• Mycorhizal diversity of epiphytic orchids in a hyperdiverse tropical forest: insights on temporal and life stage changes 

      Fernández Campos, Melania; Taylor, Donald Lee; Taylor, Andrew D.; Sharma, Jyotsna (2018)
      Few studies have examined the diversity of fungal communities of epiphytic orchids from hyperdiverse tropical forests and its temporal dynamics. This study aims to describe the fungal diversity associated with three tropical, ...
    • Mycorrhizal and endophytic richness and colonization in Cedrela odorata L., in agroforestry systems and secondary forest from southeastern Costa Rica 

      Polo Marcial, Martín Hassan; Solís Ramos, Laura Yesenia; Murillo Cruz, Rafael; Ávila Arias, Carlos Enrique; Andrade Torres, Antonio (2023-01-25)
      The roots of different forest species showmixed colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF) and dark septate fungi (DSE). In temper-ate ecosystems, AMF colonization and communitystructure change according to plantation ...
    • Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl. 

      Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso; Pupulin, Franco (2020)
      The genus Myoxanthus was created by Eduard Poeppig and Stephan Endlicher in 1836 when they described M. monophyllus on the basis of a plant collected by Poeppig during his journey to South America, in the region of Huánuco, ...
    • Myoxanthus vittatus (Orchidaceae), a new species from Costa Rica 

      Pupulin, Franco; Blanco Coto, Mario Alberto (2001-10)
      The taxonomic position of Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl. (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) is discussed and Silenia Luer is maintained as a subgenus of Myoxanthus. A new species of Myoxanthus is described and illustrated. ...
    • Mysidopsis gemina n. sp. (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae) from the northern Pacifc coast of Costa Rica 

      Price, W. Wayne; Heard, Richard W.; Vargas Castillo, Rita (2019-12-02)
      Mysidopsis gemina n. sp. is described from protected and exposed beach habitats in the provinces of Puntarenas and Guanacaste on the northern Pacifc coast of Costa Rica. Morphologically, M. gemina most closely resembles ...
    • The mystery of how spiders extract food without masticating prey 

      Eberhard Chabtree, William G.; Barrantes Montero, Gilbert (2006)
      Standard accounts of how spiders obtain food without masticating their prey are probably largely wrong. Species in the families Uloboridae, Thomisidae, Araneidae and Theridiidae do not inject digestive fluid into the prey’s ...
    • Myxomycete assemblage turnover across a moisture and elevation gradient in Costa Rica 

      Arenas Taborda, Alejandra; García Chaves, María Carolina; Niño García, Juan Pablo; Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso (2021-07-13)
      The formation of sporocarps in myxomycetes depends on environmental characteristics, among which, moisture and temperature seem to be relevant in tropical areas. Since temperature is linked to elevation, the effect of both ...
    • Myxomycete colonization on translocated and non-translocated dead leaves from temperate and tropical forests 

      Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso; Stephenson, Steven L.; Rojas Camacho, Pedro (2020-11)
      Samples of dead leaves on the forest floor were collected from a locality in central Costa Rica and another locality in northwest Arkansas in the United States and then were placed in fine-mesh nylon bags, autoclaved and ...
    • Myxomycete diversity in Costa Rica 

      Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso; Rojas Camacho, Pedro; Lado Rodríguez, Carlos (2018-04)
      An updated analysis of myxomycete diversity in Costa Rica is provided herein as a product of an extensive data mining-based study intended to normalize the information on myxomycetes from that country. Within the context ...
    • Myxomycete ecology along an elevation gradient on Cocos Island, Costa Rica 

      Rojas Alavarado, Carlos Alonso; Stephenson, Steven L. (2008)
      The marine biota of Cocos Island is well known; however, the terrestrial biota is poorly understood. In an effort to document the myxomycetes of the island and to determine their ecological distribution along an elevation ...
    • Myxomycete ecology in urban areas: rapid assessment from two cities 

      Rincón Marín, Carolina; García Chaves, María Carolina; Valverde González, Randall; Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso (2021-02-25)
      Urban ecology has been an understudied topic in myxomycete research. For that reason, the present investigation aimed to generate data related to myxomycetes in urban areas of the Neotropical region. With an approach of ...
    • Myxomycetes associated with bryophyte mats in San Ramón, Costa Rica 

      Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso; Stephenson, Steven L. (2022)
      Myxomycete-bryophyte associations have been studied mostly in temperate regions of the world. Data from tropical regions are much more limited. The interesting landscape configuration of the San Ramón area in Costa Rica, ...
    • Myxomycetes collected in the eastern United States and patterns of relative biodiversity 

      Stephenson, Steven L.; Stauffacher, Richard; Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso (2020-01-05)
      A total of 68 315 digitised records of myxomycetes from the eastern United States were compiled from all readily available sources. After cleaning the database for inconsistencies, 58 594 records remained that were ...
    • Myxomycetes of Thailand 

      Ko Ko, Thida Win; Hanh, Tran T.M.; Stephenson, Steven L.; Mitchell, David William; Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso; Hyde, Kevin David; Lumyong, Saisamong; Bahkali, Ali H. (2010)
      After the first report of myxomycetes from Thailand in 1902, there were only a few papers dealing specifically with these organisms over the following 85 years. In 2004, intensive ecological studies of myxomycetes began ...
    • Myxomycetes within ecotones in temperate and tropical forests 

      Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Alonso; Valverde González, Randall; Somerville, Stephanie; Rollins, Adam W.; Stephenson, Steven L. (2021)
      Ecotones are interesting portions of forests where microorganisms can be studied for monitoring and diversity purposes. Given the faster life cycle of these organisms, their study in such a context is important to develop ...
    • Natural History and Larval Behavior of the parasitoid Zatypota petronae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) 

      Weng, Ju Lin; Barrantes Montero, Gilbert (2007)
      The koinobiont ectoparasitoid Zatypota petronae Gauld (Ichneumonidae) parasitizes medium-sized immatures of the cobweb spider Theridion evexum Keyserling (Theridiidae). Zatypota petronae apparently attacks the spider inside ...
    • Natural history, courtship, feeding behaviour and parasites of Theridion evexum (Araneae: Theridiidae) 

      Barrantes Montero, Gilbert; Weng, Ju Lin (2007)
      Theridion evexum constructs webs in the understory of wet middle-elevation forests in Costa Rica. The spiders construct retreats by curling a leaf and produce a mesh in front of the opening. Long, more or less vertical ...
    • Near-neighbor tropical epiphytic orchids keep distinct mycorrhizal communities across their distribution in Costa Rica 

      Fernández Campos, Melania; Cedeño Fonseca, Marco Vinicio; Sharma, Jyotsna (2022)
      Environmental and biotic axes act in combination to define the ecological niches of plant species. Two species with shared physical space are expected to compete for access to water and nutrients. In hyper-diverse areas ...
    • Neither insects nor wind: ambophily in dioecious Chamaedorea palms (Arecaceae) 

      Ríos Reyes, Luis Diego; Fuchs Castillo, Eric J.; Hodel, Donald R.; Cascante Marín, Alfredo (2014)
      Pollination of Neotropical dioecious trees is commonly related to generalist insects. Similar data for non‐tree species with separated genders are inconclusive. Recent studies on pollination of dioecious Chamaedorea palms ...
    • Neotropical Birds Respond Innately to Unfamiliar Acoustic Signals 

      Sandoval Vargas, Luis Andrés; Wilson, David R. (2022)
      Many animals respond to heterospecific signals that indicate the presence of food or predators. Although the benefits of responding are clear, the behavioral and cognitive mechanisms underlying responses are not. Whether ...