Biología
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The primary freshwater crabs of Guatemala (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae), with comments on their conservation status
(2016)The freshwater crabs of the family Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 are restricted to the Neotropics and many species have an elevated risk of extinction. The majority of pseudothelphusids is considered to be data-deficient, ... -
Freshwater crabs as predators and prey: the case of Ptychophallus uncinatus Campos & Lemaitre, 1999 (Brachyura, Pseudothelphusidae) from Costa Rica, Central America
(2019)Primary freshwater crabs are an important component of the food web in aquatic ecosystems, but our knowledge about the role of these decapods as predators and as prey is far from complete. Here we report observations of ... -
Effects of temperature on the embryonic development and hatchling size of Betaeus emarginatus (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae)
(2003)Betaeus emarginatus is an alpheid shrimp inhabiting rock pool environments characterized by strong fluctuations of ambient factors. Here we describe the embryonic development of B. emarginatus, and analyse the effects of ... -
Grado de vulnerabilidad ante la presencia del cocodrilo americano (Crocodylus acutus) en cinco comunidades costeras de la Región Pacifico Central de Costa Rica, 2017 - 2018
(2020-09)El conflicto entre seres humanos y animales silvestres es un fenómeno recurrente a nivel mundial y que se origina desde que ambos comparten los mismos hábitats y recursos. Entre el 2017 y el 2018, se evaluó el grado de ... -
Neotropical freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae) shred leaves
(2020)Freshwater crabs are macroconsumers that are commonly found in Neotropical headwater streams that may play a key role in energy flow and nutrient cycling in detrital food webs. Although studies have examined the feeding ... -
Crustacean fauna (Stomatopoda: Decapoda) associated with the deepwater fishery of Heterocarpus vicarius (Decapoda: Pandalidae) along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(2007)Commercial bottom trawling is a successful and commonly used method to catch marine shrimps. However, the shrimp fishing gears are poorly selective, and in addition to the target species they catch and retain large quantities ... -
Air-exposure behavior: a restricted or a common conduct among intertidal hermit crabs?
(2020)A new behavior related to shell care was recently reported for the intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818) in the Gulf of Cádiz (southwestern Europe). It also has been observed in other species of ... -
Distribution and reproduction of Ambidexter panamense and Palaemonetes schmitti in Pacific Costa Rica (Crustacea, Decapoda)
(1990)Este constituye el primer registro de las especies de carídeos P. schmitti y A. panamense para Costa Rica. Adultos de ambas especies fueron colectados en el estero de Punta Morales, Golfo de Nicoya, de enero a diciembre ... -
Salinity effect on embryonic development and survival of the first zoeal stage of Macrobrachium tenellum (Smith, 1871) (Crustacea, Palaemonidae)
(2018)The objective of this work is to provide information to understand the effect of different salinities on the survival of embryos and newly-hatched larvae of Macrobrachium tenellum. The survival of M. tenellum embryos was ... -
Description of a new species of Pagurus Fabricius, 1775 (Crustacea: Paguroidea: Paguridae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America, with notes on Pagurus albus (Benedict, 1892)
(2019)A redescription of Pagurus albus (Benedict, 1892) is presented together with a description of a new species of hermit crab, Pagurus pseudoalbus sp. n., from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Pagurus pseudoalbus sp. n. differs ... -
Análisis de la metilación del ADN en las especies forestales Sideroxylon capiri e Hyeronima alchorneoides y su posible relación con los factores climatológicos de la región del pacífico en Costa Rica
(2020-07-02)Las investigaciones sobre la metilación del ADN en plantas se han enfocado, hasta el momento, en cultivos anuales de gran importancia económica o en especies modelo cultivadas, en su mayoría, bajo condiciones artificiales ... -
Caracterización de diversidad genética en poblaciones cultivadas de Cas (Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O. Berg) Nied) utilizando descriptores citogenéticos y moleculares para fines de mejoramiento genético
(2020-07)Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O. Berg) Nied es una especie cultivable de origen tropical de la familia Myrtaceae, subfamilia Myrtoideae, tribu Myrteae (Lucas et al. 2019).Actualmente, no hay información sobre la cantidad ... -
Revisión sistemática del género Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) en Costa Rica
(2020)The ten Costa Rican species of Myoxanthus are discussed, described and illustrated based mainly on native living material. a key for the species, notes on history, ecology, diagnostic features, taxonomy and distribution ... -
Uso de material artificial para la construcción de nidos de aves: potenciales consecuencias sobre el éxito reproductivo de Turdus grayi (Passeriformes: Turdidae)
(2020-07-29)El exponencial aumento en la población humana ha generado una rápida expansión de las zonas urbanas. El aumento en el área de las ciudades produce que algunas especies entren en contacto directo con nuevos recursos ... -
Assemblages of corticolous myxomycetes associated with species of Pinus (Pinaceae) in four different regions of the world
(2020-07-02)Corticolous myxomycetes associated with four species of pine in different regions of the world were investigated. Samples of bark collected from 20 trees in each region were used to prepare 240 moist chamber cultures, ... -
Ontogeny of an interactive call-and-response system in Spix's disc-winged bats
(2020)We investigated the ontogenetic changes of two call types, the inquiry call and the response call, which comprise an interactive communication system in Spix's disc-winged bats, Thyroptera tricolor. We documented structural ... -
Mosses as spore traps for myxomycetes
(2020-07-06)Small-mesh nylon bags filled with autoclaved samples of mosses were placed out in the field in northwest Arkansas and central Costa Rica to assess the extent to which mosses could serve as spore traps for myxomycetes. The ... -
Virulencia de hongos nativos del orden Hypocreales sobre Bemisia tabaci, estudio de las condiciones óptimas para el desarrollo de los hongos y registros de moscas blancas silvestres para Costa Rica
(2020)Los hongos Hypocreales son hongos entomopatógenos con potencial en control biológico de insectos plaga. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar especies de hongos patógenos que parasitan insectos de la familia Aleyrodidae ... -
Neurobehavioral Effects of Restricted and Unpredictable Environmental Enrichment in Rats
(2020-05)To study how motivational factors modulate experience-dependent neurobehavioral plasticity, we modify a protocol of environmental enrichment (EE) in rats. We assumed that the benefits derived from EE might vary according ... -
Acute stress differentially affects grooming subtypes and ultrasonic vocalisations in the open-field and home-cage test in rats
(2020-06)Grooming behaviour in rodents has been associated with emotional distress, especially in unfamiliar and aversive contexts. However, the biological function of grooming in such situations is still unclear. We hypothesised ...
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