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A new species and three hybrids in the ferns from Cocos Island, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2017-12)Una nueva especie y tres híbridos en helechos para la Isla del Coco, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Una especie nueva y tres híbridos de helechos para la Isla del Coco (Costa Rica) son descritos e ilustrados ... -
A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Río Macho Biological Station, Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica
(Check List vo.11 no.6 article 1784 1-10 2015, 2015-11-02)We provide a checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Río Macho Biological Station (RMBS), Costa Rica. During a period of a year (2012–2013) we conducted visual and acoustic surveys in a natural mature forest plot (>50 ... -
A dynamic simulation model for the blooming of Oscillatoria agardhii in a monomictic lake
(Elsevier, 1995-01-15)The occurrence of phytoplankton blooms is a common problem in water bodies. The quantitative description of the algal population growth is of primary importance to understand the mechanisms which lead to these phytoplankton ... -
A management plan for the sport fishery of Parachromis dovii (Pisces: Cichlidae) in Hule lake, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2000-06)A first attempt to regulate the fishing activity while preserving the species and its habitats is presented for Hule lake. We intensively sampled the "guapote" between March 1996 and April 1997 using monofilament gill nets ... -
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 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 giant velvet worm from Costa Rica suggests absence of the genus Peripatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) in Central Americ
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2020-02-03)Introduction: Neotropical onychophoran taxonomy and diversity has been poorly investigated. Recent studies have discovered problems in species classification: they have questioned the accepted genera and the actual number ... -
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 Elaphoglossum Schott ex J. Sm. (Dryopteridaceae) from Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2017-12)Una especie nueva de Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm. Dryopteridaceae) para Costa Rica.Una especie nueva de ElaphoglossumSchott ex J. Smde la sección UndulataChrist es descrita aquí: Elaphoglossum pallidosquamum A. Rojas & ... -
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. -
A new vanilla species from Costa Rica closely related to V. planifolia (Orchidaceae)
(European Journal of Taxonomy, 2017-02-22)We describe a new vanilla species growing in sympatry with Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews (Orchidaceae) in the province of Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The morphology of the reproductive and vegetative organs ... -
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 preliminary market research about tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 1996)En los meses de enero a julio de 1995 se desarrolló una prueba de mercado con el pez de agua dulce “Tambaqui” (Colossoma macropomum) en Costa Rica. Unos 1200 peces de aproximadamente 800g peso promedio se obtuvieron de la ... -
A proposed solution to the species problem in velvet worm conservation (Onychophora)
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia, 2018)Onychophorans or velvet worm are the only phylum without extant marine species and the only invertebrates with a true placenta, but most species are rare and thus more likely to become extinct. A key obstacle for ... -
A simple method for short-term storage and transportation of spermatophores of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
(Hidrobiológica vol.26 no.1 9-14 2016, 2016)The development of a shipping method for spermatophores of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei would open new opportunities for sharing and improving genetic resources of shrimp worldwide. Seventy spermatophores were ... -
Abundance and size frequency of postlarvae of Penaeus occidentalis in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1997)Postlarvae of the Genus Penaeus were collected once a month from November/94 to April/95 at Cocoroca beach in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. They were identified morphologically, and those of P. occidentalis were studied. ... -
Abundancia, biomasa y estructura de la ictiofauna demersal del mar Caribe de América Central
(Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, 2019-01-31)Se analizaron 96 puntos de muestreo realizados a bordo del B/O Miguel Oliver, desde el 3 de enero hasta el 3 de febrero del 2011. En cada punto se llevaron a cabo faenas de pesca de arrastre utilizando una red Lofoten. Los ... -
Abundancia, diversidad y categoría ecológica de los peces en estero damas y estero Palo Seco, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2002)Se trabajó de junio de 1986 a febrero de 1987 en una estación de muestreo en el estero Palo Seco y en dos en el estero Damas (Damas y San Bosco), Pacífico Central, Costa Rica. La temperatura del agua no presentó diferencias ... -
Activities That May Influence the Risk of Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus: Reptilia: Crocodilidae) Attack to Humans in the Tempisque River Area, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2017-01)Una de las mayores poblaciones de cocodrilos de Costa Rica se encuentra en el río Tempisque. La especie está amenazada por la pérdida de hábitat y la cacería, sin embargo, sus poblaciones han crecido debido a la protección ... -
Acuicultura de pargo la mancha Lutjanus guttatus ( Steindachner,1869) en Costa Rica dentro de un enfoque ecosistémico
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2009)La sobreexplotación pesquera y la búsqueda de alternativas ante la pobreza crónica han llevado a explorar el campo de la maricultura; por medio de un enfoque ecosistémico se abrieron dos procesos paralelos: una estrategia ...
