Effect of temperature on life history traits of the invasive calanoid copepod Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh, 1907) from Lake Taal, Philippines. Plankton and Benthos Research 11 (4), 105-111
  • Metillo EB, Masorong, AM, Macabangkit SAN, Licayan, JRU, Tordesillas DT, & Papa, RDS. (2014). First record of the invasive Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Marsh, 1907) (Copepoda: Calanoida: Diaptomidae)in Lake Lanao (Mindanao Is., Philippines). Acta Manilana 62, 19-23
  • Papa RDS, Li H, Tordesillas DT, Han B, & Dumont HJ. (2012). Massive invasion of Arctodiaptomus dorsalis (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae) in Philippine lakes: a threat to Asian zooplankton biodiversity? Biological Invasions 14, 2471-2478
  • Papa RDS, Tordesillas DT, Mamaril,Sr. AC. (2012). An Updated Taxonomic Account of Limnetic Crustacean Zooplankton in Lake Taal, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science 141 (2), 243-252
  • Papa RDS, Tordesillas DT, Vitug LD, Briones JCA, Zafaralla MT, Kada R. (2012). Zooplankton spatial abundance and distribution in the West Bay of Laguna de Bay (Philippines) with notes on potential implications to food and health security. Acta Manilana 60, 67-75