We congratulate Dr Matias Izquierdo for his photograph that is Cover of Zoology magazine, volume 136, October 2019. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/zoology/vol/136/suppl/C

Conferences. On May 2, 2019, the conferences of Jay Storz * and Eileen Hebets **, professors-researchers of the University of Nebraska, were held at the National Academy of Sciences, Córdoba. *http://its-webhost.unl.edu/~storzlab/ **http://hebetslab.unl.edu/    

Our PhD student Fedra Bollatti was invited by Anita Aisenberg and Michael Kasumovic to participate in the symposium “The breadth of sexual strategies and reproductive morphology in arachnids – This is just the beginning!” at the 21st International Congress of Arachnology in Christchurch, New Zealand! Fedra was telling to arachnologists around the world about the Read more about 21st International Congress of Arachnology in Christchurch, New Zealand[…]

Hey there! Did you know you can follow us on Instagram and Twitter? Yes! We have a very new account there: “@labre_arg” where you can keep informed about our researches, projects, collectings trips, visits by researchers and students, curiosities about the species we work with and everything that happens in our lab. Don’t miss it! Read more about Hey there! Did you know you can follow us on Instagram and Twitter?[…]

Our Laboratory participated at the II Conferences of Argentinean Arachnology, held in La Plata city, from September 19 to 21, 2018. It was held in the auditorium of the CCT-CONICET of that city. The PhDs Mariela Oviedo-Diego and Débora Abregú, coordinated the symposium “Sexual selection in arachnids: a review of sexual roles from a female perspective”. The Read more about II Conferences of Argentinean Arachnology (IIJAA)[…]

Since March, Camilo Mattoni has been working on the recent phenomenon of the extraordinary invasion of scorpions in a sector of the El Talar neighborhood of Mendiolaza, due to a large number of specimens found. This situation has received a great deal of media coverage, and work is still underway to find solutions to the Read more about Invasion of the medically important scorpion Tityus trivittatus in Mendiolaza, Cordoba[…]

On December 3, 2017, the V Latin American Congress of Arachnology was held in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the participation of a large part of our team. Innovative works made by the group were presented in both poster and oral presentation modes. We would like to congratulate two of our doctoral fellows for being distinguished Read more about V Latin American Congress of Arachnology[…]

“Desde el Labortaorio de Biología Reproductiva y Evolución consideramos de vital importancia fomentar la ciencia en alumnos de nivel medio, por lo cual estuvimos presentes en las Jornadas de puertas abiertas llevadas a cabo el 6 de octubre del 2017 por la FCEFyN de la UNC. Diferentes miembos del laboratorio expusieron sobre la Biologia de diferentes aracnidos Read more about Jornada puertas abiertas FCEFyN – UNC.[…]

Un libro editado por un investigador del CONICET recopila estudios que destacan el rol femenino en la evolución, a través de mecanismos conocidos como selección críptica. http://www.conicet.gov.ar/para-bailar-el-tango-hacen-falta-dos/

UNCIENCIA. En ensayos de laboratorio, investigadores de la UNC prueban el efecto letal que desencadena un tipo especial de parásitos al ingresar al cuerpo del Tityus trivittatus, el escorpión más peligroso de Argentina. Sucede que el parásito deposita bacterias y estas a su vez liberan una toxina fatal. Los primeros resultados son alentadores. Con este sistema Read more about Un ingenioso método para combatir los alacranes: enfermarlos con parásitos.[…]