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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 ...
Temporal and spatial resource use by female three-toed sloths and their young in an agricultural landscape in Costa Rica
(Revista de Biologia Tropical, 2011-12)
The information on ecological behavior of wild sloths is very scarce. In this study we determined the
home ranges and resources used by three adult female three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) and their four
young in ...
Detecting river otter Lontra canadensis latrines near bridges: Does habitat and season influence survey success?
(Wildlife Biology, 2012-09)
During 2006, we conducted riparian surveys to detect river otter Lontra canadensis latrines at 15 bridge-suites along riverine habitats in southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland, USA. We defined a bridge-suite as ...
Highly diversified coronaviruses in neotropical bats
(Journal of General Virology, 2013-09-01)
Bats host a broad diversity of coronaviruses (CoVs), including close relatives of human pathogens. There is only limited data on neotropical bat CoVs. We analysed faecal, blood and intestine specimens from 1562 bats sampled ...
Adaptación de indicadores de turismo sostenible: implementación en Chiapas, México
(Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2020-09-25)
Este estudio adapta y propone una serie de indicadores de turismo sostenible, así como un índice de sostenibilidad turística. Se aplicaron indicadores cuantitativos y cualitativos en un centro turístico de Chiapas, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Variation in abundance and habitat relationship of three understory insectivorous birds in a disturbed landscape of Neotropical dry forest of Colombia
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2020-09-02)
Background: Evaluating relationships between avian populations and their habitat is important for understanding
the biology of these species and for management decisions that improve the efectiveness of restoration ...
Analysis of the Interactions Between Humans and Crocodiles in Costa Rica
(Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetologia, 2020)
The habitat of crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) and caimans (Caiman crocodilus) has been subjected to pressure due to human
expansion. Habitat reduction, coupled with the simultaneous growth of the crocodile population, ...