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Reverse Taxonomy for Elucidating Diversity of Insect-Associated Nematodes: A Case Study with Termites
(Public Library of Science, 2012-08-28)
Background: The molecular operational taxonomic unit (MOTU) has recently been applied to microbial and microscopic animal biodiversity surveys. However, in many cases, some of the MOTUs cannot be definitively tied to any ...
A NEW SPECIES OF NEMATODE, SCLERORHABDITIS NEOTROPICALIS SP.N. (RHABDITIDA), ASSOCIATED WITH AZTECA ANTS IN CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA
(Nematropica, 2012-06)
Sclerorhabditis neotropicalis sp. n. is described and illustrated. It can be distinguished by its body length (515-560 μm in females and 363-455 μm in males), lip region with crown-shaped lips, having acute three acute ...
Micromorfología de los foliolos de pejibaye Bactris gasipaes (Arecaceae) var. Diamantes-10
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2016-07-01)
Bactris gasipaes is widely cultivated for the consumption of palm hearts and fruits. The present work describes the micro morphological characteristics of leaflets from adult plants of B. gasipaes, thornless ...
Turmoil at Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica): Degassing and eruptive processes inferred from high-frequency gas monitoring
(Wiley, 2016-08-28)
Eruptive activity at Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica) has escalated significantly since 2014, causing airport and school closures in the capital city of San José. Whether or not new magma is involved in the current unrest ...
El Turismo Rural Comunitario: una alternativa productiva para la comunidad de Copal, Quebrada Honda de Nicoya, Guanacaste.
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Mar. Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, 2009)
En Costa Rica en la última década, el Turismo Rural Comunitario (TRC) ha surgido como un
sector del turismo que se asocia a esfuerzos de organización comunitaria para la conservación y
recuperación de recursos, desarrollando ...
Biomass dynamics of Erythrina lanceolata as influenced by shoot-pruning intensity in Costa Rica
(Springer, 2003)
Pruning of agroforestry trees, while reducing shade of the crops, usually reduces both biomass production and nitrogen fixation. Short pruning cycles are often not sustainable on the long run, because tree production ...
Free-living nematodes from nature reserves in Costa Rica. 4. Cephalobina
(Brill, 2003)
Four species of Cephalobina: Geraldius bakeri, Diastolaimus croca, Trualaimus culeatus and Tricirronema tentaculatum are described and illustrated on the basis of material collected in Costa Rica. A scanning electron ...
Checklist of the vascular flora of Reserva Biológica San Luis, Costa Rica
(Pensoft, 2016-03-21)
The Reserva Biológica San Luis is a small protected area located on the Pacific side of the Cordillera de Tilarán, northwestern Costa Rica, with a forest transitioning between the basal and premontane floras according to ...
Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species with greenish-white flowers from Costa Rica
(Phytotaxa, 2016-01-25)
Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species apparently endemic to Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. It is similar to M. fractiflexa because of its non-resupinate flowers, entire lip and revolute ...
El desarrollo cooperativista en los pescadores artesanales del Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1989-12-31)
A comienzos de la década de los setenta el gobierno de Costa Rica en colaboración con algunas agencias internacionales se propusieron mejorar el nivel de vida de los pescadores artesanales del Golfo de Nicoya. Estos esfuerzos ...