**About the Editors**

#### **Rosa Mar´ıa Garc´ıa-Garc´ıa**

Dr. Rosa Mar´ıa Garc´ıa-Garc´ıa, Ph.D., DVM. She graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 1996. In 2002, she obtained her Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences. She has been Associate Professor at the Department of Physiology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain since 2011. She is a member of the UCM research group "Physiology of the Reproduction in Lagomorphs" (CONEREPRO). According to Scopus, she is author/co-author of 56 indexed research papers (h-index: 18). Her main research topics have been developed in the area of reproductive physiology in the female, always focusing on the improvement of reproductive performance both in small ruminants (sheep and goat) and in rabbits, with a physiological basis.

#### **Mar´ıa Arias Alvarez ´**

Dr. Mar´ıa Arias Alvarez, Ph.D., DVM with European mention, "cum laude" qualification ´ and doctorate extraordinary prize (2009). Currently Associate Professor in Animal Production Department and Vice-dean for Research in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid. Her research activity has been funded continuously with a total of 14 competitive research projects. She is a member of the UCM research group "Physiology of the Reproduction in Lagomorphs" (CONEREPRO). She is co-author of 39 indexed research papers (91% in Q1) (h-index: 14) according to Thomson Reuters Web of Science. Her studies have been focused on the effect of different management strategies on follicular development, oocyte maturation and embryo preimplantation development. In particular, she studies the maternal—oocyte—embryo interaction using in vitro and in vivo systems (IVM, IVF and IVC) in different species such as rabbit, cattle and mouse.
