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First description of macropterous male and female of Cryphocricos latus (Heteroptera: Naucoridae) Usinger
(2013-03-29)
The macropterous male and female of Cryphocricos latus are herein described for the first time; both were collected in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Notes to separate this species from other macropterous species of the genus are given.
Behavioral plasticity mitigates risk across environments and predators during anuran metamorphosis
(Behavioral Ecology, 2013)
Most animals metamorphose, changing morphology, physiology, behavior and ecological interactions. Size- and habitat-dependent mortality risk is thought to affect the evolution and plastic expression of metamorphic timing, ...
The structure and function of dry weather mangrove on the Pacific Coast of Central America, with emphasis on Avicennia bicolor forests
(Estuaries Research Federation, 2013)
Mangrove forests along the Pacific Coast of Central America cover around 4,000 km2. Most of this coast is occupied with tropical dry forest mangroves where basal areas range between 6 and 20 m2 ha−1 and canopy heights ...
Leaf life span spectrum of tropical woody seedlings: effects of light and ontogeny and consequences for survival
(Oxford University Press, Annals of Botany Company, 2013-03-26)
Background and AimsLeaf life span is widely recognized as a key life history trait associated with herbivory resistance, but rigorous comparative data are rare for seedlings. The goal of this study was to examine how light ...
Variación estacional de la composición proximal en tres especies de importancia comercial del Golfo de Nicoya, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2013)
Variación estacional de composición próxima en tres especies de importancia comercial en el Golfo de Nicoya, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. El valor nutricional de los productos del mar para el consumo humano está reconocido ...
Preliminary assessment of small scale bacterial depuration of Crassostrea gigas and Anadara spp., Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2013-12)
Bivalve molluscs are sold without any sanitary control in Costa Rica, which represents a public health risk due to the possible accumulation of pathogenic bacteria. Small scale bacterial depuration treatments were preliminarily ...
La experiencia del cultivo comercial de camarones marinos en estanques de producción en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2013-12)
El cultivo de camarones marinos en estanques de producción en Costa Rica ha estado restringido a una
pequeña fracción del territorio (1 000 ha), siendo el sector del Pacífico Norte, a ambas márgenes del Golfo de Nicoya, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Growth and photosynthetic performance of five tree seedlings species in response to natural light regimes from the Central Pacific of Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2013)
Growth and photosynthetic performance of five seedlings of tree species in response to natural light regimes in the Central Pacific of Costa Rica. Environmental heterogeneity mostly dominated by differing light regimes ...