María Pilar Cadierno

María Pilar Cadierno
National University of La Plata | UNLP · Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata (INIBIOLP)

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Flamingos inhabit specialized habitats and breed in large colonies, building their nests on islands that limit the access of terrestrial predators. Many aspects of their uropygial gland are still unknown. The uropygial gland, a sebaceous organ exclusive to birds, shares some histological features among species such as the presence of a capsule, ade...
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High fecundity often contributes to successful invasives. In molluscs, this may be facilitated by the albumen gland-capsule gland complex, which in gastropods secretes the egg perivitelline fluid that nourishes and protects embryos. The biochemistry of the albumen gland-capsule gland complex and its relationship with fecundity remain largely unknow...
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The South American freshwater gastropod Pomacea canaliculata is a highly invasive species. In introduced areas, it is a serious crop pest, responsible for great economic loss and ecological damage. It is also a vector of the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis that causes human meningoencephalitis. Many aspects and particularly its reproduction ha...
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Snail Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis) feed almost exclusively on Apple Snails (Pomacea spp.). While field observations indicate they discard the noxious albumen gland (AG) when feeding on female snails, there is no information on the energy lost by this behavior, the gland composition, or if there are snail sex preferences associated. We addressed fo...
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In contrast with vitellogenin maturation, it is unknown whether gastropod perivitellin precursors are subject to large structural changes. The gastropod reproductive tract includes an accessory organ, the albumen gland (AG), that produces and secretes perivitelline fluid. In the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata, the large, reddish-pink AG provides...
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Ophioplocus januarii is a common brittle star on soft and hard substrates along the Argentinian and Brazilian coasts. Based on stomach contents, tooth microstructure and field observations we identified its food. Opposed to previous suggestions, O. januarii appears to be a microphagous species feeding on macroalgal fragments (found in 60.0 % of the...
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Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are among the largest and most ecologically important freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and spurred a burgeoning body of research since the early 1990s, particularly regarding two species introduced to Asian wetlands and elsewhere, where they have become serious agricult...

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