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Spectral measure of color variation of black-orange-black (BOB) pattern in small parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), a statistical approach
(2019)
Small parasitoid wasps are abundant and extremely diverse, yet their colors have not been analyzed. One of the more common color patterns observed in these wasps is a black-orange-black pattern, which is especially common ...
Phenology of an urban population of Lyssomanes jemineus Peckham & Wheeler (Araneae: Salticidae) with a list of other jumping spiders from the same Costa Rican site
(2019)
Jumping spiders were sampled for 24 months in a Costa Rican urban environment and one
of the species collected, Lyssomanes jemineus, was observed in detail in order to document its
phenology in this disturbed habitat. ...
New insights into the molecular phylogeny of the swimming crabs of the genera Portunus Weber, 1795 and Achelous De Haan, 1833 (Brachyura: Portunidae) of the Americas
(2018)
Earlier studies of swimming crabs (family Portunidae) in the Americas suggested polyphyly of Portunus Weber, 1795. Our previous molecular analyses provided evidence for a subdivision of the genus, resulting in a reassignment ...
External Morphology of Tagosodes orizicolus (Homoptera: Delphacidae) Revealed by Scanning Electron Microscopy
(2001)
A comprehensive analysis of the ultrastructure of the delphacid rice pest Tagosodes
orizicolus (Muir) was undertaken using scanning electron microscopy to resolve taxonomic problems in the distinction of females and nymphs ...
Soybean protease inhibitors increase Bacillus thuringiensis subs. israelensis toxicity against Hypothenemus hampei
(2020)
The coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, CBB) is one of the most devastating pests on coffee plantations around the world. Although CBB is susceptible to the effect of δ–endotoxins ...
Plantas del Dosel del Bosque: Guía para la identificación de géneros de plantas epífitas con flores de Costa Rica
(2020-01-31)
Plantas del Dosel del Bosque es una guía botánica que ofrece información sobre las “plantas epífitas”, que son aquellas plantas que se han especializado en vivir sobre otras plantas y se han independizado de las condiciones ...
Richness of cultivable endophytic fungi along an altitudinal gradient in wet forests of Costa Rica
(2016-04)
We collected various plant species along an altitudinal gradient ranging from 400 to 2900 m in tropical wet forests of Costa Rica, isolated the associated endophytic fungi, and performed bioinformatic analyses to determine ...
The clerodane diterpene casearin J induces apoptosis of T-ALL cells through SERCA inhibition, oxidative stress, and interference with Notch1 signaling
(2016-01-28)
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematologic malignancy that preferentially affects children and adolescents. Over 50% of human T-ALLs possess activating mutations of Notch1. The clerodane ...
Mastering analytical challenges for the characterization of pentacyclic triterpene mono- and diesters of Calendula officinalis flowers by non-aqueous C30 HPLC and hyphenation with APCI-QTOF-MS
(2016-01-25)
Pentacyclic triterpene mono- and diesters have been isolated from Calendula officinalis flowers. GC–MS, APCI-Exactive Orbitrap HR-MS and NMR allowed to identify the triterpene skeleton in various samples (different triterpene ...
Quantitative Physiology Approaches to Understand and Optimize Reducing Power Availability in Environmental Bacteria
(2015-06-04)
The understanding of how carbon fluxes are distributed through a metabolic network offers an overview of the pathways that a given microorganism uses to produce energy, reducing power, and biomass. These invaluable data ...