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Predation of Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher (Ptilogonys caudatus) by Ornate Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) in a cloud forest of Costa Rica
(Revista Brasileira de Ornitología, 2012-12)
Predation of Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher (Ptilogonys caudatus) by Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) in a cloud forest of Costa Rica. Tis paper is the frst record of a predation event made by an Hawk-Eagle (S.ornatus, ...
Use of food and spatial resources by two frogs of the genus Dendropsophus (anura: Hylidae) from La Selva, Costa Rica
(Universidade de Sao Paulo, 2012-06)
Differences in the use of resources by similar species have been related to a reduction in the interspecific competition that allows coexistence. Also, other factors, such as high availability of resources in the environment, ...
Camelobaetidius guaycara, a new species of Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) from Costa Rica, Central America
(Magnolia Press, 2018-06-14)
The nymphs of a new species of Camelobaetidius (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) possibly related to the South American species of this genus were found on the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Costa Rica. Among other characteristics ...
Contrasting patterns of taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional variation along a Costa Rican altitudinal gradient in the plant family Melastomataceae
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)
The functional composition of plant communities in montane regions has been studied for decades, and most
recent analyses find that environmentally favourable landscapes at lower altitudes tend to be dominated by species ...
Distribución y densidad de dos especies de holoturoideos en la isla de Cubagua, Venezuela
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2011)
Distribution and density of two holothurian species in Cubagua Island, Venezuela. Holothurian populations in the Caribbean have been significantly depleted in some areas, and others are still in danger to satisfy international ...
Diagnostic parameters of Northern blot hybridization technique for detection of citrus viroids in field-grown plants
(Academic Journals Inc., 2017)
Background and Objective: The identification and diagnosis of citrus viroids can be achieved by molecular techniques that directly detect
the presence of viroid genomes within infected plant RNA pools. Several studies ...
Ecology and management of the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans/miles complex (Perciformes: Scorpaenidae) in Southern Costa Rica--
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2015-03)
Invasive species alter ecosystem integrity and functioning and are considered one of the major threats
to biodiversity on a global scale. The indopacific lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] / miles [Bennet,
1882] ...
Efficacy of calcein and Coomassie Blue dyeing of shell growing-edges and micro growth-bands: Ageing juvenile of Pinctada mazatlanica(Pterioida: Pteriidae)
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2014)
Age validation is the first step to determine shellfish species age determination. This information is vital for different inferential models used in marine ecosystem management activities. In spite that various validation ...
Neotropical flowering epiphyte diversity: local composition and geographic affinities
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2013)
Worldwide, the highest diversity of vascular epiphytic plants resides in the
Neotropics. The general pattern of taxonomic composition of the neotropical epiphytic
flora has been described, but information regarding the ...
Feeding ecology of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) in the temperate and tropical western Atlantic
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2018-03-11)
Numerous location-based diet studies
have been published describing different aspects of
invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles)
feeding ecology, but there has been no synthesis of
their diet composition ...