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Substrate vibrations in the scorpion Centruroides margaritatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) during courtship
(Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) Vol. 57 (Suppl. 1): 267-274, November 2009, 2009-11)
Mating behavior in Centruroides margaritatus, as in other scorpion species, includes a series of rapid
rocking or shaking movements of the male (“juddering”). It has been suggested that substrate vibrations are
generated ...
Detritus camouflage in webs of Helvibis longicauda (Araneae: Theridiidae)
(2007)
Adult females of Helvibis longicauda accumulated tiny pieces of vegetation in the mesh of their webs. The amount of debris accumulated was much greater in webs of spiders with either egg sacs, spiderlings or juveniles than ...
Sobre el holotipo de Kefersteinia retanae (Orchidaceae)
(1999)
Se aportan los datos necesarios para validar la publicación del nombre orquidáceo Kefersteinia retanae por G. Gerlach en 1994.
An Insect Herbivore Microbiome with High Plant Biomass-Degrading Capacity
(PLoS Genetics. September 2010. Volume 6, Issue 9. e1001129, 2010-09)
Herbivores can gain indirect access to recalcitrant carbon present in plant cell walls through symbiotic associations with lignocellulolytic microbes. A paradigmatic example is the leaf-cutter ant (Tribe: Attini), which ...
Inventario florístico en varias áreas boscosas en Tabarcia de Mora y Palmichal de Acosta, Costa Rica
(1993)
Se realizó un inventario florístico en la cuenca de los ríos Tabarcia y Negro, San José, con el fin de estimular la creación de un sistema de pequeñas reservas forestales privadas. Se identificaron más de 180 especies ...
Estado actual del banco de germoplasma de Pejibaye en la Estación Experimental Los Diamantes, Costa Rica
Current status of the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) germoplasm bank, Guapiles, Costa Rica.
(2016)
The objective of this study was to determine the current status of the peach palm germoplasm bank at Los Diamantes Experimental Station (BGPLD). Lost accessions were quantified and missing passport data for the remaining ...
Nest daily survival rate of six Costa Rican urban birds
Tasa de sobrevivencia diaria de nidos en seis aves urbanas en Costa Rica
(2020-12)
The advance of urbanization in Neotropical countries has drastically changed or eliminated extensive areas of natural habitats. Despite these changes, some species breed in cities and adapt to urban conditions. Several ...
Variabilidad genética de la avifauna de las tierras altas de Costa Rica: Consecuencias del calentamiento global.
(2011-07-09)
Determinar la susceptibilidad de un grupo de aves pertenecientes a diferentes líneas evolutivas (e.g.trochilidae, tyrannidae, emberizidae) a los cambios ambientes que pueden ocurrir como consecuencia del incremento en la ...
A taxonomic revision of Monstera Adans. (Araceae: Monsteroideae) in Costa Rica
(2022-01-31)
Monstera Adans. (Araceae: Monstereae) is revised for Costa Rica. Thirty-five species are recognised, of which one (M. deliciosa) is introduced. Of them, ten have been only very recently described and Monstera tablasensis ...
A New Quararibea (Malvaceae) from the Caribbean Lowlands of Costa Rica
(2018)
We describe and illustrate a new species of Quararibea Aubl. from Costa Rica. Quararibea reflexipetalaCascante, J. Sánchez-Gonz. & W. S. Alverson is distinguished by its pleated petals with strongly reflexed and coiled ...