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Quantitative genetic analysis of anxiety trait in bipolar disorder
(2017)
Background:Bipolar disorder type I (BPI) affects approximately 1% of the world population. Although geneticinfluences on bipolar disorder are well established, identification of genes that predispose to the illness has ...
Two new species of Scheloribatidae (Acari, Oribatida) from Costa Rica
(2015-06-30)
Two new species of oribatid mites of the family Scheloribatidae, Scheloribates costaricensis sp. nov. and Perscheloribates paraluminosus sp. nov., are described from leaf litter of secondary forest in Costa Rica. Scheloribates ...
First characterization of seagrasses at S´amara Bay, Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(2022)
Seagrasses are found at limited locations in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP). Here, we provide the first characterization of seagrasses at Sámara Bay, on the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Sampling was carried ...
Mapping estuarine vegetation using satellite imagery: The case of the invasive species Baccharis halimifolia at a Natura 2000 site
(2019-02)
The invasive shrub Baccharis halimifolia is a threat to the environmental health of many estuarine protected areas
throughout Europe. It displaces saltmarsh vegetation and creates monospecific stands that diminish the ...
Sweet as Vanilla hartii: Evidence for a nectar-rewarding pollination mechanism in Vanilla (Orchidaceae) flowers
(2023-05-01)
Little is known about the pollination mechanisms of species belonging to the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae). Both autonomous self-pollination and animal-mediated pollination mechanisms seem to exist amongst the Vanilla species, ...
Seasonality of parasitic and saprotrophic zoosporic fungi: linking sequence data to ecological traits
(2022-06-28)
Zoosporic fungi of the phylum Chytridiomycota (chytrids) regularly dominate pelagic fungal communities in freshwater and marine environments. Their lifestyles range from obligate parasites to saprophytes. Yet, linking the ...
Validation of a methodology by LC-MS/MS for the determination of triazine, triazole and organophosphate pesticide residues in biopurification systems
(2020)
Biopurification systems are useful in the management of pesticide residues and provide an option to dispose wastewaters of agricultural origin derived from pesticide application practices. The analysis of pesticide residues ...
Costa Rica, land of endless orchids
(2013-07)
With almost 1,600 reported species (Karremans et al. 2012), Costa Rica has one of the richest orchid floras in tropical America, currently surpassed in total species number only by Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Govaerts ...
Publicaciones y otros escritos de investigadores y colaboradores del Jardín Botánico Lankester, 1950-2000
(2001-05)
Se presenta un catálogo de publicaciones y otros escritos de investigadores y estudiantes que en algún momento, entre 1973 y 2000, estuvieron ligados al Jardín Botánico Lankester de la Universidad de Costa Rica.