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Muscarinic and glutamatergic regulation of self-grooming behavior and ultrasonic vocalizations in the context of open-field habituation in rats
(2019)
We tested whether pharmacological impairment of OF-habituation after the administration (i.p.) of scopolamine (SCP; muscarinic antagonist) or MK-801 (MK; NMDA antagonist) was able to disrupt or alter grooming syntaxes. ...
Age, experience, and neurobehavioral domain: dissociable effects of environmental enrichment and social isolation on brain and behavior in adult and aged rats
(2019)
In rats, environmental enrichment (EE) is a form of physical-social stimulation used for modeling the impact of optimal developmental conditions on animal’s phenotype. When implemented during early life, EE improves animal’s ...
Habituation and spatial memory in the context of emotional regulation: Behavioral and genetic mechanisms underlying context information-processing and de-arousal grooming
(2017)
Habituation is the ability to passively reduce a response after repeated or prolonged exposures to a particular stimulus. From a cognitive perspective, habituation is a basic, information-gating process that contributes ...
Proceedings of the ICSEM10 Costa Rica
(2020-02-28)
Este documento corresponde con la memoria completa del X Congreso Internacional sobre Sistemática y Ecología de Mixomicetes (ICSEM10) celebrado en la Sede del Atlántico de la Universidad de Costa Rica entre el 25 y el 28 ...
Distribución del fitoplancton potencialmente tóxico del género Dinophysis en el Pacífico Costarricense
(2019)
Las
especies de dinoflagelados del género Dinophysis son
reconocidas por la producción de toxinas diarreicas que afectan al
ser humano produciéndole el síndrome DSP por sus siglas en
inglés, mejor conocido como ...
Estado actual del conocimiento sobre el perfil genético de la población de Costa Rica
(2003-10)
The population of Costa Rica has been considered historically as the product of the amalgamation of three ethnic groups: Europeans, Africans and Amerindians. In addition, it has been said that this population is highly ...
Importancia de la investigación sobre polinización ornitofílica y la creación de catálogos de polen
(2019)
Las aves cumplen un rol crítico en los bosques tropicales al polinizar flores y dispersar las semillas de muchas especies (Kato 2017, Rocca y Sazima 2008, Stiles y Skuth 1989). Los colibríes son el principal grupo de aves ...
Unraveling the whole story: An Ultraestructural study of the common bean "amachamiento" disease caused by Aphelencoides besseyi
Descifrando la historia completa: un estudio ultraestructural de la enfermedad del amachamiento del frijol causada por Aphelencoides besseyi
(2019-07-21)
Se identificó Aphelencoides besseyi como responsable del amachamiento del frijol
Behavioural responses of reptiles to visitors of protected areas in Costa Rica
(2016)
Tourists can have a strong impact on the behaviour of wild animals, modifying
foraging strategies, diet and habitat use, increasing stress, and altering communication
and escaping behaviour. Such behavioural changes have ...
Composition and species richness of the herpetofauna of a Costa Rican University campus
(2019)
The campus of the University of Costa Rica in Limón port city, Costa Rica, known as Sede del Caribe (SC),
includes a secondary forest of ca. 40 years old. This forest holds a great potential for environmental education, ...