Browsing Artículos científicos by Subject "TORTUGA"
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First Record of the Turtle Barnacle Stephanolepas muricata from the Paciic Coast of Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2012-10)The sessile barnacles (Balanomorpha) included in the family Platylepadidae are obligatory symbionts of motile marine animals, with some species occurring solely on turtles, sea snakes, and ish (Newman & Ross 1976; Pfaller ... -
Immersion periods in four neotropical turtles
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia (Costa Rica), 2011)Semi-aquatic turtles often dive to escape from terres-trial predators, but to our knowledge, the time that Costa Rican species can stay under water is unknown. To obtain preliminary measurements of this ecologically ... -
Mortalidad embrionaria y éxito de eclosión en huevos de Trachemys scripta (Testudines: Emydidae) incubados en un área natural protegida
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1996)In the northeast of Costa Rica, ilIega! collecting, habitat destruction and heavy predation 011 adult females, young and eggs of Trachemys scripta produced a population decline in recent years. The slider tUltle has a ... -
Natalidad de Chelydra serpentina (Testudines: Chelydridae) en Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1996)Three Chelydra serpentina nests were monitored from September through October 1993. Maximum natality was 92% (mean 33.73%) and seemed to be associated with high temperature potasium and a moderate concentration of calcium ... -
Nesting ecology of East Pacific green turtles at Playa Cabuyal, Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica
(2014-07)East Pacific green turtles (Chelonia mydas), often referred to as black turtles, are smaller and exhibit a lower reproductive output than other populations of green turtles in the Atlantic, Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. ...