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Spontaneous spawning, ontogeny and growth in captivity of Cynoscion squamipinnis
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2016-09-03)
The croakers or drums are commercial species, which have been overfished in the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica. This study aimed to describe, for the first time, the reproduction and the ontogeny of weakfish, Cynoscion squamipinnis ...
Sírfidos (Diptera: Syrphidae) depredadores de pulgones (Hemiptera: Aphididae) en lechuga Lactuca sativa L. (Asteraceae) orgánica en Costa Rica: estrategias de control biológico por conservación
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2016)
Los sírfidos de la subfamilia Syrphinae son un grupo de insectos dípteros que visitan flores en busca de polen y néctar, cuyas larvas se alimentan principalmente de “homópteros de cuerpo blando”. Son ampliamente reconocidos ...
Desove espontáneo, ontogenia y crecimiento en cautiverio de Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae)
(Revista de Biologia Tropical Vol.64 No.3 991 - 1005, 2016-04-04)
Las corvinas son especies de interés comercial que han sido sobreexplotadas en el Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir por primera vez, el desove espontáneo y la ontogenia de las larvas ...
Understory bat roosts, availability and occupation patterns in a Neotropical rainforest of Costa Rica
(Revista de Biología Tropical, 2016-07-03)
The strong link between bats and their roosts is widely recognized as being particularly significant. Despite this, roosting ecology of bats is poorly understood and much of the basic information is still unknown. In this ...
Scorpion maintenance in captivity for venom extraction in Costa Rica
(Revista de Biologia Tropical Vol.64 No.3 1019-1027, 2016-04-04)
Approximately 2 000 scorpion species can be found around the world; although few species are considered “harmful” to human beings, a high number of scorpionism cases are reported all over the world. The ...
Latitudinal regionalization of epibenthic macroinvertebrate communities on rocky reefs in the Gulf of California
(Marine Biology Research vol.12 no.4 389-401 2016, 2016-04-27)
We report on a latitudinal pattern in the structure and species composition of epibenthic macroinvertebrate communities on rocky reefs along a gradient of eight degrees of latitude in the Gulf of California. We provide ...
Neighborhood structure influences the convergence in light capture efficiency and carbon gain: An architectural approach for cloud forest shrubs
(Tree Physiology vol.36 no.6 712-724 2016, 2016-03-24)
Although plant competition is recognized as a fundamental factor that limits survival and species coexistence, its relative importance on light capture efficiency and carbon gain is not well understood. Here, we propose a ...
New records of snipe eels (Anguilliformes: Nemichthyidae) from the Pacific coast of lower Central America
(Marine Biodiversity Records vol.9 no.1 1-6 2016, 2016)
Background: New records of occurrence of two snipe eels (Avocettina bowersii and Nemichthys scolopaceus), poorly known for the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama are herein reported. Results: Specimens, 45 in total (28 ...
Unveiling the hidden bat diversity of a neotropical montane forest
(PLOS ONE Vol.11 No.10, 2016-10-05)
Mountain environments, characterized by high levels of endemism, are at risk of experiencing significant biodiversity loss due to current trends in global warming. While many acknowledge their importance and vulnerability, ...
Neighbourhood structure and light availability influence the variations in plant design of shrubs in two cloud forests of different successional status
(Annals of Botany, 2016-07)
Background and Aims Plant design refers to the construction of the plant body or its constituent parts in terms of form and function. Although neighbourhood structure is recognized as a factor that limits plant survival ...