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Bats mimic hymenopteran insect sounds to deter predators
(2022)
This study explores interspecific acoustic mimicry in mammals, particularly focusing on the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) distress calls. These calls imitate stinging bee and wasp sounds, aiming to deter avian ...
Change in the composition of fauna associated with Pocillopora spp. (Scleractinia, Pocilloporidae) following transplantation
(2023-04-30)
Introduction: Associated fauna comprises most of the diversity of a coral reef and performs ecological functions
essential to the reef’s survival. Since Pocillopora corals harbor an important associated fauna, reef ...
Extreme Behavioral Adjustments by an Orb‐Web Spider to Restricted Spaces
(2012)
Adaptive flexibility in response to environmental variation is often advantageous and occurs in many types of traits in many species. Although the basic designs of the orb webs of a given species are relatively uniform, ...
Germinación de semillas de Crescentia alata (Bignoniaceae) en distintas condiciones de temperatura, luminosidad y almacenamiento
Seed germination of Crescentia alata (Bignoniaceae) at different temperatures, light conditions, and storage periods
(2019)
Crescentia alata (Bignoniaceae) es una especie arborescente de gran interés cultural y económico desde México hasta Costa Rica. Sin embargo, la protección de las poblaciones naturales y el establecimiento de plantaciones ...
External Morphology of Tagosodes orizicolus (Homoptera: Delphacidae) Revealed by Scanning Electron Microscopy
(2001)
A comprehensive analysis of the ultrastructure of the delphacid rice pest Tagosodes
orizicolus (Muir) was undertaken using scanning electron microscopy to resolve taxonomic problems in the distinction of females and nymphs ...
Shade tolerance within the context of the successional process in tropical rain forests
Tolerancia a la sombra en el contexto del proceso de sucesión en los bosques tropicales lluviosos
(2019)
Abstract: Shade tolerance (the capacity to survive and grow over long periods under shade) is a key component of plant fitness and the foundation of current theories of forest succession in tropical rain forests. It serves ...
Presence of microplastics in six bivalve species (Mollusca, Bivalvia) commercially exploited at the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America
(2022-08)
Microplastic pollution represents a serious threat to coastal marine systems. We evaluated the presence of microplastics (MPs) in 168 specimens of six commercially exploited bivalve species in the Golfo de Nicoya, Costa ...
Evaluación de fertilizantes agrícolas en la productividad de la microalga Chlorella sorokiniana
Evaluation of agricultural fertilizers on the productivity of microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana
(2016)
El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la productividad de la microalga verde Chlorella sorokiniana UTEX 1230 con fertilizantes foliares usados en la agricultura y la comparación con el medio nutritivo Kolwitz (K3). ...
Nomenclatural notes in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): Stelis
(2015-03-25)
Nomenclatural changes are made in order to place within Stelis a series of species that belong to it in the sense of Genera Orchidacearum, and without previous available names in that genus. New species, names and combinations ...
Spectroelectrochemical Experiment for Studying Water Oxidation with a Nickel Oxide Catalyst
(2020)
Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical techniques are very important for characterizing energy materials. In the search for new sources of renewable energy, water splitting for hydrogen production and CO2 reduction is ...