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Interacción entre paisaje, condición socio-económica y la presentación de leishmaniasis y enfermedad de Chagas en la Región Huetar Atlántica, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre, 2017)Evalua la asociación entre variables ecológicas y socio-económicas a nivel espacio-temporal sobre el número de casos de Leishmaniasis y Enfermedad de Chagas en la población humana de la Región Huetar Atlántica, Costa Rica. ... -
Interbirth interval of a free-ranging jaguar
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2009)The 60-kg adult female jaguar was first captured on 25 February 1996 in a box trap baited with shark meat. We monitored her for the next three and a half years, usually locating her by triangulation once or twice a week, ... -
Investigación para la toma de decisiones de manejo en áreas marinas protegidas como la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2020-03-20)Introduction. Scientific information is often needed to guide management decisions, but marine protected areas usually lack such information. Further, these protected areas face the challenge of protecting ... -
Jaguar and puma attacks on livestock in Costa Rica
(Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2013)Human-felid conflicts threaten long-term conservation of jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor). We interviewed ranchers from 50 ranches and inspected farms in northern Costa Rica that reported recent attacks ... -
Jaguars (Panthera onca) increase kill utilization rates and share prey in response to seasonal fluctuations in nesting green turtle (Chelonia mydas mydas) abundance in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
(Mammalian Biology, 2015-03)Jaguar (. Panthera onca) predation of green turtles (. Chelonia mydas mydas) is now a common occurrence in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. The abundance of green turtles during nesting season ensures a constant ... -
Jaguars (Panthera onca) increase kill utilization rates and share prey in response to seasonal fluctuations in nesting green turtle (Chelonia mydas mydas) abundance in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2015)Jaguar (Panthera onca) predation of green turtles (Chelonia mydas mydas) is now a common occurrence in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. The abundance of green turtles during nesting season ensures a constant provision ... -
Late dry season habitat use of common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) in neotropical lower montane agricultural areas
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 1999)Three Didelphis marsupialis were radio tracked during late dry season (23 February-26 April, 1983) in agricultural area at 1500 m elevation in Central Valley, Costa Rica. All animals were nocturnally active, significantly ... -
Long-term comparison of the fish community in a Costa Rican rocky shore marine reserve
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2010)Despite their role in supporting diverse marine fish communities, tropical rocky shores and reefs have attracted less research and fewer targeted conservation efforts compared to coral reefs. We studied fish community ... -
Modelos de biomasa y carbono para árboles de Gmelina arborea en plantaciones clonales
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-01-01)La evaluación de la biomasa y el desarrollo de modelos es un elemento clave para determinar el potencial de mitigación del cambio climático de los ecosistemas forestales. Los bosques plantados año tras año ... -
Movements and activities of white-lipped peccaries in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2002)The conservation of remnant populations of white-lipped peccaries in Central America depends on adequate documentation of their habitat needs and behavior. Thus, we monitored the activity patterns, local distributions, ... -
Movimientos y uso del hábitat del tiburón toro (Carcharhinus leucas) en el estero Coyote, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre, 2017)El tiburón toro (Carcharhinus leucas) es una especie costera que tiene una gran afinidad por ambientes estuarinos (ríos, manglares y humedales) durante las etapas tempranas de su vida. El uso de hábitat y los patrones ... -
Neotropical dry forest wildlife water hole use and management
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 1999)Selected wildlife species diurnal use of a natural water hole (QO) and an artificial water hole (AW) were studied during 1990 dry season at Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica. In total, 919 individuals (six marnmal ... -
Occupancy and probability of detection of the introduced population of Eleutherodactylus coqui in Turrialba, Costa Rica
(Firenze University Press, 2022-07-28)The Puerto Rican Common coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) has a long history as an invasive species in places such as Hawaii. Since its introduction in Costa Rica, scarce information is available to understand why and ... -
Olive ridley mass nesting ecology and egg harvest at ostional beach, Costa Rica
(Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 2012-06)The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), a species listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as vulnerable, is characterized by its mass-nesting behavior, also known as arribada. For decades, ... -
Padrón temporal migratorio de rapaces en el Caribe Sur de Costa Rica durante la primavera boreal
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre. Maestría en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre, 2019)Genera conocimiento del patrón temporal migratorio durante la primavera boreal en el Caribe sur de Costa Rica, como información clave para entender dicho proceso en las poblaciones de rapaces a lo largo del Corredor ... -
Patrones de actividad, selección de hábitat y atropellos de danta (tapirus bairdii) en un complejo de bosque seccionado por una carretera en la cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre. Maestría en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre, 2018)Caracteriza los patrones de actividad de la danta (Tapirus bardii) en un bosque seccionado por una carretera en las zonas altas de la Cordillera de Talamanca. El área de muestreo abarcó una extensión de 291 kilómetros ... -
Population status of terrestrial mammals’ in two protected areas in the west central region of Costa Rica [Estado poblacional de mamíferos terrestres en dos áreas protegidas de la región central occidental de Costa Rica]
(Revista de Biología Tropical, 2017-11-16)In the West Central Region of Costa Rica, there are plenty of forests under public and private protection; however, they are increasingly exposed to fragmentation. This is the first report about species richness and the ... -
Population status, connectivity, and conservation action for the endangered Baird's tapir
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-05)Although many large mammals currently face significant threats that could lead to their extinction, resources for conservation are often scarce, resulting in the need to develop efficient plans to prioritize conservation ... -
Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-02)Large mammalian herbivores are experiencing population reductions and range declines. However, we lack regional knowledge of population status for many herbivores, particularly in developing countries. Addressing this ... -
Presencia de parásitos gastrointestinales en la danta centroamericana (Tapirus bairdii) y la relación de la composición de parásitos en sus letrinas con variables ambientales en la región noroeste de la Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre. Maestría en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre, 2018)Analiza la presencia de parásitos gastrointestinales en la región noroeste de la Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Para ello, se realizaron expediciones para recolectar muestras, se utilizaron las técnicas de microscopia ...