Our Team<\/h2>\nWe are an enthusiastic group of researchers, teachers, fellows and students
\nfocused on the reproductive biology of arthropods, with emphasis on the evolution of sexual traits
\namong the arachnids.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.labre.com.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/alfredo-297x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAlfredo V. Peretti<\/h3>\n
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My research line is oriented to the study of the reproductive biology of arachnids and
\nother arthropods. In this context, I approach issues within the framework of sexual selection.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nCamilo Mattoni<\/h3>\n
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My research line concerns \u201cPhylogeny, Comparative Morphology,
\nReproductive Behavior, Evolution and Ecology of Scorpions: A Multidisciplinary Approach\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nDavid Vrech<\/h3>\n
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I analyze sperm production in Scorpiones and Solifugae,
\nand assess the influence of sperm competition in shaping the evolution of certain
\nsperm characters in both, males and females.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nLucia Calbacho Rosa<\/h3>\n
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My research line is titled \u201cSexual selection in spiders:
\nBehavioral patterns and influence of genitalia on reproductive success in Holocnemus
\npluchei (Pholcidae)\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nAlejandra Ceballos<\/h3>\n
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Currently my line of research is oriented to the study ofx
\nsexual behavior of pseudoscorpions and how they affect the gregarinas (Apicomplexa) in their
\nsexual selection.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nMatias Izquierdo<\/h3>\n
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I graduated in 2008 in Biology at Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, F\u00edsicas y Naturales from the
\nUniversidad Nacional de C\u00f3rdoba (Argentina). From 2009 to 2014 I worked at Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales
\n\u201cBernardino Rivadavia\u201d (Buenos Aires) where I developed my PhD on Biology with a fellow from CONICET (National
\nScientific and Technical Research Council).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nPaola Olivero<\/h3>\n
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My research line is related to the study of the reproductive
\nbiology of arachnids and insects, analyzing the courtship, reproductive behavior
\nand patterns of differential paternity, currently in the scorpion species Bothriurus bonariensis.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nFranco Cargnelutti<\/h3>\n
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During my post-doctorate, I will try to discover
\nthe effect of the contamination of the Suqu\u00eda River on the reproductive
\nbiology of riverbank spiders mediated by insects with aquatic stages.
\nI will cover this study from several aspects, among which are the behavioral,
\nphysiological, and morphological ones.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nFedra Bollatti<\/h3>\n
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My current research line is focused on
\nthe study of alternative reproductive tactics in males of Allocosa senex,
\na wolf spider with sex-role reversed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- <\/li>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\nMariela Oviedo-Diego<\/h3>\n
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\nMy research focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to detect comportamental, morphological and physiological patterns of pre- and post-copulatory sexual traits in sympatric scorpions (Bothriuridae).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nfocused on the reproductive biology of arthropods, with emphasis on the evolution of sexual traits
\namong the arachnids.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n My research focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to detect comportamental, morphological and physiological patterns of pre- and post-copulatory sexual traits in sympatric scorpions (Bothriuridae).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\nAlfredo V. Peretti<\/h3>\n
\nother arthropods. In this context, I approach issues within the framework of sexual selection.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nCamilo Mattoni<\/h3>\n
\nReproductive Behavior, Evolution and Ecology of Scorpions: A Multidisciplinary Approach\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nDavid Vrech<\/h3>\n
\nand assess the influence of sperm competition in shaping the evolution of certain
\nsperm characters in both, males and females.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nLucia Calbacho Rosa<\/h3>\n
\nBehavioral patterns and influence of genitalia on reproductive success in Holocnemus
\npluchei (Pholcidae)\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAlejandra Ceballos<\/h3>\n
\nsexual behavior of pseudoscorpions and how they affect the gregarinas (Apicomplexa) in their
\nsexual selection.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMatias Izquierdo<\/h3>\n
\nUniversidad Nacional de C\u00f3rdoba (Argentina). From 2009 to 2014 I worked at Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales
\n\u201cBernardino Rivadavia\u201d (Buenos Aires) where I developed my PhD on Biology with a fellow from CONICET (National
\nScientific and Technical Research Council).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPaola Olivero<\/h3>\n
\nbiology of arachnids and insects, analyzing the courtship, reproductive behavior
\nand patterns of differential paternity, currently in the scorpion species Bothriurus bonariensis.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nFranco Cargnelutti<\/h3>\n
\nthe effect of the contamination of the Suqu\u00eda River on the reproductive
\nbiology of riverbank spiders mediated by insects with aquatic stages.
\nI will cover this study from several aspects, among which are the behavioral,
\nphysiological, and morphological ones.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nFedra Bollatti<\/h3>\n
\nthe study of alternative reproductive tactics in males of Allocosa senex,
\na wolf spider with sex-role reversed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMariela Oviedo-Diego<\/h3>\n
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