Instituto Internacional en Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre: Recent submissions
Now showing items 41-60 of 137
-
Deer habitat in western Costa Rica: Impacts of changing technology and land use
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 1996)White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) numbers on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica probably peaked in the nineteenth century as native dry tropical forest was converted to shrubland and secondary forest. Overhunting ... -
Critical condition of the jaguar Panthera onca population in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2007)The jaguar Panthera onca is threatened throughout its range and categorized as Near Threat ened on the IUCN Red List. To inform conservation of the jaguar population in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, population ... -
Contribution of live fences to the ecological integrity of agricultural landscapes
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2005-08-16)Live fences are conspicuous features of agricultural landscapes across Central America but there is remarkably little information about their abundance, distribution, and function. Here we present a detailed analysis of: ... -
Contexts and patterns of injuries in free-ranging male baboons (Papio Cynocephalus)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 1996)Injury in male baboons (Papio cynocephalus) was investigated as an indicator of damaging fights in order to provide a framework for analyses of conflict resolution and dynamics of agonistic competition in primates. The ... -
Conservation value of dispersed tree cover threatened by pasture management
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2011)Trees dispersed in pastures are a prominent feature of many Central American landscapes, particularly in cattle producing regions where farmers retain trees to serve as shade, fodder, timber and firewood. The presence of ... -
Attempts to culture the parasitic stage of Dermatobia hominis (L. Jr.) in vitro (Diptera: Cuterebridae)
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2002)A nationwide survey in Costa Rica, using Kellert's conceptual framework (Kellert, S.R. 1996. The Value of Life. Washington D.C., Island Press), revealed at least five attitude dimensions toward animals. Overall, Costa Rican ... -
Comparación de la Metodología Mora-Vahrson y el Método Morfométrico para Determinar Áreas Susceptibles a Deslizamientos en la Microcuenca del Río Macho, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018)Se analizan las metodologías Mora-Vahrson (1994) y el método morfométrico para estudiar sus fortalezas y debilidades en la determinación de zonas susceptibles a deslizamientos. Se explican las metodologías, y posteriormente, ... -
Camera trapping ocelots: An evaluation of felid attractants
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2014)Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) and other wild cats are often surveyed using camera traps to identify individuals for density estimation via capture-recapture analyses or estimate occupancy via detection/non-detection ... -
Ambito de hogar y utilización de hábitat de dos grupos de venados Cola Blanca Odocoileus virginianus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) reubicados en un ambiente tropical
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 1998)Ocho venados cola blanca fueron liberados en la finca La Emilia, Guanácaste, Costa Rica, durante noviembre de 1987 y marzo de 1988. Cuatro hembras procedían de una población insular (Isla San Lucas, ISL) y habían sido ... -
Agroforestry systems conserve species-rich but modified assemblages of tropical birds and bats
(Springer, 2007-05-31)Although an increasing number of studies have shown that diverse, multi-strata agroforestry systems can contribute to the conservation of tropical biodiversity, there is still debate about how the biodiversity within ... -
Abundancia del jaguar (Panthera onca), otros felinos y sus presas potenciales en el Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, Costa Rica / Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica, 2015)Abundance of jaguars (Panthera onca), other felids and their potential prey in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste Province, protects one of the largest remnants of dry forest in ... -
Abundancia, tamaño y estructura poblacional del tiburón punta blanca de arrecife, Triaenodon obesus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae), en Bahía Chatham, Parque Nacional Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2012)Approximately 12 species of shark inhabit at Coco Island National Park (PNIC); some are migratory, such as the hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) and whale shark (Rincodon typus), and others are resident, like the whitetip ... -
A new nesting record for the jabiru in Costa Rica
(Waterbird Society, 1998)I document the first nesting record of theJabiru (Jabiru mycteria) in "Los Guatuzos" forest floodplain, Alajuela province, Costa Rica. The active nest was located in March 1995 at 10°49'23.70"N and 84°47'23.20"W. The nest ... -
Agentes infecciosos en el zorro cangrejero (cerdocyon thous) en las áreas protegidas urbanas del Valle de Aburrá, Colombia
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021)La detección de agentes infecciosos en animales de fauna silvestre en entornos urbanos es fundamental para su conservación y manejo. Dependiendo del tipo de agente infeccioso que los afecte, las implicaciones son relevantes ... -
Ecología trófica de tiburones toro juveniles (carcharhinus leucas) en dos sistemas estuarinos de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-05)El tiburón toro (Carcharhinus leucas) es un depredador tope capaz de moverse entre ambientes de agua dulce y agua salada en zonas tropicales y subtropicales del mundo. Esta especie utiliza los sistemas estuarinos como áreas ... -
Distribution and invasion progress of Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) introduced in Costa Rica
(Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil, 2019)En octubre de 2016, verificamos la presencia de la única población conocida de Eleutherodactylus coqui en Turrialba; esta fue reportada por un grupo de investigadores. Encontramos una población bien establecida de E. coqui ... -
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 ... -
Reproduction of white-tailed deer in a seasonally dry tropical forest of Costa Rica: A test of aseasonality
(Oxford University Press, 2020-02-21)The reproductive season of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has been hypothesized to be aseasonal south of about 14°–18°N latitude, where annual variation in day length is low. We tested this idea by using camera-trap ... -
Consumption of wild rice (Oryza latifolia) by free-ranging jaguars, pumas, and ocelots (Carnivora-Felidae) in northwestern Costa Rica
(Elsevier Inc., 2020-03)There is limited information about plant consumption by felid species, yet anecdotal evidence suggests that plants and grass are a complementary component in the diet of domestic and wild carnivores. We report opportunistic ... -
Wildlife diversity and relative abundance among a variety of adjacent protected areas in the northern Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica
(MDPI AG, 2020-04-01)Protected areas are intended to achieve the long-term conservation of nature, but not all such areas are equal in their effectiveness because of their varying regulation of human activities. In Costa Rica, we assessed ...