Search Results - "León, Yolanda"

Uneven socio-ecologies of Hispaniola: Asymmetric capabilities for climate adaptation in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by Sheller, Mimi, León, Yolanda M.

“…•Bi-national island of Hispaniola offers chance to understand political ecology of uneven climate adaptation in Caribbean.•Locally uneven capabilities for…”
Get full text

The impact of tourism on rural livelihoods in the Dominican Republic's coastal areas by Leon, Yolanda

“…Tourism has rapidly grown in the Dominican Republic in recent years. This paper evaluates the impact of tourism on rural livelihoods through a survey conducted…”
Get full text

Specialized attachment structure of the fish pathogenic oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica by Rezinciuc, Svetlana, Sandoval-Sierra, Jose Vladimir, Ruiz-León, Yolanda, van West, Pieter, Diéguez-Uribeondo, Javier

“…The secondary cysts of the fish pathogen oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica possess bundles of long hooked hairs that are characteristic to this economically…”
Get full text

Contextualising the Last Survivors: Population Structure of Marine Turtles in the Dominican Republic by Carreras, Carlos, Godley, Brendan J, León, Yolanda M, Hawkes, Lucy A, Revuelta, Ohiana, Raga, Juan A, Tomás, Jesús

“…Nesting by three species of marine turtles persists in the Dominican Republic, despite historic threats and long-term population decline. We conducted a…”
Get full text

Segmentally homologous neurons acquire two different terminal neuropeptidergic fates in the Drosophila nervous system by Gabilondo, Hugo, Rubio-Ferrera, Irene, Losada-Pérez, María, Del Saz, Delia, León, Yolanda, Molina, Isabel, Torroja, Laura, W Allan, Douglas, Benito-Sipos, Jonathan

“…In this study, we identify the means by which segmentally homologous neurons acquire different neuropeptide fates in Drosophila. Ventral abdominal (Va)-neurons…”
Get full text

A coalescent-based estimator of genetic drift, and acoustic divergence in the Pteronotus parnellii species complex by Dávalos, Liliana M, Lancaster, Winston C, Núñez-Novas, Miguel S, León, Yolanda M, Lei, Bonnie, Flanders, Jon, Russell, Amy L

“…Determining the processes responsible for phenotypic variation is one of the central tasks of evolutionary biology. While the importance of acoustic traits for…”
Get full text

Author Correction: Uncertain future for global sea turtle populations in face of sea level rise by Rivas, Marga L., Rodríguez‑Caballero, Emilio, Esteban, Nicole, Carpio, Antonio J., Barrera‑Vilarmau, Barbara, Fuentes, Mariana M. P. B., Robertson, Katharine, Azanza, Julia, León, Yolanda, Ortega, Zaida

Get full text

The Spider Silk Standardization Initiative (S3I): A powerful tool to harness biological variability and to systematize the characterization of major ampullate silk fibers spun by spiders from suburban Sydney, Australia by Blamires, Sean, Lozano-Picazo, Paloma, Bruno, Augusto Luis, Arnedo, Miquel, Ruiz-León, Yolanda, González-Nieto, Daniel, Rojo, Francisco Javier, Elices, Manuel, Guinea, Gustavo Víctor, Pérez-Rigueiro, José

“…The true stress-true strain curves of 11 Australian spider species from the Entelegynae lineage were tensile tested and classified based on the values of the…”
Get full text

Ih current is necessary to maintain normal dopamine fluctuations and sleep consolidation in Drosophila by Gonzalo-Gomez, Alicia, Turiegano, Enrique, León, Yolanda, Molina, Isabel, Torroja, Laura, Canal, Inmaculada

“…HCN channels are becoming pharmacological targets mainly in cardiac diseases. But apart from their well-known role in heart pacemaking, these channels are…”
Get full text

value of endangered species in protected areas at risk: the case of the leatherback turtle in the Dominican Republic by Revuelta, Ohiana, León, Yolanda M, Balbuena, Juan A, Broderick, Annette C, Feliz, Pablo, Godley, Brendan J, Raga, Juan A, Tomás, Jesús

“…Protected areas are considered essential elements for global biodiversity conservation. They may not necessarily result in an effective conservation of…”
Get full text

A network of growth and transcription factors controls neuronal differentation and survival in the developing ear by Sanchez-Calderon, Hortensia, Milo, Marta, Leon, Yolanda, Varela-Nieto, Isabel

“…Inner ear neurons develop from the otic placode and connect hair cells with central neurons in auditory brain stem nuclei. Otic neurogenesis is a developmental…”
Get full text

Anti-apoptotic actions of insulin-like growth factors: lessons from development and implications in neoplastic cell transformation by Varela-Nieto, Isabel, Hartl, Markus, Gorospe, Itziar, León, Yolanda

“…Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is widely expressed during development, and is actively involved in the regulation of cell growth, proliferation, and…”
Get more information

Correction: Contextualising the Last Survivors: Population Structure of Marine Turtles in the Dominican Republic by Carreras, Carlos, Godley, Brendan J., León, Yolanda M., Hawkes, Lucy A., Revuelta, Ohiana, Raga, Juan A., Tomás, Jesús

Get full text

Evaluating the importance of Marine Protected Areas for the conservation of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata nesting in the Dominican Republic by Revuelta, O, Hawkes, L, León, YM, Godley, BJ, Raga, JA, Tomás, J

“…Understanding spatial and temporal habitat-use patterns to protect both foraging and breeding grounds of species of concern is crucial for successful…”
Get full text

A study of the dry forest communities in the Dominican Republic by García-Fuentes, Antonio, Torres-Cordero, Juan A, Ruiz-Valenzuela, Luis, Lendínez-Barriga, María Lucía, Quesada-Rincón, Juan, Valle-Tendero, Francisco, Veloz, Alberto, León, Yolanda M, Salazar-Mendías, Carlos

“…This paper is a floristic and phytosociological study of the dry forest communities of the Dominican Republic. A total of 69 relevés in dry forest biotopes…”
Get full text

The effect of glucocorticoids on mouse oocyte in vitro maturation and subsequent fertilization and embryo development by González, Raquel, Ruiz-León, Yolanda, Gomendio, Montserrat, Roldan, Eduardo R.S.

“…Increased glucocorticoid levels, due to medical therapy or stress-related, may affect reproduction via the hypothalamus–pituitary-axis or directly at the…”
Get full text

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Protocols for Problematic Plant, Oomycete, and Fungal Samples by Bello, M Angélica, Ruiz-León, Yolanda, Sandoval-Sierra, J Vladimir, Rezinciuc, Svetlana, Diéguez-Uribeondo, Javier

“…Common problems in the processing of biological samples for observations with the scanning electron microscope (SEM) include cell collapse, treatment of…”
Get full text

Regulation of β‐amyloid precursor protein expression by brain‐derived neurotrophic factor involves activation of both the Ras and phosphatidylinositide 3‐kinase signalling pathways by Ruiz‐León, Yolanda, Pascual, Angel

“…Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) stimulates β‐amyloid precursor protein (APP) promoter activity by a Ras‐dependent mechanism in TrkB‐expressing SH‐SY5Y…”
Get full text

The effect of glucocorticoids on ERK-1/2 phosphorylation during maturation of lamb oocytes and their subsequent fertilization and cleavage ability in vitro by González, Raquel, Ruiz-León, Yolanda, Gomendio, Montserrat, Roldan, Eduardo R.S.

“…High levels of glucocorticoids may alter reproduction, but little is known about their direct actions on oocyte maturation, fertilization and subsequent…”
Get full text

Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor stimulates β‐amyloid gene promoter activity by a Ras‐dependent/AP‐1‐independent mechanism in SH‐SY5Y neuroblastoma cells by Ruiz‐León, Yolanda, Pascual, Angel

“…The β‐amyloid peptide, the major component of Alzheimer‐associated plaques, derives from a larger β‐amyloid precursor protein (APP), that is expressed in both…”
Get full text