Marisa Esteban Return to search form Please contact Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2 E-28006 Madrid (Spain) Phone: +34-91-4 11 13 28, Fax: +34-91-564 50 78 E-mail: mcnme2n@mncn.csic.es  Work on the Iberian Fauna Project I am participating in the management of scientific information. My work is directed towards creating and supporting this WWW server which is trying to communicate and spread the zoological knowledge obtained from the project, offering a service of permanent information on several areas of animal diversity. This involves carrying out parallel in depth research on every topic covered by this server which is related to biodiversity and conservation.  [Research] [Academic positions] [Qualifications] [Projects] [Publications] Main field of research  A part of my research has been focused on the study of several aspects of the amphibian evolution . Basically, I have been working on the taxonomy an ecology of both living and fossil anurans, particulary on the genus Rana. More recently, I have been analyzing life history traits of anurans according to the histological expression of their bone growth marks. I am also interested in the management and conservation of scientific collections. I wrote a report on the conservation and possibility of computerizing the Natural History Collections for the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC) .    Cross section of tibiofibula of Discoglossus galganoi Academic positions - Scientific researcher for the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC). National Museum of Natural Science, Madrid. 1996-1999. - Scientific researcher for CSIC. 1992. - Curator. National Museum of Natural Science, Madrid. 1985-1991. Professional qualifications PhD in Biological Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 1990. MSC in Biological Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 1983. BSC. Degree in Biological Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 1981. Research projects and grants - Museology of the Natural Resources. (Museología del Patrimonio Natural). CSIC-CICYT: PB: 033301. January,1989 - December, 1990 - Dynamic and phylogenetical aspects of the subespeciation in Iberian amphibians. (Aspectos dinámicos y filogenéticos de la subespeciación en anfibios ibéricos). CSIC-DGYCIT: 91-0115-CO2. June, 1992 -June, 1995 - Particulary interesting amphibians and reptils in Europe. (Anfibios y Reptiles de particular interés en Europa). ONU-ICONA-AHE. March, 1992 - December, 1993 -Adaptations and Evolution of the osteo-muscular system. (Adaptations et Évolution du Système Osteomusculaire). CNRS - URA 1137. Enero, 1994 -Septembre, 1996. Université Paris 7- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. - Iberian Fauna IV. (Fauna Ibérica IV). CSIC-DGES: PB: 95-0235. November, 1996 - September, 1999 Publications ESTEBAN, M. & SANCHIZ, B. 1985. Herpetofauna de Erralla. Munibe, 37: 81-86. ARANO, B. & ESTEBAN, M. 1985. Notas preliminares sobre el sintetotipo locomotor de los anuros. Butlletí de la Societat Catalana d'Ictiologia i Herpetologia, 10: 22-26. ESTEBAN, M. & SANCHIZ, B. 1986. Paleoclimatic inferences based on fossil ranids. En Z. Rocek (ed.), Studies in Herpetology, Ed.: Charles University Praga, pp.: 379-382. DORDA, J. & ESTEBAN, M. 1986. Evolution and subspeciation of Iberian Triturus marmoratus. En Z. Rocek (ed.), Studies in Herpetology, Ed.: Charles University Praga pp.: 159-164. ESTEBAN, M.; DORDA, J.; MULLER, A. & BERMUDEZ DE CASTRO, F. 1987. El bosquete de Elaeagnus angustifolia de Valdemoro (Madrid). Boletín de la Estación Central de Ecología, 16: 83-91. ESTEBAN, M.; GARCIA-PARIS, M. & MARTIN, C. 1987. Climatic influence in the growth of Rana temporaria.. En J.J. van Gelder, H. Strijbosch y P.J.M. Bergers (eds.) Proc. Fourth Ord. Gen.Meet. S.E.H. Nijmegen, Ed.:Faculty of Sciences Nijmegen. pp.:191-194. GARCIA-PARIS, M. y ESTEBAN, M. 1989. Nouvelles données sur la réaction de défense reflexe ('Unken-reflex') chez Rana temporaria Linnaeus; 1758 (Anura; Ranidae). Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France, 51 : 33-36. (Abstract) GARCIA-PARIS, M.; MARTIN, C.; DORDA, J.& ESTEBAN, M. 1989. Atlas provisional de los anfibios y reptiles de Madrid. Revista Española de Herpetología, 3 (2): 237-257. (Abstract) GARCIA-PARIS, M.; MARTIN, C.; DORDA, J. & ESTEBAN, M. 1989. Los anfibios y reptiles de Madrid. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Madrid, 1-243 pp. HERRERO, P.; ARANO, B. & ESTEBAN, M. 1990. Karyotypic characterization of brown frogs from the Iberian Peninsula (Ranidae: Rana) . En E. Olmo (ed), Citogenetics of Amphibians and Reptiles. Ed: Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, pp.: 135-140. (Abstract) ESTEBAN, M. 1990. Environmental influences on the skeletochronological record among recent and fossil frogs. Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 11 : 201-204. ESTEBAN, M. & SANCHIZ, B. 1990. Sobre la presencia de Rana iberica en el Pleistoceno burgalés. Revista Española de Herpetología, 5 : 93-96. (Abstract) ESTEBAN, M. 1991. Evolution du genre Rana dans la Péninsule Ibérique: étude de la variabilité morphologique et génétique du complexe Rana temporaria L. Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France, 58 : 46-49. ARANO, B.; ESTEBAN, M. & HERRERO, P. 1993. Evolutionary divergence of the species of the Rana temporaria group. Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 14: 49-57. (Abstract) GARCIA-PARIS, M.; HERRERO, P.; MARTIN, C.; DORDA, J.; ESTEBAN, M. & ARANO, B. 1993. Morphological characterization, geographical distribution and cytogenetic analysis of the pygmy merbled newt Triturus marmoratus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905) (Caudata: Salamandridae). Bijdragen tot de Dierhunde, 63 (1): 3-14. (Abstract) SANCHIZ, B., SCHLEICH, H.H.& ESTEBAN, M.1993. Water frogs from the Oligocene of Germany. Journal of Herpetology, 27 (4): 463-465. (Abstract) SANCHIZ, B. & ESTEBAN, M. 1994. Herpetofauna del Pleistoceno Terminal de Laminak II. Kobie, Revista del Museo Arqueológico, Etnográfico e Histórico Vasco. 21: 235-242. (Abstract) ESTEBAN, M.; CASTANET, J. & SANCHIZ, B.1995. Size inferences based on skeletal fragments of the common European frog (Rana temporaria L.). Herpetological Journal, 5: 229-235. (Abstract) REY, J.M.; ESTEBAN, M. & SANCHIZ, B. 1995. Registros corológicos de anfibios españoles fundamentados en egagrópilas de lechuza común. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica, 5: 4-8. BUCKLEY, D.; ARANO, B.; HERRERO, P.; LLORENTE, G.A. & ESTEBAN, M. 1995. Moroccan water frogs vs Rana perezi: Allozyme studies show up their differences. Zool. Pol. 39 (3-4): 365-375. (Abstract) ESTEBAN, M.; GARCIA-PARIS, M. & CASTANET, J. 1996. Bone growth and life history traits of frogs (Rana perezi) from a warm temparate climate area. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74: 1914-1921. (Abstract) LLORENTE, G.A.; ARANO, B., CARRETERO, M.A.; GARCIA-PARIS, M., HERRERO, P. & ESTEBAN, M. 1996. Descripción de la larva de Rana saharica Boulenger, 1913. Bol. Asoc. Herpetol. Esp., 7: 19-23. TEJEDO, M.; REQUES, R. & ESTEBAN, M. 1997. Actual and skeletochronological estimated of natterjack toads. Herpetological Journal, 7: 81-82. MARQUEZ, R.; ESTEBAN, M. & CASTANET, J. 1997. Size dimorphism and age in midwife toads A. obstetricans and A. cisternasii. Journal of Herpetology, 31 (1): 52-59. (Abstract) ESTEBAN, M. 1997. Rana iberica.. En J.M. Pleguezuelos (ed.), Distribución y biogeografía de los anfibios y reptiles de España y Portugal. Ed: Asociación Herpetológica Española y Universidad de Granada, Granada. pp.: 161-163. ESTEBAN, M. 1997. Rana temporaria. En J.M. Pleguezuelos (ed.), Distribución y biogeografía de los anfibios y reptiles de España y Portugal. Ed: Asociación Herpetológica Española y Universidad de Granada, Granada. pp.: 169-171. ESTEBAN, M. & SANCHIZ, B. 1997. Descripción de nuevas especies animales de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares (1978-1994): Tendencias taxonómicas y listado sistemático. Graellsia , 53: 111-175. (Abstract) ESTEBAN, M.; BELLO, E. & GARCÍA-VALDECASAS, A. 1997. La Zoología en Internet. Graellsia, 53: 3-27. (Abstract) ESTEBAN, M.; CASTANET, J. & SANCHIZ, B. 1998. Inferring age and growth from remains of fossil and predated Recent anurans: a test case using skeletochronology. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 76: 1689-1695. (Abstract) ESTEBAN, M.; GARCIA-PARIS, M.; BUCKLEY, D. & CASTANET, J. 1999. Bone growth and age in Rana saharica, a water frog living in a desert environment. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 36: 53­62. (Abstract) RAMOS, M.A.; LOBO, J: & ESTEBAN, M. El inventario de la riqueza faunística en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. En: F. Díaz Pineda et al., (eds.), CYTED. (In press). RAMOS, M.A.; ESTEBAN, M. & LOBO, J. El Proyecto Fauna Iberica: Diez años estudiando nuestra Diversidad Animal. En: F. Díaz Pineda et al., (eds.), Diversidad Biológica II. Fundación Ramón Areces. (In press). ESTEBAN, M. & SANCHIZ, B. Differential growth and longevity in low and high altitude Rana iberica (Anura, Ranidae). Herpetological Journal. (In evaluation). [The Project] [Publications] [Who's who] [Fauna] [Surf this site] [Home page] For any questions or comments about this web site please contact: Marisa Esteban Copyright © 1997, MNCN Last Update: May 20, 1999