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La viuda negra en Costa Rica: información general
(2016)
La viuda café (Latrodectus geometricus) ha sido probablemente introducida a América desde la región mediterránea de África. Desde su llegada a Costa Rica, esta especie ha expandido su distribución rápidamente colonizando ...
Cocoon web induced by Eruga telljohanni (Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) in Leucauge sp. (Tetragnathidae)
(2017)
The hosts and cocoon webs of koinobiont-ectoparasitic wasps in the genus Eruga Townes in Townes & Townes, 1960 are known for only two species. We describe here the host spider and cocoon web of a third Eruga species: E. ...
Lactrodectismo en Costa Rica
Latrodectism in Costa Rica
(2017)
Se reporta un accidente causado por la araña Latrodectus geometricus, incluida en el grupo conocido como “viudas negras”, en Costa Rica. El accidente le ocurrió a una mujer de 27 años vecina de la ciudad de Cartago, en su ...
Functional changes in web design along the ontogeny of two orb-weavers
(2017-08-01)
Orb webs evolved primarily to capture prey, though they also have other functions. Recently, it has been argued that the orb web does not work as a functional unit, but instead some sections or components have presumably ...
Effect of barriers and distance on song, genetic, and morphological divergence in the highland endemic Timberline Wren (Thryorchilus browni, Troglodytidae)
(2018)
Populations may become isolated by distance, geographic barriers or both. Isolated populations often diverge in behavioral, morphological and genetic traits as a result of reduced inter-population gene flow. Highland species ...
Conceptual and statistical problems with the use of the Shannon-Weiner entropy index in bioacoustic analyses
(2018-04-03)
Information theory and its indices were developed for human communication to predict the amount of information transferred in a message. One such index, the Shannon-Weiner index (SWI), has often been used to analyse ...
Variabilidad genética de la avifauna de las tierras altas de Costa Rica: Consecuencias del calentamiento global.
(2011-07-09)
Determinar la susceptibilidad de un grupo de aves pertenecientes a diferentes líneas evolutivas (e.g.trochilidae, tyrannidae, emberizidae) a los cambios ambientes que pueden ocurrir como consecuencia del incremento en la ...
Functional aspects of genital differences in Leucauge argyra and L. mariana (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)
(2013)
Morphological studies have documented the tendency for male genitalia to diverge rapidly compared to other body parts in many animal groups, including spiders. But documentation of how differences in genital structures of ...
Hairy kisses: tactile cheliceral courtship affects female mating decisions in Leucauge mariana (Araneae, Tetragnathidae)
(2015)
Sexual selection is thought to be an important force driving the evolution of sexually dimorphic morphology and behavior, but direct experimental tests of the functions of species-specific details of morphology are rare ...
Historia natural y repertorio acústico del Sancuinclas (Pezopetes capitalis), ave endémica de Costa Rica y el oeste de Panamá
NATURAL HISTORY AND ACOUSTIC REPERTOIRE OF THELARGE-FOOTED FINCH (PEZOPETES CAPITALIS), AN ENDEMIC, HIGHLAND BIRD OF COSTA RICA AND WESTERN PANAMA
(2014)
El Sancuinclas es una especie endémica y un habi- tante común del sotobosque de bosques montanos y páramo en las tierras altas de Costa Rica y el oeste de Panamá. A pesar de ser una especie común, existía poca información ...