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Extraction of hermit crabs from their shells by white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus)
(Primates, 2016-09-28)
We observed two capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) feeding on hermit crabs (Coenobita compressus) on the coast, and the tactics they used to extract this well-protected prey. The observations took place during the dry ...
Influence of human activities on some medium and large-sized mammals’ richness and abundance in the Lacandon Rainforest
(Journal for Nature Conservation, 2016-12)
We evaluated the influence of six human activities (related variables) on the richness and abundance of large and medium-sized mammals in the southern portion of the Lacandon Rainforest, including protected and non-protected ...
Serosurvey of selected arboviral pathogens in freeranging, two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) and three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in Costa Rica, 2005–07
(Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2016-10-01)
We screened for antibodies to 16 arboviruses in four populations of free-ranging sloths in Costa Rica. Blood samples were taken from 16 Hoffman's two-toed sloths (HTSs; Choloepus hoffmanni) and 26 brown-throated sloths ...
Characterization of attack events on sea turtles (chelonia mydas and lepidochelys olivacea) by jaguar (panthera onca) in naranjo sector, santa rosa national park, Costa Rica
(International Journal of Conservation Science, 2016-01)
In this study, we examined sea turtles consumption by jaguars and their temporal and spatial distribution at Naranjo beach, Santa Rosa National Park Costa Rica. We include information about sea turtle consumption rate by ...
Factors affecting Jaguar and Puma predation on livestock in Costa Rica
(Wildlife Biology in Practice, 2016-06)
Throughout their range, wild felids in the Americas prey on livestock and this sometimes leads to retaliatory killing. Recently, conservation and research programs focused on such conflicts have recommended mitigation and ...
Assessing species traits and landscape relationships of the mammalian carnivore community in a neotropical biological corridor
(Biodiversity and Conservation, 2016-04-06)
Mammalian carnivores play an important role in regulating food webs and ecosystems. While many carnivore populations are facing various threats such as habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and illegal trade, others ...
Scavenging on sea turtle carcasses by multiple jaguars in northwestern Costa Rica
(Therya, 2016)
Information on scavenging by jaguars is scarce, dispersed and little documented in the scientific literature, producing a shallow understanding of this phenomenon. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to describe the behavior ...
The big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray, 1839), in central America [El murciélago grande de cola libre, Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray, 1839), en Centro América]The big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray, 1839), in central America [El murciélago grande de cola libre, Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray, 1839), en Centro América]
(Mastozoologia Neotropical, 2016-12)
The big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis, is a large molossid with a discontinuous distribution
in the southwestern United States and most of Mexico (northern range), and northern South America (southern range). In ...