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Genetic variation and racial admixture in the Miskito of the southern Mosquito Shore, Nicaragua
(1998)A survey of the electrophoretic variation at eleven loci red-blood cell enzymes. hemoglobins and serum proteins was performed on a sample of 59 Miskitos stemming from the southernmost part of the Mosquito shore of Nicaragua. ... -
Genetic variation in the Bribri and Cabecar Amerindians from Talamanca, Costa Rica
(1991)A screening of more than 40 loci was performed in the Bribri and Cabecar Amerindian populations of Talamanca in Southeastern Costa Rica. Some differences were found in the distribution (presence or absence) of the variants ... -
Genética de la esquizofrenia: avances en el estudio de genes candidatos
(Rev. biol. trop v.52 n.3, p. 467-473 sep. 2004, 2004)Genetics of Schizophrenia: advances in the study of candidate genes. Schizophrenia is one of the most severe mental disorders that affect 1% of the population worldwide. It is clear that both genetic and environmental ... -
Genotoxicidad de tres plaguicidas utilizados en la actividad bananera de Costa Rica
(Revista de Biología Tropical 52(3) p.601-609, 2004-12-15)Se evaluó la genotoxicidad in vitro de los fungicidas imazalil y tiabendazol y del insecticida clorpirifos, formulaciones empleadas en las bananeras costarricenses, utilizando la técnica de electroforesis de células únicas ... -
Germinación de semillas de Crescentia alata (Bignoniaceae) en distintas condiciones de temperatura, luminosidad y almacenamiento
(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 ... -
Global Model selection for evaluation of Climate Change projections in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape
(Revista Biología Tropical 60 (3): 67-81, 2012-11)Two methods for selecting a subset of simulations and/or general circulation models (GCMs) from a set of 30 available simulations are compared: 1) Selecting the models based on their performance on reproducing 20th century ... -
Grupos sanguíneos ABO y Rh y proteínas séricas en una población amerindia, Matambú, Costa Rica
(1985-06)Se llevó a cabo un estudio de la estructura genética de la población de Matambú, Costa Rica, utilizando marcadores genéticos de 6 loci que incluyen los grupos sanguíneos ABO y Rh y la albilmina, ceruloplasmina, haptoglobina ... -
El Herbario USJ de Costa Rica: trayectoria y contribuciones
(2012)En 2011 el Herbario USJ de Costa Rica cumplió 80 años y llegó a 100 000 especímenes de todos los taxa que estudia la botánica. Se anotan datos y cifras sobre historia, fundadores y contribuciones de USJ al conocimiento ... -
Una hipótesis evolutiva sobre la ausencia del antígeno (Di-a) en Amerindios chibchas
(1990)Se estudiaron 141 tribus amerindias de todo el continente y esquimales de Alaska y Canadá en relación con el grupo sanguíneo Diego. Se encontró que 26 (18%) no presentaron el antígeno Di-a y de estas 20 (77%) pertenecían ... -
Humedales del Parque Nacional Chirripó, Costa Rica: características, relaciones geomorfológicas y escenarios de cambio climático
(2018-12)The geomorphological, climatological and hydrological characteristics of the high Andean wetlands of the Chirripó National Park (PNCh) are analyzed. The PNCh is located in south-central Costa Rica, Central America. This ... -
Identificación del virus del mosaico del maíz, un rhabdovirus, en Costa Rica
(1994)Maize mosaic virus (MMV), a rhabdovirus, was identified associated to maize field plants, showing stunting and continuous chlorotic stripes uniformely distributed over the leaf blade.The virus was detected in field samples ... -
Impact of El Niño 2015-2016 on the coral reefs of the Pacific of Costa Rica: the potential role of marine protection
(2020)Introduction: El Niño 2015-2016 was considered one of the most severe worldwide, causing the third global event of coral bleaching. Previous high-intensity El Niño events (1982-83 and 1997-98) caused high coral mortalities ... -
In vitro multiplication of Toxoplasma gondii and Trypanosoma cruzi in mouse, rat and hamster astrocytes
(2003-08-01)The infection and multiplication of Toxoplasma gondii and Trypanosoma cruzi were compared in primary cultures of white rat, mouse and hamster astrocytes. These cells were cultured on cover slides and infected with T. gondii ... -
Incidencia y distribución altitudinal de 13 virus en cultivos de Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae) en Costa Rica
A survey was conducted in 30 fields located at three different altitudes in Cartago, Costa Rica’s main potato producing area. Twenty plants were sampled per farm, for a total of 600 samples with 200 samples per altitude. ... -
Inclusion bodies induced by Bean rugose mosaic comovirus seen under light microscopy
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2000)Two types of inclusion bodies were consistently observed under light microscopy in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) leaf tissue infected with Bean rugose mosaic virus (BRMV), a species of the genus Comovirus, family Comoviridae. ... -
Indicator-based management recommendations for an artisanal bottom-longline fishery in Costa Rica, Central America
(2017)There is a growing need to strengthen the small-scale fishing sector with emerging governance methods that improve fishers’ threatened livelihoods. Therefore, this study’s aim was to develop management ...