Search Results - "Revista de biología tropical"

Functional feeding groups of aquatic insect families in Latin America: a critical analysis and review of existing literature by Ramírez, Alonso, Gutiérrez-Fonseca, Pablo E

“…Aquatic macroinvertebrates are involved in numerous processes within aquatic ecosystems. They often have important effects on ecosystem processes such as…”
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A review of the main drivers and variability of Central America’s Climate and seasonal forecast systems by Maldonado, Tito, Alfaro, Eric J., Hidalgo, Hugo G.

“…Central America is a region susceptible to natural disasters and climate change. We reviewed the literature on the main atmospheric and oceanographic forces…”
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Phylogenetic relationships of the Mangrove Hummingbird, “Amazilia” boucardi (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) of Costa Rica by Albertazzi, Federico J., Alvarado, Ghisselle, Stiles, F. Gary

“…Introduction: A recent revision of the generic classification of the Trochilidae based on DNA sequences revealed many inconsistencies with the current generic…”
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The role of neophobia in a pioneer olfactory enrichment for amazons, macaws, and toucans by Hernández, Carmen, Barja, Isabel

“…Introduction: Despite sensory enrichment being critical for ensuring the well-being of captive wild animals, smells are not being included in enrichment…”
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Environmental sympatry through time: spatio-temporal distribution and conservation status of two sympatric anuran species (Leptodactylidae) in South America by Acosta, Rebeca, Alvarez, Facundo, Figueira, Betto, Castro Cavicchinni, Sofía, Vera, Rolando, Cruz Flores, Daryl David, Nuñez, Alejandro

“…Introduction: Leptodactylus latinasus and Physalaemus cuqui are sympatric anuran species with similar environmental requirements and contrasting reproductive…”
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Impact of Collared Peccaries Dycotiles tajacu (Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) on understory vegetation in the tropical rainforest of the Nogal-La Selva Biological Corridor, Costa Rica by Osorto Nuñez, Marco Herminio, Alfaro Alvarado, Luis Diego, Chinchilla Romero, Federico, Guimarães Rodrigues3, Flavio

“…Introduction: Evidence suggests that herbivores, such as peccaries, shape vegetation structure and diversity through predation, trampling, dispersal, and…”
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Precipitation explains Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) occupancy patterns in Northern Costa Rica by Sánchez, Natalie Viviana, Bonilla Badilla, Katherine, Augusto Estevo, Cesar

“…Introduction: The Wood Thrush is a migratory bird that has experienced dramatic declines in its populations in recent decades. This species overwinters in…”
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Spatio-temporal composition of aquatic birds communityin Juluapan Lagoon, Colima, Mexican Central Pacific by Pablo-López, Yareni-Saharai, Ortega-Ortiz, Christian-Daniel, Hernández-Vázquez, Salvador, Castillo-Guerrero, José-Alfredo, Olivos-Ortiz, Aramis, Liñán-Cabello, Marco-Agustín

“…Abstract Introduction: Aquatic birds (AB) are usually associated with wetlands, which provide refuge, food, and/or nesting sites for resident and migratory…”
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Traditional practices of the ethnoveterinary plants in the Kaghan Valley, Western Himalayas-Pakistan by Shoaib, Ghazala, Shah, Ghulam Mujtaba, Shad, Nasir, Dogan, Yunus, Siddique, Zeeshan, Shah, Abbas Hussain, Farooq, Muhammad, Khan, Khalid Rasheed, Nedelcheva, Anely

“…Introduction: Indigenous people in a far-flung mountainous area without basic facilities, mainly rely on medicinal plants to cope with various veterinary…”
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Notes on the natural history and identity of the pelagic sea snake Hydrophis platurus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Golfo Dulce, Puntarenas, Costa Rica by Solórzano-Lopez, Alejandro, Sasa, Mahmood

“…Introduction: The pelagic sea snake Hydrophis platurus has the broadest distributional range of all the snakes and is the only sea snake of tropical waters off…”
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Morphological aspects of Sticholecitha serpentis (Plagiorchiida: Plagiorchiidae) in a new Viperidae host in the Brazilian Amazon by Chagas-de-Souza, Darlison, Coêlho, Tássio Alves, Bassini-Silva, Ricardo, Lazameth Ishiguro, Francisco, De Menezes Chalkidis, Hipócrates, Viana, Lúcio André, Lima Corrêa, Lincoln

“…Introduction: Sticholecitha serpentis is a poorly studied parasite of the snakes’ esophagus, with an unclear taxonomy. Currently, there are few records of S…”
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Yeasts of Pichia (Pichiaceae) dominate the mycobiome of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae during urban composting by Vallejo-Arróliga, Mónica, Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor

“…Introduction: Hermetia illucens is a fly found worldwide in tropical and temperate regions that feeds on decaying organic matter in its larval stage, which…”
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Infestation of ectoparasite of Probopyrus (Isopoda: Bopyridae) in Macrobrachium amazonicum (Caridea: Palaemonidae) in the Amazon River by Silva Duarte, Sting, Marques Couceiro, Sheyla Regina, De Farias-Lima, Jô, André-Viana, Lucio

“…Introduction: Macrobrachium amazonicum is widely distributed in South America, occurring in the Orinoco, Amazon and Paraguay river basins, being used as an…”
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Avian diversity in river levee forest: the effect of microscale heterogeneity by Brarda, Carolina Antonella, Manzano, Adriana Silvina, Piña, Carlos Ignacio, Frutos, Antonio Esteban

“…Introduction: Levee forests exhibit a vertical stratification that may contribute to structural complexity allowing a great diversity of birds to thrive on the…”
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Local and landscape constraints of adult population of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) in mango orchards by García Olivos, Nadia L., Lasa-Covarrubias, Rodrigo, Serna-Lagunes, Ricardo, Garcia-Martinez, Miguel A.

“…Introduction: The West Indian fruit fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart), is one of the most economically important pests of mangoes in Mexico and the…”
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Supralittoral isopod (Oniscidea) diversity at three ecoregions along the Colombian Caribbean: useful data for environmental management by López-Orozco, Carlos Mario, Carpio-Díaz, Yesenia M., Borja-Arrieta, Ricardo, Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares, Taboada-Verona, Carlos, Navas S., Gabriel R.

“…Introduction: Terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea) play important roles in the ecological processes of the soil in tropical ecosystems and are employed as…”
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Iron and Manganese concentrations in leaf tissues of Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae): implications for energetic metabolism by Soares Pascoalini, Sávia, Meire de Santana Lopes, Dielle, Ralph Falqueto, Antelmo, D’Addazio, Verônica, Alves Fernandes, Adriano, Barcellos da Rosa, Marcelo, Barcelos Passos Lima Gontijo, Andreia, Luiz Gomes Soares, Mário, Gontijo, Ivoney, Romais Schmildt, Edilson, Farías Espinoza, Helia Del Carmen, Brummelhaus de Menezes, Bryan, Mironuk Frescura, Lucas, Vidal dos Santos Leopoldo, Raquel, Patricio de Oliveira, Camila, De Almeida Leite, Lucas, Victorino de Brites Júnior, Neilson, Depolo Barcelos, Ully, Pereira Tognella, Mônica Maria

“…Introduction: Iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) are bioessential micronutrients for plants but can impair the energetic metabolism when present at high levels…”
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Aboveground biomass in a post-mining forest succession in the Colombian Pacific by Torres Torres, Jhon Jerley, Quinto Mosquera, Harley, Guerrero Machado, Mayira

“…Introduction: Mining is one of the main drivers of deforestation of tropical forests. This activity affects the storage of aboveground biomass of these…”
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Phytoplankton from a brackish lagoon in the central region of Veracruz, Mexico by Solorzano, Gloria Garduño, González Fernández, José Manuel, Fuentes Zuno, Saúl Aldair

“…Introduction: The brackish lagoons are ecosystems with great diversity and possibilities for human use. Therefore, the knowledge about phytoplankton needs to…”
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Environmental controls on bioluminescent dinoflagellate density, in Laguna Grande, Fajardo, Puerto Rico by Govender, Yogani, Jury, Mark

“…Introduction: Bio bays in Puerto Rico play an important socio-economic role and declines in dominant bioluminescent dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense are…”
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