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Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species with greenish-white flowers from Costa Rica
(2016)
Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species apparently endemic to Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. It is similar to M. fractiflexa because of its non-resupinate flowers, entire lip and revolute ...
Preliminary molecular phylogenetics of Sobralia and relatives (Orchidaceae: Sobralieae)
(2011-12)
With over 200 species, the orchid tribe Sobralieae is a major constituent of the Neotropical flora. As currently circumscribed, the tribe includes four genera: Elleanthus, Epilyna, Sertifera, and Sobralia. Most
species ...
Gestión Integrada Marina y Costera en Costa Rica
(2020)
Considerado como el primer país en vías de desarrollo en contar con un programa de Gestión Costera Integrada, Costa Rica es un país pequeño con dos costas que inalienablemente debe manejar sus recursos marino-costeros de ...
A reappraisal of Neotropical Vanilla. With a note on taxonomic inflation and the importance of alpha taxonomy in biological studies
(2020-12-23)
Despite the long-standing cultural importance and botanical interest in Vanilla, many taxa belonging to the genus remain poorly understood. Vanilla species generally have broad geographical and ecological distributions. ...
Experimental demonstration of possible cryptic female choice on male tsetse fly genitalia
(J. Insect Physiol. 2009 Nov; 55(11): 989-996, 2009)
A possible explanation for one of the most general trends in animal evolution – rapid divergent evolution
of animal genitalia – is that male genitalia are used as courtship devices that influence cryptic female
choice. ...
Phragmipedium (Pfitz.) Rolfe
(2020)
The nomenclature of the tropical American lady-slippers has
been somewhat confused. At first, the species were named as
species of Cypripedium, a name now used only for a north
temperate group of terrestrial species. ...
Variación espacial y temporal en el crecimiento de árboles y en la lluvia de semillas del bosque premontano del Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo.
(2011-07-09)
Analizar el impacto de la variación en factores físicos (lluvia, luz y temperatura) sobre el proceso de regeneración del bosque pre montano.
Sobralia fragrans
(2018)
Epiphytic, caespitose herb, up to 25 cm tall. Roots ca. 5 mm wide.
Stems 120–150 × 3–4 mm, 1-foliate; covered by a basal, acute,
glumaceous sheath. Leaves elliptic, acute, plicate, 16.5–23.5 ×
4.0–5.5 cm. Inforescence ...
Sound amplification by means of a horn-like roosting structure in Spix's disc-winged bat
(2013-10)
While sound is a signal modality widely used by many animals, it is very susceptible to attenuation, hampering effective long-distance communication. A strategy to minimize sound attenuation that has been historically used ...
Genomic basis for pesticide degradation revealed by selection, isolation and characterisation of a library of metaldehyde-degrading strains from soil
(2020)
Metaldehyde, a xenobiotic cyclic ether, is used as molluscicide of choice in agriculture and horticulture, but recently its detection in drinking water sources has become a major cause of concern. We isolated eight new ...