Publications

Rowntree VJ, Uhart M, Sironi M, Chirife A, Di Martino M, La Sala L, Musmeci L, Mohamed N, Andrejuk J, McAloose D, Sala JE, Carribero A, Rally H, Franco M, Adler FR, Brownell Jr RL, Seger J y Rowles T. 2013. Unexplained recurring high mortality of southern right whale calves (Eubalaena australis) at Península Valdés, Argentina. Marine Ecology Progress Series: 493:275-289. DOI: 10.3354/meps10506

Leonardi MS y Palma R. 2013. Review of the current knowledge of the systematics and ecology of Echinophthiriidae (Phthiraptera: Anoplura). Zootaxa 3630: 445-466.

Leonardi MS, Bobinac M and Negrete J. 2016. Redescription of Antarctophthirus lobodontis (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from the crabeater seal and identification key for Antarctic lice. Polar Biology 39, 671-676.

Aznar FJ, Leonardi MS, Berón-Vera B, Vales DG, Ameghino S, Raga JA y Crespo EA. 2009. Population dynamics of Antarctophthirus microchir (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) in pups from South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, in Northern Patagonia. Parasitology 136: 293- 303.

Sala JE, Quintana F, Wilson RP, Dignani J, Lewis M y Campagna C. 2011. Pitching and new angle on elephant seal dive patterns. Polar Biology 34:1197-1209.

Leonardi MS, Crespo EA, Raga JA y Fernández M. 2009. Redescription of Antarctophthirus microchir, Trouessart & Neumman 1888 (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) from South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, from Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Parasitology 95: 1086-1092.

Wilson RP, Liebsch N, Gómez-Laich A, Kay WP, Bone A, Hobson V y Siebert U. 2015. Options for modulating intra-specific competition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Wadden Sea. PeerJ http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.957

Degrati M, Grandi MF, García NA, Leonardi MS, Loizaga de Castro R, Vales D, Dans S, Pedraza S y Crespo EA. 2011. New record of a stranded sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and a review of strandings along the continental argentine coast. Mastozoología Neotropical 18: 307-313.

Leonardi MS, Crespo EA, Raga JA y Aznar FJ. 2013. Lousy mums: patterns of vertical transmission of an amphibious louse. Parasitology Research 112: 3315-3323.

Leonardi MS, Crespo EA, Vales DG, Feijoo M, Raga JA y Aznar FJ. 2012. Life begins when the sea lion is ashore: habitat use by a louse of a diving mammal host. Bulletin of Entomological Research 102: 444-452.

Leonardi MS, Crespo EA, Raga JA y Aznar FJ. 2011. Insectos oceánicos: piojos buceadores. Ciencia Hoy 21: 58- 64.

Loizaga de Castro R, Leonardi MS, Grandi MF, García NA y Crespo EA. 2011. Far from home: record of a vagrant striped dolphin in Patagonia with notes on diet, parasites and age determination. Mammalian Biology 76: 521-526

Gleiss AC, Jorgensen SJ, Liebsch N, Sala JE, Norman B, Hays GC, Quintana F, Grundy E, Campagna C, Trites AW, Block BA y Wilson RP. 2011. Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals. Nature Communications 2:352. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1350.

Leonardi MS, Poljak S, Carlini P, Galliari J, Bobinac M, Santos MM, Márquez ME y Negrete J. 2014. Antarctophthirus carlinii (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae), a new species from the Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddelli. Parasitology Research 113: 3947- 3951.

Righi C, Blanco GS y Frere E. 2013. Abundance and Spatial Distribution of Commerson´s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) at a breeding site: Ría Deseado, Patagonia, Argentina. Aquatic Mammals: 39:1-9. Doi: 10.1578/AM.39.1.2013.1

Leonardi MS, Grandi MF, García NA, Svendsen G, Romero A, González R y Crespo EA. 2011. A stranding of Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson 1828) from Patagonia Argentina, with notes of the parasite infestation and diet. African Journal of Marine Science 33: 177-179.