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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, ...
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, ...
Home Range, Habitat Use, and Activity of Baird’s Tapir in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2002)
Home range size, habitat utilization, and activity patterns of five adult Baird’s tapirs (Tapirus bairdii) were studied via radiotelemetry from June 1995 to May 1996 in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. Estimates of ...
Food niche overlap among neotropical frugivorous bats in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2006)
Food habits of 15 species of frugivorous bats were studied at La Selva Biological Station, Costa
Rica. Eight hundred and fifty-four (854) fecal samples and 169 samples from fruit parts and seeds discarded
by bats beneath ...
El cerdo cimarrón (Sus scrofa, Suidae) en la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica: Composición de su dieta, estado reproductivo y genética
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2001)
Feral pigs (Sus scrofa) cause different kinds of damage specially on oceanic islands. Pigs were introduced at Cocos Island, Costa Rica, during 1793 and bred successfully. I analised feral pigs diet, reproductive state, ...
El cerdo cimarrón (Sus scrofa, Suidae) en la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica: Escarbaduras, alteraciones al suelo y erosión
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2001)
Feral pigs (Sus scrofa) are of the most damaging exotic vertebrates, specially on oceanic island nativecommunities. Feral pigs inhabit Cocos Island since 1793 and there are around 400-500 individuals. In order toquantify ...
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: ...
Dieta estacional del Tayassu pecari (Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) en el Parque Nacional Corcovado, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2000)
The diet of the white-lipped peccari Tayassu pecari was studied from July 1996 to April 1997 in Cor covado National Park, Costa Rica, through fecal analysis and direct observations. The feces consisted of 61.6%
fruits, ...