Doctoral theses

Completed

Ríos JM (2011) Ecología nutricional de aves granívoras del desierto del Monte central [Nutritional ecology of seed-eating birds of the central Monte desert]. University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. Director: AM Mangione.

Sagario MC (2011) Limitación poblacional de las aves granívoras en la porción central del desierto del Monte [Population limitation of granivorous birds in the central Monte desert]. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: VR Cueto. Mark: Excellent.

Pol RG (2008) Granivoría por hormigas del género Pogonomyrmex en el Monte central: respuestas funcionales a las variaciones en la disponibilidad de semillas [Granivory of Pogonomyrmex seed harvester ants in the central Monte desert: functional responses to variations in seed availability]. University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. Director: J Lopez de Casenave. Mark: Excellent.

Pirk GI (2007) Granivoría por hormigas del género Pogonomyrmex en el monte central: consumo de semillas e impacto sobre el banco de suelo [Seed harvesting by ants of the genus Pogonomyrmex in the central Monte desert: seed consumption and impact on the soil seed bank]. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: J Lopez de Casenave. Mark: Excellent, with committee’s congratulations.

Milesi FA (2006) Selección de sitios de alimentación por aves granívoras en el desierto del Monte [Selection of foraging sites by granivorous birds in the Monte desert]. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: L Marone. Mark: Excellent, with committee’s congratulations.

Lopez de Casenave J (2001) Estructura gremial y organización de un ensamble de aves del desierto del Monte [Guild structure and organisation in an avian assemblage of the Monte desert]. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: L Marone. Mark: Excellent.

Mezquida ET (2000) Ecología reproductiva de un ensamble de aves del desierto del Monte central, Argentina [Reproductive ecology of a bird assembly in the central Monte desert, Argentina]. Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Director: L Marone. Mark: Suma cum laudae.

Under development

Paoletti GM. Use of habitat by granivorous birds: local knowledge sustaining regional predictions. University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. Director: L Marone.

Beaumont Fantozzi MM. Granivory by ants in the central Monte desert: diversity and habitat associations. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: J Lopez de Casenave.

Guerra Navarro C. Foraging behaviour of the main insectivorous birds of the central Monte desert. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: VR Cueto.

Nobua Behrmann BE. Trophic interactions among two simpatric leafcutting ant species and the plant assemblage in the central Monte desert. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: J Lopez de Casenave.

Zarco A. Survival and territoriality of granivorous birds in the central Monte desert. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: VR Cueto.

Andrade LE. Plant–animal interactions in the central Monte desert: granivory, herbivory and the recruitment of herbaceous plants. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: FA Milesi.

Undergraduate theses

Completed

Martín Albarracín, VL (2011) ¿Explica la neofobia el comportamiento estereotipado? Un análisis de la selección de microhábitats de alimentación [Does neophobia explain stereotyped behaviours? An analysis of foraging microhabitat selection]. Institute of Basic Sciences, National University of San Luis, San Luis, Argentina. Director: SR Camin; co-director: L Marone.

Lacoretz M (2009) Selección de hábitat por Synallaxis albescens en el desierto del Monte: un análisis a dos escalas espaciales [Habitat selection by Synallaxis albescens in the Monte desert: an analysis at two spatial scales]. Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: VR Cueto. Mark: 10 (out of 10).

Nobúa Behrmann BE (2008) Abundancia de obreras forrajeras en colonias de hormigas granívoras del género Pogonomyrmex en el Monte central [Abundance of foraging workers in colonies of Pogonomyrmex granivorous ants in the central Monte desert]. Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: J Lopez de Casenave. Mark: 10 (out of 10).

Pirk GI (2002) Dieta de las hormigas granívoras Pogonomyrmex pronotalis y Pogonomyrmex rastratus en el Monte central [Diet of the harvester ants Pogonomyrmex pronotalis and Pogonomyrmex rastratus in the central Monte desert]. Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: J Lopez de Casenave. Mark: 10 (out of 10).

Pol RG (2001) Patrones de actividad diaria y estacional de las hormigas granívoras Pogonomyrmex rastratus y Pogonomyrmex pronotalis en la porción central del desierto del Monte [Daily and seasonal activity patterns of harvester ants Pogonomyrmex pronotalis and Pogonomyrmex rastratus in the central Monte desert]. Faculty of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy, National University of San Luis, San Luis, Argentina. Director: J Lopez de Casenave. Mark: 10 (out of 10).

Quse L (2001) Predación de nidadas en el desierto del Monte central, Argentina: un estudio experimental [Nest predation in the central Monte desert, Argentina: an experimental study]. Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina. Director: L Marone. Mark: 10 (out of 10).

Sartor CE (2001) Mecanismos que afectan las pérdidas de semillas del banco de suelo: germinación de gramíneas perennes y dicotiledóneas anuales en el Monte central [Mechanisms of soil seed bank losses: germination of perennial grasses and annual forbs in the central Monte desert]. Faculty of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy, National University of San Luis, San Luis, Argentina. Director: L Marone. Mark: 10 (out of 10).

Under development

Paván B. Spatial distribution of the seed bank and its association with standing vegetation in several communities of the central Monte desert. Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: FA Milesi.

Rodríguez Planes L. Frequency- and context-dependent seed selection by granivores in the central Monte desert. Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Director: FA Milesi.