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Manuel Caballer Gutierrez

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Manuel Caballer Gutierrez

Associate Professor

  • Department: Computer Science, Math and Environmental Science
  • Office: 
    C-202
  • Office Hours: 
    By appointment

Professor Caballer joined the Department of Computer Science, Math & Science at the American University of Paris in September 2018. He obtained his PhD in 2007, with a thesis on marine mollusk taxonomy and systematics. He has a broad vision on the patterns of distribution of marine biodiversity, gained through his participation in numerous projects and surveys in: Antarctica, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guadeloupe, Guyana, Macaronesian Islands, Martinique, Portugal, Spain, Venezuela, etc. He has collaborated with, or worked in many research institutions, including: the Oceanology Institute of Cuba (OI), the INbio in Costa Rica, the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), National Maritime Experimental University of the Caribbean and the Oriente University in Venezuela, the Natural History Museum in Tenerife, and the National Natural History Museum (MNHN) in Paris.

He has trained biology students and taught classes on biodiversity, in both the field and the classroom, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including teenagers (鈥淪cientific Youth鈥� Program, Venezuela). He has experience in Natural History Collections curation and digitization, and also as an editor for scientific journals and biodiversity databases (i.e. World Register of Marine Species - WoRMS).

Working in developing countries he acquired skills in international cooperation, getting to act as an adviser on environmental issues to some governments and several coastal communities.

Additionally, professor Caballer gained expertise in environmental management and stewardship after his work at the OAG Public Foundation, created by mandate of the European Union as an environmental compensation measure for the construction, near by a SACs of the Nature 2000 network, of a large marine infrastructure in the Canary Islands.

His current research interests are: marine biodiversity exploration, the use of new technologies as tools to accelerate the catalog of life, marine mollusks taxonomy and systematics, untangling how speciation is driven by environmental conditions and the different kinds of barriers to gene flow, and the study of fluorescent pigments and other natural products with medical applications associated to marine sea slugs.



Education/Degrees

鈥� PhD in marine biodiversity, invertebrate taxonomy and systematics, University of Cantabria, Spain
鈥� Advance Studies Certificate, University of Cantabria, Spain
鈥� BA degree in Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain

Publications

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS PUBLISHED SINCE JOINING 黑料正能量
  • Mehrotra, R., Scott, C.M., Monchanin, C., Chavanich, S., Caballer, M. & Hoeksema, B.W. 2019. Eating your greens 鈥� Selective consumption of sacoglossan sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) by scleractinian corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). PlosOne, 14(4): e0215063. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215063
  • Arrieche, D.A., Ugarte, A., Salazar, F., Villamizar, J.E., Michelangeli, F., Fraile, S., Rivero, N., Caballer, M. & Quintero, A. 2019. Isolation, characterization and antibacterial activity of Aglajne-1: Polypropionate isolated from the marine mollusk Bulla occidentalis. MOJ Bioorganic & Organic Chemistry, 3(2): 61-63. https://doi.org/10.15406/mojboc.2019.03.00100
  • Mehrotra, R., Arnold, S., Wang, A., Chavanich, S., & Hoeksema, B.W. & Caballer Gutierrez, M., 2020. A new species of coral-feeding nudibranch (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Gulf of Thailand. Marine Biodiversity, 50(36): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01050-2
SIGNATORY TO SCIENTIFIC PAPERS PUBLISHED SINCE听JOINING听黑料正能量
  • William J Ripple, Christopher Wolf, Thomas M Newsome, Phoebe Barnard, William R Moomaw & 11,258 scientist signatories from 153 countries. 2019. World Scientists鈥� Warning of a Climate Emergency. BioScience, 70(1): 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz152 Link to signatories麓s list: https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/bioscience/70/1/10.1093_biosci_biz088/1/biz088_supplemental_file_s1.pdf?Expires=1594809461&Signature=yVtopa1BLdRbL-NEdCODH6qKfL-kIf~Nynto4NyHSb4bqSDVmyi0mMuB4M0EvWvmsDM2~z7wKjd~TVUBLLcW3VJaDXBGRpZ1bWqDt-rK3TrL1uHKB5bQnL3Phx7X9zS88R5Yk8kK8M3cJKNtgSa2dzHOKMRFzViz2KVLdxCmbSuG~KVhPub~CR2aKoWnTRvqGqchTtXtyI~DpTG9NfUyW82l~WGnHNGdbeeNXwnRXgnXWZ~HjyU3IqKaTmv2otjOE7AaauMiAFSonDDGCj997iHHKWjbuTV0tGsPxXv2TNLYBU6njGGQbaUxp7GJqQEOrL5~GiQppjpX1nNdcnCUmA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA
SCI PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2010
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2018. A rare new species of Corambe Bergh, 1869 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from the Caribbean Sea, with a review of the taxonomical history of the Corambidae Bergh, 1871. Marine Biodiversity. Published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-018-0919-0
  • Alm贸n Pazos, B., P茅rez Dieste, B. & Caballer, M. 2018. Expect the unexpected: a new large species of Marionia (Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia, Tritoniidae) from Western Europe. Invertebrate Systematics, 32(4): 892-908.
  • Moro, L., Ortea, J. & Caballer, M. 2017. The study case of Pleurobranchus lowei Watson, 1987 (Gastropoda: Nudipleura: Pleurobranchidae), indeed a species of Haliotinella (Gastropoda: Naticidae) from the Eastern Atlantic. Journal of Conchology, 42 (6): 401-405.
  • Mehrotra, R., Caballer, M. & Chavanich, S. 2017. On the genus Armina in Thailand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). Marine Biodiversity, 47: 549-559. DOI 10.1007/s12526-017-0691-6
  • Caballer, M., Alm贸n Pazos, B. & P茅rez Dieste, B. 2016. The sea slug genus Limacia M眉ller, 1781 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) in Europe. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 57(1): 35-42.
  • Caballer, M., Ortea, J., Rivero, N., Carias, G., Malaquias, M. A. E. & Narciso, S. 2015. The opisthobranch gastropods (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from Venezuela: an annotated and illustrated inventory of species. Zootaxa 4032 (2): 201-256.
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2015. First species of Spiniphiline Gosliner, 1988 (Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea) in the Atlantic with notes on its systematic position. Journal of Molluscan Studies 82(1): 122-128. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyv041
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2015. A new shallow water species of the genus Philine Ascanius, 1772 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia: Philinidae) from Venezuela. Journal of Conchology 42(1): 33-40.
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2014. A new sibling species of Notobryon Odhner, 1936 (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) from the Caribbean sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom doi:10.1017/S0025315414000605
  • Caballer, M., Ortea, J. & Redfern, C. 2014. On the genus Rissoella Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) in the Bahamas. American Malacological Bulletin 32(1): 104-121.
  • Vald茅s, 脕., J. Alexander, F. Crocetta, M.B. Yoke艧, S. Giacobbe, D. Poursanidis, A. Zenetos, J.L. Cervera, M. Caballer, B.S. Galil & P.J. Schembri. 2013. The origin and dispersal pathway of the spotted sea share Aplysia dactylomela (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions 8: 427-433.
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2013. Spurilla dakariensis Pruvot-Fol, 1953 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia: Aeolidoidea), a valid species of Berghia Trinchese, 1877 from Senegal, west Africa. Journal of Conchology, 41(4): 1-5.
  • Caballer, M., Espinosa, J., Ortea, J. Y Narciso, S. 2013. Nuevas especies de la familia Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea) de Venezuela. Revista de Biolog铆a Marina y Oceanograf铆a, 48(1): 115-129.
  • Caballer, M., Ortea, J. & Narciso, S. 2011. Description of two new species of Rissoella Gray, 1847 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Venezuela, with a key to the Caribbean species known for the genus. ZooKeys 115: 1-18. Doi: 10.3897/zookeys.115.1163
  • Beatriz 脕lvarez, Brynelly Bastidas & Manuel Caballer. 2011. Nuevos datos de Gibberula conejoensis McCleery, 2008 (Mollusca: Gasteropoda: Cystiscidae) en Venezuela. Hidrobiologica 21 (1): 95-98.
  • Joany Mari帽o, Edixon Farfan & Manuel Caballer. 2011. Primer registro de Dondice parguerensis (Mollusca: Favorinidae) para Venezuela. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 82 (2): 708-712.听
  • Jos茅 Espinosa, Jes煤s Ortea & Manuel Caballer. 2011. Especies nuevas del g茅nero Gibberula (Mollusca: Cystiscidae) de Cuba y Venezuela. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 82 (1): 85-91.
  • Caballer, M., Ortea, J. & Canteras, J.C. 2010. Recovering the name Eubranchus capellinii (Trinchese, 1879) (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia). Journal of Conchology: 40 (2): 169-177.


OTHER PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2010鈥嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧��
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L. & Caballer, M. 2016. Redescription of Gibberula hernandezi Contreras and Garc铆a-Talavera, 1986 (Neogastropoda: Cystiscidae) a singular species from the Canary Islands. Vieraea, XXIV: 15-24.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, J. & Caballer, M. 2016. Nuevos datos sobre el g茅nero Hermaea Lov茅n, 1844 (Mollusca: Sacoglossa): redescripcion de Hermaea boucheti y descripci贸n de una nueva especie de Lanzarote. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Biolog铆a, XXVIII: 53-64.
  • Caballer, M. & Buske, Y. 2016. First record of the Bahamian mollusc Spurilla dupontae (Mollusca: Aeolidiidae) in the Caribbean subprovince. Marine Biodiversity Records 9: 20. doi: 10.1186/s41200-016-0021-x
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2015. Finishing to untangling the taxonomic knot: new species of the genus Bulbaeolidia Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2013 (Mollusca: Aeolidiidae) from the Caribbean and Galapagos. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Biolog铆a, XXVII: 113-123.
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2015. New data on the genus Hermaea (Mollusca: Sacoglossa) in Europe, with the description of a new species from Spain. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Biolog铆a, XXVII: 125-136.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L. & Caballer, M. 2014. Notes in Opisthobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) 8. On the interpretation of the Code and the synonymies of Spurilla onubensis Carmona, Lei, Pola, Gosliner, Vald茅s & Cervera, 2014 and Berghia dakariensis Pruvot-Fol, 1953 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidida). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias XXVI: 293-297.
  • Ortea, J., Caballer, M., Moro, L. & Espinosa, J. 2014. What the shell tells in Aglajidae: a new genus for Aglaja felis (Opisthobranchia: Cephalaspidea). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias XXVI: 83-119.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L., Maga帽a, J., Espinosa, J. & Caballer, M. 2014. Notas en Opisthobranchia 9: Restablecimiento de Peltodoris nayarita Ortea & Llera, 1981 como especie v谩lida. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias XXVI: 299-308.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L., Bacallado, J.J. & Caballer, M. 2014. M煤sica y naturaleza: descripci贸n de dos especies nuevas de babosas marinas (Mollusca: Gastropoda) colectadas entre dos aguas, Algeciras y Canc煤n, nombradas en honor de Paco de Luc铆a y su obra. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias XXVI: 281-292.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L. & Caballer, M. 2014. Contribuci贸n al estudio de la Familia Pleurobranchidae Gray, 1827 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) en la Macaronesia y las islas Gal谩pagos. Vieraea 42: 117-148.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L., Bacallado, J. J. & Caballer, M. 2014. Nuevas especies y nuevas citas de babosas marinas (Mollusca: Opistobranchia) en las islas Canarias y en otros archipi茅lagos de la Macaronesia. Vieraea 42: 47-77.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L., Bacallado, J.J. & Caballer, M. 2013. Sucinto an谩lisis hist贸rico sobre el estudio e investigaci贸n de las babosas marinas (Moluscos Opistobranquios y Sacoglosos) de Canarias y su entorno. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Biolog铆a, XXV: 221-235.
  • Ortea, J., Espinosa, J., Buske, Y. & Caballer, M. 2013. Additions to the inventory of the sea slugs (opisthobranchia and sacoglossa) from Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Biolog铆a, XXV: 163-194.
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2013. The genus Hermaea Lov茅n, 1844 (Mollusca: Sacoglossa) in the Caribbean, with the description of a new species from Cuba. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Biolog铆a, XXV: 67-78.
  • Ortea, J., Espinosa, J., Caballer, M. & Buske, Y. 2012. Initial inventory of the seaslugs (Opisthobranchia and Sacoglossa) from the expedition KARUBENTHOS, held in may 2012 in Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Biolog铆a, XXIV: 153-182.
  • Ortea, J., Espinosa, J., Moro, L., Caballer, M. & Bacallado, J.J. 2012. Notas en opisthobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) 5: sobre el uso de la concha interna como car谩cter sistem谩tico de primer orden en el inventario de las especies atl谩nticas de la familia Aglajidae (Mollusca: Cephalaspidea). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Biolog铆a, XXIV: 183-195.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L. & Caballer, M. 2012. Notas en Opistobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) 2. Sobre la validez de la especie Berthella africana (Pruvot-Fol, 1953) (Notaspidea, Pleurobranchidae) y la inutilidad del nombre Berthella canariensis Cervera, Gosliner, Garcia-Gomez y Ortea, 2000. Vieraea, 40: 77-82.
  • Caballer, M. & Ortea, J. 2012. Description of a new species of Hypselodoris (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from Venezuela. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, XXIII (3): 59-92.
  • Caballer, M., Ortea, J., Espinosa, J., Moro, L. & Bacallado, J.J. 2012. Cat谩logo del material tipo de los nuevos taxones descritos en Avicennia, Revista de Biodiversidad Tropical (1993-2008). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, XXIII (3): 59-92.
  • P茅rez-Doinis, G., Ortea, J., Espinosa, J., Moro, L., Caballer, M. & Mart铆n, J. 2012. Nota sobre la supuesta presencia en las islas Canarias de Marginella marocana Locard, 1897 bajo el nombre Marginella gustavoi P茅rez-Dionis, Ortea y Espinosa, 2009 (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Neogastropoda). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, XXIII (3): 45-48.
  • Ortea, J., Caballer, M., Moro, L. & Espinosa, J. 2012. Notas en opisthobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) I. Sobre la validez de la especie Posterobranchus orbignyanus Rochebrune, 1881 (Cephalaspidea, Aglajidae). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, XXIII (3): 39-44.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L., Caballer, M. & Bacallado, J.J. 2011. Chromodoris luteorosea (Rapp, 1827) y Chromodoris luteopunctata (Gantes, 1962) dos especies de Chromodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) citadas err贸neamente en las islas Canarias. Vieraea, 39: 161-166.
  • Ortea, J., Moro, L., Caballer, M. & Espinosa, J. 2011. Aportaciones al inventario de la familia Plakobranchidae Gray, 1840 (Mollusca: Sacoglossa) en el mar Caribe. Redescripci贸n de Elysia purchoni Thompson, 1977 y descripci贸n de nuevas especies. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, XXII (3):199-213.
BOOKS AND CHAPTERS IN BOOKS听
  • Luz E. S谩nchez-Arias, Jon P. Rodriguez, Manuel Caballer, Marianne V. Asmussen & Gonzalo Medina. 2011. Diagnostic of health status in Mangrove Ecosystems. In: Columbus, F. (Ed.).Tidal Marshes: Development, Ecological Significance and Environmental Impacts. Nova Science Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-60876-168-5
  • Oca帽a, O., Moro, L., Ortea, J., Espinosa, J. & Caballer, M. 2010. Biodiversidad marina: An茅monas. In: Camacho Aguilera, J., Baena Gonz谩lez, G., Leyva Pag谩n, G. (Eds.). Fortalecimiento de la gesti贸n del desarrollo integral y sostenible de la Pen铆nsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba. Instituto Cubano del Libro. Editorial Cient铆fico T茅cnica. La Habana, Cuba. Pp 320-330. ISBN 978-959-05-0588-1
  • Bacallado, J. J., Espinosa, J., Ortea, J., M谩rquez, L., Moro, L. Borrego, O. & Caballer, M. 2009. La Pen铆nsula de Guanahacabibes y su Parque Nacional (Cuba): biodiversidad marina y terrestre. In: Beltr谩n Tejera, E., J. Afonso-Carrillo, A. Garc铆a Gallo & O. Rodr铆guez Delgado (Eds.): Homenaje al Profesor Dr. Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre. Canary Research Institute. La Laguna (Tenerife. CanaryIslands. Spain). Monography LXXVIII. Pp. 229-244. ISBN: 978-84-88366-82-5.
  • Espinosa, J., Ortea, J., Caballer, M. & Moro, L. 2006. Criaturas del paisaje sumergido de Cuba. Avicennia, suppl. 5: 1-95.
  • Moro, L., Ortea, J., Bacallado, J.J., Caballer, M. & Acevedo, I. Phylum Mollusca: Anaspidea, Cephalaspidea, Gymnosomata, Notaspidea, Nudibranchia, Sacoglossa y Thecosomata. In: Moro, L., J.L. Mart铆n, M.J. Garrido & I. Izquierdo (eds.). 2003. Lista de especies Marinas de Canarias (Algas, Hongos, Plantas y Animales) 2003. Consejer铆a de Pol铆tica Territorial y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias. 93-98.

Conferences & Lectures

CONFERENCES SINCE 2010
  • IX Symposium on the Iberian Atlantic Margin. Coimbra, Portugal, 4-7 September 2018. Pr. "Bruno Alm贸n, Jacinto P茅rez & Manuel Caballer. Expect the unexpected: a New Large Species of Marionia (Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia, Tritoniidae) from Western Europe"
  • 84rd meeting of the American Malacological Society. Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii, USA, 19-23 June 2018. Pr. 1 "Manuel Caballer Guti茅rrez, Marie Hennion, Pierre Lozouet, Virginie H茅ros, Eva Perez Pimpar茅, Marc Pignal & Philippe Bouchet. RECOLNAT program: synthesis of 5 years of digitization of the molluscan collections at MNHN". Pr. 2 "Manuel Caballer Gutierrez. Marginellidae & Cystiscidae from South Madagascar". Pr. 3 "Manuel Caballer Gutierrez, Lee Ann Galindo Perez & Gabriela Carias Tucker. A new light in integrative taxonomy: the use of UV and deep blue light in species delimitation".
  • 83rd meeting of the American Malacological Society. Clayton Hall Conference Center at the Laird Campus of the University of Delaware in Newark, Newark, Delaware, USA, 17-21 July 2017. Pr. 1 "Manuel Caballer Guti茅rrez, Marie Hennion, Pierre Lozouet, Virginie H茅ros, Eva Perez Pimpar茅, Marc Pignal & Philippe Bouchet. RECOLNAT Program: Digitization of mollusc collections at MNHN". Pr. 2 "Manuel Caballer & Jesus Ortea. Sea slugs from French Guiana and the distinctiveness of the Guyanan Ecoregion".
  • Mollusk Digitization Workshop (NSF iDigBio). Clayton Hall Conference Center at the Laird Campus of the University of Delaware in Newark, Newark, Delaware, USA, 15-17 July 2017. Pr. "Manuel Caballer Guti茅rrez, Marie Hennion, Pierre Lozouet, Virginie H茅ros, Eva Perez Pimpar茅, Marc Pignal & Philippe Bouchet. RECOLNAT Program: Digitization of mollusc collections at MNHN".
  • I Venezuelan Congress of Malacology. Instituto Oceanogr谩fico de Venezuela 鈥� UDO, complejo cultural 鈥淟uis Manuela Pe帽alver鈥�, Cumana, Edo. Sucre. November 14-16, 2016. Pr. "Arrieche, D., Quintero, A., Salazar, F., Villamizar, J.E., Ugarte, A., Fraile, S., Michelangeli, F., Rivero, N., Caballer, M. & Monta帽茅s, J. Caracterizaci贸n qu铆mica y actividad antimicrobiana de Crispatene, polipropionato aislado del molusco marino Elysia crispata".
  • IV CYTVEN, Venezuelan Congress of Science, Technology and Innovation. Ministry of Popular Power for University Education, Science and Technology. Teatro Teresa Carre帽o, Caracas, Venezuela. November 2015. Pr. "Arrieche Polanco, D., Quintero, A., Ugarte, A., Salazar, F., Caballer, M. & Rivero, N. An谩lisis qu铆mico preliminar del extracto etanolico del molusco marino Elysia crispata (Lechuga de mar)".
  • III CYTVEN, Venezuelan Congress of Science, Technology and Innovation. Ministry of Popular Power for University Education, Science and Technology. Teatro Teresa Carre帽o. Caracas, Venezuela. November 27-29, 2014. Pr. "Arrieche, D., Quintero, A., Ugarte, A., Salazar, F., Villamizar, J.E., Caballer, M. & Rivero, N. Compuestos bioactivos marinos aislados de moluscos opistobranquios de Venezuela".
  • XIII Faculty of Sciences Academic Conference. Zulia University. Zulia. Venezuela. October 29-31, 2014. Pr. "Arrieche, D., Quintero, A., Ugarte, A., Salazar, F., Villamizar, J.E., Rivero, N. & Caballer, M. Caracterizaci贸n qu铆mica preliminar de Aglajne-1 polipropionato aislado del extracto etanolico del molusco marino Bulla occidentalis".
  • X Venezuelan Congress of Ecology. M茅rida, Venezuela. November 18-23, 2013. Pr. "Rivero Paredes, N.C., Carias, G. & Caballer, M. Nudibranquios (Mollusca: Opistobranchia) en Chichiriviche de la Costa, estado Vargas, Venezuela".
  • IV Venezuelan Congress of Biological Diversity. Bolivarian University of Venezuela. Paraguana Peninsule. Falc贸n. Venezuela. June 23-28, 2013. Pr. "Silva, S.J., Alfonso, J.A., Azocar, J.A., Caballer, M. & Gonz谩lez, L. Colecci贸n de organismos marinos del Centro de Oceanolog铆a y Estudios Ant谩rticos del Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas".
  • IX Venezuelan Congress of Ecology. Margarita Island. Nueva Esparta. Venezuela. November 21-25, 2011. Pr. 1 "Narciso, S. & Caballer, M. Biodiversidad de la malacofauna marina en el Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Isla de Aves". Pr. 2 "S谩nchez, R., L谩rez, L. & Caballer, M. Cat谩logo ilustrado de los moluscos marinos del sistema lagunar La Reina-Buche-Carenero, Municipio Bri贸n, Miranda, Venezuela". Pr. 3 "脕lvarez-Barco, J., Rodriguez, J., Rodr铆guez, C., Narciso, S., Caballer, M & Bitter, R. Moluscos asociados al arrecife coralino de Isla Larga, Parque Nacional San Esteban, Carabobo, Venezuela".
  • I Venezuelan Congress of Biological Diversity. Maracay. Aragua. Venezuela. May 5-8, 2010. Pr. "Caballer, M., Narciso, S., Galindo, L. & Rivero, N. Diversidad de moluscos en Isla de Aves: el uso de grupos focales como indicadores de biodiversidad marina para la gesti贸n".
PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS
  • 鈥淰enezuela y la Ciencia Ant谩rtica鈥� (Venezuela and the Antarctic Science). Exhibited at Natural History Museum, Caracas, 2009. Venezuelan Antarctic Program and Norwegian Embassy
  • 鈥淐riaturas del Paisaje Sumergido de Cuba鈥� (Underwater Creatures from Cuba). Exhibited at Natural History Museum. Havana and Pinar del R铆o, 2005-2006. Winner of the National Award for Environmental Education by the Cuban Society of Zoology. Cuba

Affiliations

  • American Malacological Society
  • Sociedad Espa帽ola de Malacolog铆a
  • Societ脿 Italiana di Malacologia

Research Areas

RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • Urbanization and land use change effects on aquatic biodiversity and behavior. The Richard Lounsbery Foundation. 2020 鈥� 2021. Co-PI麓s: Jelena Pantel & Claudio Piani.
  • La Plan猫te Revisit茅e. Pro Natura International 鈥� Mus茅un national d麓Histoire naturelle (MNHN). Since 2006. Coordinator: Dr. Philippe Bouchet. MNHN.
  • E-RECOLNAT (ANR-11-INBS-0004). Minist猫re de l'Education nationale, de l'Enseignement sup茅rieur et de la Recherche de France. 2014 - 2018. Coordinator: MNHN, Paris, France.
  • Biodiversity and environmental adaptation in Antarctic ecosystem. Venezuelan Antarctic Program (PAV). 2010-2012. Coordinator: Dr. Manuel Caballer Guti茅rrez.
  • Marine Biodiversity in Venezuela and coastal dynamics. The Molluscs as focal group and source of new bioactives. Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research. 2008-2011. PI: Dr. Manuel Caballer
  • Opisthobranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from King George Island and Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula. Inventory, Phylogenetic relationships and bioprospecting. PAV. 2008-2009. PI: Dr. Manuel Caballer
  • Comprehensive Management and Sustainable Development of the Guanahacabibes Peninsula Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Canadian Agency for International Development Ministry of Science and Research of Cuba. 2005-2008. PI: Dr. Jos茅 Espinosa S谩ez.
  • Macaronesia 2000. Natural History Museum of Tenerife, Tenerife Council and Environment Direction. 1998-2004. Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan Jos茅 Bacallado Ar谩nega.
  • Inventory of molluscan biodiversity in the Conservation Areas in Costa Rica (within the Development of Biodiversity Knowledge and Sustainable Uses in Costa Rica). Netherlands Government 鈥� National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica. 1998-2002. PI: Dr. Jes煤s Ortea.
MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • Experiential Learning & Mentored Research - Biodiversity exploration, how to form an independent scientist from a student with curiosity. The case study of Bahama麓s molluscan fauna after the destructive Hurricane Dorian. The American University of Paris Mellon Funding. 2019-2020. Coordinator: Dr. Manuel Caballer. 黑料正能量.

Awards, Fellowships and Grants

NOMINATIONS

2020-05 Nominated for the Distinguished Teaching Award at 黑料正能量 2019

PHD ADVISOR

Rahul Mehrotra. PhD Thesis title 鈥淏iology of sea slugs in soft sediment habitats in the Gulf of Thailand鈥�. Chulalongkorn University. Advisor: Dr. Suchana Chavanich, Co-Advisor: Dr. Manuel Caballer Gutierrez. Defense: Mars 30, 2020.听



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Curriculum Vitae