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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 ...
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 ...
Influence of sea turtle nesting on hunting behavior and movements of jaguars in the dry forest of northwest Costa Rica
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2020-11)
Jaguars (Panthera onca) are opportunistic predators that prey on large profitable prey
items, such as sea turtles at nesting beaches. Here, we use jaguar and sea turtle trackcount surveys, combined with satellite telemetry ...