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Memorias De Las Actividades Académicas Y De Investigación 2013 Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución (FCEN - UBA) Memorias de las actividades académicas y de investigación 2013 - 2014 - 2015 AUTORIDADES - GESTION 2014-2016 Directora Dra. Viviana Confalonieri [email protected] Directora Adjunta Dra. Haydée Pizarro [email protected] Secretarias Lic. Graciela M. T. Chiappini [email protected] Sra. Mabel Salinas [email protected] Consejo Departamental (CODEP) Claustro de Profesores – Titulares Dra. Marta D. Mudry Claustro de Graduados – Suplentes Dra. María I. Bellocq Dra. Paula Gómez Cendra Dr. Gustavo Fernández Claustro de Estudiantes – Titulares Claustro de Profesores – Suplentes Srta. Grecia de Groot Dr. Juan C. Vilardi Srta. Virginia Díaz Villa Claustro de Graduados – Titulares Claustro de Estudiantes – Suplentes Dr. Regino Cavia Sr. Gustavo A. Martínez Dr. José Crespo AUTORIDADES - GESTION 2012-2014 Directora Dra. Irina Izaguirre [email protected] Directora Adjunta Dra. Viviana Confalonieri [email protected] Secretarias Lic. Graciela M. T. Chiappini [email protected] Sra. Mabel Salinas [email protected] Consejo Departamental (CODEP) Claustro de Profesores – Titulares Dra. Paula Gómez Cendra Dra. Olga Suárez Dr. Regino Cavia Dr. Nicolas Schweigmann Dr. Diego Tuero Dr. Juan José Fanara Claustro de Estudiantes – Titulares Claustro de Graduados – Titulares Sra. Malena Maroli Dra. Liliana Mola Sra. Paula Blanco El Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución (DEGE) es uno de los tres departamentos de la carrera de Ciencias Biológicas de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, y concentra una fracción muy importante de la actividad científica nacional en estas áreas del conocimiento, con grupos de investigación y docencia que son referentes en sus temáticas. Nuestras actividades académicas y de investigación se vinculan con los procesos ecológicos y evolutivos que subyacen a los patrones de la vida en la tierra. En nuestro ámbito se dictan numerosas materias de grado y cursos de postgrado, cubriendo áreas tales como: la evolución, la genética cuantitativa y de poblaciones, la citogenética, la genómica evolutiva, la genética toxicológica, la ecología de poblaciones y comunidades, el comportamiento animal, la ecología del paisaje, la ecología molecular, la bioestadística, la teoría evolutiva y ecológica, la biología de la conservación, la epidemiología y la paleobiología. El presente documento representa un registro de acceso público que plasma las actividades científico-académicas de los miembros del Departamento durante el período 2013-2015. Si bien en la actualidad las facilidades que brinda la disposición de información en las redes parecieran restarle importancia a este tipo de memorias, consideramos que su confección periódica debe mantenerse, con el fin de organizar la información recabada, constituyéndose así en un elemento de diagnóstico y una forma de seguimiento de nuestras actividades científicas. Como se podrá desprender de la lectura de estas memorias, el DEGE es una comunidad multidisciplinaria y de gran interacción entre docentes, investigadores y estudiantes de grado y postgrado. Está conformado por un total de 32 Profesores, y casi 100 docentes auxiliares, a los cuales se suman investigadores y becarios tanto del CONICET como de la UBA. Estos integrantes están organizados en 26 grupos de investigación, 16 del área Ecología, y los restantes del área Genética y Evolución. En el trienio informado, los docentes-investigadores del DEGE hemos publicado casi 400 trabajos, la mayoría en revistas internacionales de impacto, lo que revela la alta productividad de la institución. También se han publicado 40 libros, tanto en editoriales nacionales como internacionales. Asimismo, destaca la producción de recursos, habiéndose finalizado en este ámbito y bajo la dirección de integrantes del DEGE 31 tesis de doctorado, tres tesis de maestría, y 53 tesis de licenciatura. Finalmente, cabe destacar que no sólo la investigación de excelencia y el compromiso con la calidad de la enseñanza constituyen prioridades para nuestro departamento, sino que también consideramos fundamental trabajar en la aplicación de los conocimientos, y su extensión hacia la sociedad. La última sección de este documento muestra las actividades desarrolladas en el período tanto en lo que respecta a servicios a terceros, como actividades de popularización y asesoramientos especializados. Comisiones departamentales .………………….…………………..……..………...….. pág. 5 Grupos de investigación Ecología de Comunidades y Macroecología (ECOMA)..................................................... pág.7 Ecología de Poblaciones…….………….…..........................................................................pág.8 Ecología de Roedores Urbanos.………………………………..………….……….......... pág. 12 Evolución..……………………..…………….………….……………………………….. pág. 14 Genética de Especies Leñosas (GEEL) ……..…………..………..……….….…………. pág. 20 Genética de la Estructura Poblacional (GEP) …………….……….…………………….. pág. 21 Genética de Poblaciones Aplicada (GPA).……………………………….….………....... pág. 21 Genética Evolutiva de la Resistencia al Estrés y Envejecimiento (GERES)..................... pág. 22 Grupo de Citogenética de Insectos..……..………………....………….……..........……... pág. 24 Grupo de Estudio de Mosquitos (GEM)….......................…......……….….….................. pág. 24 Grupo de Estudios de Sistemas Ecológicos en ambientes Agrícolas (GESEAA)..…….....pág. 30 Grupo de Estudios sobre Biodiversidad de Agroecosistema (GEBA)…………………… pág. 31 Grupo de Investigación en Biología Evolutiva (GIBE)...………………..…...……...….. pág. 33 Grupo de Investigación en Ecofisiología de Parasitoides (GIEP)…...….………………... pág. 36 Grupo de investigación en Ecología de Comunidades de Desierto (ECODES)……...….. pág. 38 Grupo de Investigación en Ecología de Humedales (GIEH).……………...….................. pág. 39 Grupo de Investigación en Filogenias Moleculares y Fitogeografía (GIFF)……..……... pág. 41 Grupo Hidrobiología…..………………………………………………..…..…….……… pág. 43 Laboratorio de Citogenética y Evolución (LACYE)….………………..……....………… pág. 44 Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiología….………….…………………….………..……….... pág. 46 Laboratorio de Ecología Funcional.……..……………..………….……...........……….... pág. 47 Laboratorio de Ecología y Comportamiento Animal (LEYCA).……..…..…..………...... pág. 48 Laboratorio de Ecología Marina Microbiana.…………..……………..………….……… pág. 50 Laboratorio de Genómica Biomédica y Evolución.…..…….………...……………...…... pág. 51 Limnología….…….…..…………………………………..………..……………….…..... pág. 53 Unidad de Ecología de Reservorios y Vectores de Parásitos………….……………......... pág. 54 Publicaciones Científicas Publicaciones 2013………………...…………………………..…………..…..………..... pág. 57 Publicaciones 2014…………………..………...…………..…………………..………..... pág. 68 Publicaciones 2015……………………….…..………………………………..………..... pág. 76 Libros………………..……………….………………….………………….….…………. pág. 85 Formación de Recursos Humanos Tesinas de Licenciatura…………….…………………………………...………….…….. pág. 90 Tesis de Doctorado………………………………………………………………….......... pág. 93 Tesis de Maestría…...……………………………………………………………….......... pág. 94 Extensión……..…………..…………………………………………………...…………. pág. 94 Servicios Científico-Tecnológicos………………………….…………………..……….. pág. 97 Premios…………………..………………………………….………...………..………... pág. 98 COMISIONES DEPARTAMENTALES COMISION INTEGRANTES CONTACTO María Soledad Fontanarrosa Comisión de Hábitat (Higiene y Jimena Fraschina [email protected] Seguridad) María José Bressa Paula Gómez Cendra María Busch Jimena Fraschina Comisión de Popularización Verónica Loetti Eduardo Soto María Carla Cecere Comisión de Extensión Paula Courtalón [email protected] Paula De Tezanos Pinto Viviana Confalonieri Comisión de Hacienda Haydée Pizarro María Carla Cecere Secretaría de Investigación y María José Bressa [email protected] Académica Alexandra Gottlieb Irina Izaguirre José E. Crespo Comisión de Viajes [email protected] Pablo Sambucetti Inés O’Farrell Mariela Nieves Comisión de Tesis de Licenciatura [email protected] Isabel Gómez Villafañe Ignacio Soto Marta D. Mudry Subcomisión de Doctorado Juan José Fanara [email protected] Titulares María Isabel Bellocq Suplentes Viviana Alder COMISIONES DEPARTAMENTALES Irina Izaguirre Viviana Confalonieri Nicolás Schweigmann Comisión de Carrera Regino Cavia [email protected] Titulares María Isabel Remis Pablo Sambucetti Hernán Dopazo Suplentes Gustavo Fernández Daniel Cataldo Área Ecología Roberto Bo Coordinadores de Área Andrea Alberti Área Genética Juan Vilardi Julieta Filloy Cecilia Bessega Comisión Docente (Concursos) [email protected] Nicolás Frankel Haydée Pizarro Carolina Pometti Cecilia De Mársico Informática y Comunicación [email protected] M. Victoria Cardinal J. Luis Grimalt José E. Crespo Gerardo Cueto Comisión de Espacio Gustavo Martínez María Isabel Remis Pablo Sambucetti Claudio Sotelo Comisión de Automotores Mabel Salinas Regino Cavia Javier Lopez de Casenave Comisión de Biblioteca Pablo Rebagliati COMISIONES DEPARTAMENTALES GRUPOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN ECOLOGIA DE COMUNIDADES Y MACROECOLOGIA (ECOMA) Laboratorios 53 Y 64 LINEA DE INVESTIGACION GENERAL Determinantes de patrones espaciales de atributos estructurales y funcionales de comunidades biológicas en relación a gradientes ambientales y al uso de la tierra LINEAS DE INVESTIGACION Usos de la tierra y biodiversidad Macroecología Ecología en bosques subtropicales Ecología forestal INVESTIGADORES RESPONSABLES ISABEL BELLOCQ Dra. en Ciencias Biológicas.
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