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Biomass allocation and gas exchange are affected by light conditions in endangered Cedrela salvadorensis (Meliaceae) seedlings
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2016)
The determination of favorable light habitat conditions per species and life stage is transcendental,
for both ex situ and in situ conservation strategies of endangered forest tree species, and for their utilization as ...
Cloning, purification and characterization of nigrelysin, a novel actinoporin from the sea anemone Anthopleura nigrescens
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)
Actinoporins constitute a unique class of pore-forming toxins found in sea anemones that being secreted
as soluble monomers are able to bind and permeabilize membranes leading to cell death. The interest in
these proteins ...
Cuatro nuevos registros para la flora hondureña y un listado preliminar de pteridófitas y licófitas para la Reserva del Hombre y Biosfera del Río Plátano, Honduras
(Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., 2019)
Background and Aims: The group of pteridophytes and lycophytes has been understudied in Honduras, which can be observed in the Río Plátano
Man and Biosphere Reserve (RPHBR) that only has 44 species reported. The objective ...
Global network of computational biology communities: ISCB's Regional Student Groups breaking barriers [version 1; peer review: not peer reviewed
(F1000 Research Ltd, 2019)
Regional Student Groups (RSGs) of the International Society for
Computational Biology Student Council (ISCB-SC) have been
instrumental to connect computational biologists globally and to
create more awareness about ...
A new giant species of placented worm and the mechanism by which onychophorans weave their nets (Onychophora: Peripatidae)
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2010)
Onychophorans, or velvet worms, are poorly known and rare animals. Here we report the discovery of a new species that is also the largest onychophoran found so far, a 22cm long female from the Caribbean coastal forest of ...
A new Costa Rican species of Drosophila visiting inflorescences of the hemi-epiphytic climber Monstera lentii (Araceae)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018-09)
Drosophila monsterae sp. nov. is described from 11 males and 13 females collected from the inside of closed inflorescences of Monstera lentii (Araceae) at 1810 m altitude in the Forest Reserve of Cerro de La Carpintera, ...
A novel host-adapted strain of SalmonellaTyphimurium causes renal disease in olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Pacifc
(Springer Nature, 2019-06)
Salmonella spp. are frequently shed by wildlife including turtles, but S. enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium or lesions associated with Salmonella are rare in turtles. Between 1996 and 2016, we necropsied 127 ...
A New Hybrid of Serpocaulon (Polypodiaceae) from Costa Rica
(Bio One Research Evolved, 2013)
A new hybrid Serpocaulon 3 sessilipinnum A. Rojas & J.M. Chaves is described. The
new taxon has characters intermediate between S. fraxinifolium (Jacq.) A.R. Sm. and S. ptilorhizon
(Christ) A.R. Sm., which are related ...
A new species of Seticeros from Costa Rica (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)
(Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 2011)
A new species of Seticeros Perger & Santos-Silva, 2010 (Prioninae: Callipogonini) from San Isidro del General, San José, Costa Rica is described and illustrated. A key to the species of Seticeros is added.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy risk management in Latin America: Costa Rica as a representative country for risk management and policy
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2010)
Costa Rica is a representative Latin American country with
significant regional cattle production for its size. The country experienced an
exceedingly low challenge for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) as
evidenced ...