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Cuando la conservación no puede seguir el ritmo del desarrollo: Estado de salud de los ecosistemas coralinos del Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica
(2018)When conservation can keep up with development´s pace: Health status of coral ecosystems in the North Pacific of Costa Rica. Coral reefs are diverse and productive ecosystems, despite this, they are being threatened by ... -
Cues guiding uloborid construction behavior support orb web monophyly
(2015)Behavior can provide useful traits for testing phylogenetic hypotheses, and some details of orb web construction behavior have been especially useful in characterizing higher-level groups in spiders. The cues used to guide ... -
Cultivation potential of Vanilla crop wild relatives in two contrasting land use systems
(2023)Vanilla is an important cash crop for many smallholder farmers around the tropics, and a highly appreciated spice used in a wide range of products. The crop species Vanilla planifolia is, however, facing a number of threats ... -
Curculionid beetles in aborted flower buds and immature fruits of Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae)
(2008)We determined the incidence of curculionid beetles of the genus Lonchophorus on aborted and not aborted flower buds and developing fruits of the tree Ceiba pentandra in southeastern Costa Rica. Beetle larvae were found in ... -
Current approaches to the isolation and structural elucidation of active compounds from natural products
(2018)The essence of medicinal plants, either as pure compounds or as standardized extracts, provides unlimited opportunities for new drug leads because of the unmatched availability of chemical diversity. Due to an increasing ... -
Cyrtidiorchis gerardii
(2017)Cyrtidiorchis Rauschert is a small genus of some fve species distributed from Colombia and Venezuela to Peru, phylogenetically related to Sauvetrea Szlach. and Mormolyca Fenzl (Maxillarinae). Tey are characterized by ... -
Cytological Identification of Chromosomal Rearrangements in Doritaenopsis and Phalaenopsis
(Journal of International Cooperation (Taiwan) 2(1): 1-11, 2007-09-01)This study investigated the impact of gross chromosomal rearrangements, specifically translocations and inversions, on the division of pollen mother cells in hybrids Dtps. Queen Beer, Dtps. Sinica Sunday, Dtps. Sweet ... -
Day/night change in orientation of the orb-weaver Azilia guatemalensis (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)
(2021)Most orb weavers orient downward on their orbs, but here we describe an unusual pattern of orientation in the tetragnathid Azilia guatemalensis. This species changes its orientation on the hub with a consistent day/night ... -
Decapods crustaceans associated with macroinvertebrates in the Pacific of Costa Rica
(2021)Decapod crustaceans are a diverse group that exploits various types of habitats in Costa Rica, where they represent 8.1% of the marine diversity of the country. This group includes families containing species with strictly ... -
Decisions during courtship by male and female medflies (Diptera, Tephritidae): Correlated changes in male behavior and female acceptance criteria in mass-reared flies
(Florida Entomologist 85(1):14-31. 2002, 2002-12)Análisis de más de 300 cortejos video-grabados de moscas del Mediterráneo silvestres y criadas en masas de Costa Rica demostraron que la tendencia de los machos y las hembras de alinearse cara a cara el uno frente al otro ... -
Defining Generic Limits in Maxillaria. A Return to the Orchidaceous Mine
(2011)If one goes orchid hunting in the forests of Central or South America, odds are that one of the first orchids you will encounter will be a Maxillaria or one of its close relatives. Maxillarias comprise a large percentage ... -
Degree of intervention affects interannual and within-plot heterogeneity of seed arrival in tropical forest restoration
(2021-05-11)In degraded tropical landscapes, lack of seed dispersal can strongly limit recovery, and restoration interventions can overcome this barrier by attracting dispersers. However, seed dispersal patterns are typically studied ... -
Deletion of amelotin exons 3–6 is associated with amelogenesis imperfecta
(2016-07-12)Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a heterogeneous group of genetic conditions that result in defective dental enamel formation. Amelotin (AMTN) is a secreted protein thought to act as a promoter of matrix mineralization in ... -
Demographic variation across successional stages and their effects on the population dynamics of the neotropical palm Euterpe precatoria
(2014)• Premise of the study: Environmental heterogeneity is a strong selective force shaping adaptation and population dynamics across temporal and spatial scales. Natural and anthropogenic gradients influence the variation of ... -
Demystifying Orchid Pollination
(2023)Demystifying Orchid Pollination explores the fascinating natural history of orchids and the extraordinary means by which they reproduce. Author Adam P. Karremans reveals their hidden secrets, from the cruel obsession of ... -
Density, size, and biomass of Diadema mexicanum (Echinoidea) in Eastern Tropical Pacific coral reefs
(2016)Diadema is among the most abundant, widely dispersed, and ecologically important genera of sea urchin in tropical shallow waters. D. mexicanum is distributed from the Gulf of California to northern Peru, including the ... -
Depredación de la paloma piquirroja (Patagioenas flavirostris) por el gavilán bicolor (Accipiter bicolor): observaciones sobre el modo de consumo y vigilancia
(2014)El gavilán bicolor depreda principalmente aves de tamaños variables. En esta comunicación reportamos la depredación de la paloma piquirroja por parte de un gavilán bicolor cerca del parque Nacional Volcán Poás, Costa Rica ... -
Desarrollo de clones genómicos infecciosos de begomovirus que infectan tomate y chile en la Región Central Occidental de Costa Rica e implementación de una metodología biobalística para la inoculación y evaluación de infecciones bajo condiciones controladas
(2020-12-11)El impacto socioeconómico causado por los begomovirus en regiones tropicales y subtropicales, ha puesto a estos patógenos bajo el escrutinio de múltiples investigaciones a nivel mundial, que tienen como objetivo final ...