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Bush Dogs in Central America: Recent Range Expansion, Cryptic Distribution, or Both?
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2019-05-01)
Bush dogs (Speothos venaticus) are a small, wide-ranging neotropical pack-hunting canid whose ecology is relatively poorly known. Here, we document new, repeated observations of bush dog groups in east-central (Barbilla ...
Determining nature’s contributions to achieve the sustainable development goals
(Springer Tokyo, 2019-03-01)
Academics and policy-makers recognize that humans and nature should be studied and managed as integrated social–ecological systems. Recently, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...
Seasonal use of waterholes and pathways by macrofauna in the dry forest of Costa Rica
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-03-01)
Temporal and spatial scarcity of water in semi-arid and seasonal ecosystems often leads to
changes in movements and behaviour of large vertebrates, and in the neotropics this dynamic
is poorly understood due to logistical ...
Wildlife diversity and relative abundance among a variety of adjacent protected areas in the northern Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica
(MDPI AG, 2020-04-01)
Protected areas are intended to achieve the long-term conservation of nature, but not all such areas are equal in their effectiveness because of their varying regulation of human activities. In Costa Rica, we assessed ...
Population status, connectivity, and conservation action for the endangered Baird's tapir
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-05)
Although many large mammals currently face significant threats that could lead to their extinction, resources for conservation are often scarce, resulting in the need to develop efficient plans to prioritize conservation ...
Utilización de hábitat, comportamiento y dieta del mono congo (Alouatta palliata) en un bosque premontano húmedo, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 1991)
Determinó el número de individuos, la composición social, y la variación estacional del a) ámbito de acción mensual (AAM)y total (AAT), b) hábitos alimenticios, c) comportamiento y ch) distribución altitudinal de los monos ...
Caracterización fisicoquímica de muestras de miel de Apis mellifera, comercializada en la zona occidental de la Gran Área Metropolitana (GAM) de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-08)
Este estudio consistió en identificar y enlistar las marcas de miel de abeja oferentes a nivel de mercados centrales de la zona occidental de la Gran Área Metropolitana de Costa Rica, específicamente las ciudades de Alajuela, ...
Cantidad de alimento requerida por una colonia de Bombus ephippiatus durante las etapas de su desarrollo y el comportamiento de alimentación de las obreras jóvenes
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-08)
Costa Rica es un país con una diversidad de abejorros que en gran parte no ha sido estudiada. Estas abejas tienen mucho potencial para ser polinizadores de nuestros cultivos en vez de importar especies exóticas. Con el fin ...
Caregiving and infants' neurodevelopment in rural Costa Rica: Results from the Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA)
(Elsevier, 2019-09)
Early caregiving is one of the strongest influences on children's development, and among the most significant modifiable environmental factor. The aim of this study was to explore the association between quality of ...
Caracterización por zona y procedencia floral y determinación de la calidad de la miel de apis mellifera comercializada por la empresa Blue Zones
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-08)
Se realizó un estudio de calidad a 5 muestras de mieles procedentes de diferentes zonas apícolas de Guanacaste: Nicoya, Hojancha, Palo Verde, Liberia y Tamarindo de Santa Cruz, comercializadas por la empresa Blue Zones; ...