Search Results - "GUZMAN, Héctor M"
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Assessment of the dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus (Perciformes: Coryphaenidae) fishery in Pacific Panama
Published in Revista de biología tropical (01-09-2015)“…The dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippunis) is a highly migratory pelagic species commercially exploited by industrial, artisanal and recreational fisheries in…”
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A crab swarm at an ecological hotspot: patchiness and population density from AUV observations at a coastal, tropical seamount
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (12-04-2016)“…A research cruise to Hannibal Bank, a seamount and an ecological hotspot in the coastal eastern tropical Pacific Ocean off Panama, explored the zonation,…”
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Effects of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles on caribbean reef‐building coral (Montastraea faveolata)
Published in Environmental toxicology and chemistry (01-06-2014)“…Increased use of manufactured titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nano‐TiO₂) is causing a rise in their concentration in the aquatic environment, including coral…”
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One-Third of Reef-Building Corals Face Elevated Extinction Risk from Climate Change and Local Impacts
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (25-07-2008)“…The conservation status of 845 zooxanthellate reef-building coral species was assessed by using International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List…”
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Mercury levels in coral reefs along the Caribbean coast of Central America
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-12-2002)“…Sediment and coral skeleton samples from 23 coral reefs along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama (1497 km) were evaluated for total mercury (Hg)…”
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Humpback whale movements in a narrow and heavily-used shipping passage, Chile
Published in Marine policy (01-08-2020)“…The Magellan Strait is a narrow passage connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in South America. An average of 2023 ships per year transit this corridor…”
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Corals at the edge of environmental limits: A new conceptual framework to re-define marginal and extreme coral communities
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-08-2023)“…The worldwide decline of coral reefs has renewed interest in coral communities at the edge of environmental limits because they have the potential to serve as…”
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Species richness change across spatial scales
Published in Oikos (01-08-2019)“…Humans have elevated global extinction rates and thus lowered global scale species richness. However, there is no a priori reason to expect that losses of…”
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Leptolide, a New Furanocembranolide Diterpene from Leptogorgia alba
Published in Journal of natural products (Washington, D.C.) (01-04-2005)“…Six furanocembranolides (1-6) and one pseudopterolide (7) have been isolated from the octocorals Leptogorgia alba and Leptogorgia rigida, collected on the…”
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Vocalizations of wild West Indian manatee vary across subspecies and geographic location
Published in Scientific reports (07-07-2023)“…Geographic variation in the vocal behavior of manatees has been reported but is largely unexplored. Vocalizations of wild West Indian manatees ( Trichechus…”
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Bioacoustic Classification of Antillean Manatee Vocalization Spectrograms Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
Published in Applied sciences (01-05-2020)“…We evaluated the potential of using convolutional neural networks in classifying spectrograms of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) vocalizations…”
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Insights into Blue Whale ( Balaenoptera musculus L.) Population Movements in the Galapagos Archipelago and Southeast Pacific
Published in Animals (Basel) (18-09-2024)“…The Galapagos Marine Reserve is vital for cetaceans, serving as both a stopover and residency site. However, blue whales, occasionally sighted here, exhibit…”
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Microbiota of Healthy Corals Are Active against Fungi in a Light-Dependent Manner
Published in ACS chemical biology (17-10-2014)“…Coral reefs are intricate ecosystems that harbor diverse organisms, including 25% of all marine fish. Healthy corals exhibit a complex symbiosis between coral…”
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Antitrypanosomal alkaloids from the marine bacterium Bacillus pumilus
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (18-09-2012)“…Fractionation of the ethyl acetate extract of the marine bacterium Bacillus pumilus isolated from the black coral Antipathes sp. led to the isolation of five…”
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A revision of the genus Psammogorgia Verrill, 1868 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean
Published in ZooKeys (19-08-2020)“…The species of the genus Psammogorgia Verrill, 1868 from the shallow waters of the tropical eastern Pacific were mainly described from 1846 to 1870. Very few…”
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Migratory preferences of humpback whales between feeding and breeding grounds in the eastern South Pacific
Published in Marine mammal science (01-10-2017)“…Latitudinal preferences within the breeding range have been suggested for Breeding Stock G humpback whales that summer in different feeding areas of the…”
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Re-evaluation of using rhodolith growth patterns for paleoenvironmental reconstruction: An example from the Gulf of Panama
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (01-01-2017)“…Rhodoliths are a proxy data source for understanding environment and climate variation in tropical to arctic oceans. A clear understanding of growth pattern…”
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New Eunicellin-Type Diterpenes from the Panamanian Octocoral Briareum Asbestinum
Published in Marine drugs (27-01-2020)“…Gorgonian octocorals are considered a prolific source of secondary metabolites with a wide range of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory…”
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Pumilacidins from the Octocoral-Associated Bacillus sp. DT001 Display Anti-Proliferative Effects in Plasmodium falciparum
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (29-08-2018)“…Chemical examination of the octocoral-associated species (sp.) DT001 led to the isolation of pumilacidins A ( ) and C ( ). We investigated the effect of these…”
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Metal contents of marine turtle eggs (Chelonia mydas; Lepidochelys olivacea) from the tropical eastern pacific and the implications for human health
Published in Journal of environmental science and health. Part B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes (02-10-2016)“…Concentrations of eight elements were measured in Chelonia mydas and Lepidochelys olivacea eggs collected along the Pacific coast of Panama. Manganese (Mn),…”
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