Preliminary checklist of spiders (Araneae) from Coiba National Park, Panama [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalCoiba National Park is an offshore region on the Pacific side of Panama, which hosts several endemic species of animals and plants. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.
Daniel Murcia-Moreno, Dumas Gálvez
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Building a Teleost Fish Traceability Program Based on Genetic Data from Pacific Panama Fish Markets [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Fish tissue samples from 203 adult individuals were collected in the main ports and markets of the Pacific coast of Panama. Molecular identification based on a cytochrome oxidase I gene segment of all species was verified by GENBANK reference sequences ...
Edgardo Díaz-Ferguson +7 more
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Land of giants: two new pachycaul Monstera (Araceae, Monsteroideae, Monstereae) from Panama [PDF]
PhytoKeysThe genus Monstera is a diverse group of nomadic vines endemic to the Neotropics, with its greatest diversity concentrated in the montane forests of southern Central America.
Marco Cedeño-Fonseca +3 more
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Habitual stone-tool-aided extractive foraging in white-faced capuchins, Cebus capucinus [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Habitual reliance on tool use is a marked behavioural difference between wild robust (genus Sapajus) and gracile (genus Cebus) capuchin monkeys. Despite being well studied and having a rich repertoire of social and extractive foraging traditions, Cebus ...
Brendan J. Barrett +5 more
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An overlooked morphological feature in the genus Rhodospatha (Araceae, Monsteroideae, Anepsiadeae) revealed through international collaboration, with the description of a new endemic species from Costa Rica [PDF]
PhytoKeysA recent floristic survey in the Pacific slope of the Talamanca Mountain (Costa Rica), has revealed a new species of Rhodospatha, characterised by a bracteolate inflorescence.
Marco Cedeño-Fonseca +8 more
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Ecology of fear: predator avoidance reduces seed dispersal in an ant [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 The ecology of fear refers to the non-fatal cost that predators and parasites impose on prey populations. These non-consumptive effects (NCEs) can influence animal–plant interactions, but evidence thereof comes mainly from vertebrate systems with less ...
Dumas Gálvez
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Spider Ecology and Behaviour—Spiders as Model Organisms [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Spiders are versatile and ubiquitous generalist predators that can be found in all terrestrial ecosystems except for Antarctica [...]
Thomas Hesselberg, Dumas Gálvez
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A new species of Casearia Jacq. (Salicaceae) from Central Panama and insights into its phylogenetic position within the genus [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2023 We describe here a new species of Casearia from Panama based on both morphological and molecular data. Casearia isthmica sp. nov. is restricted to the mid-elevation cloud forests of Central Panama and presents morphological similarities with two more ...
Astrid de Mestier +3 more
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Daily activity patterns in agoutis (Dasyprocta spp) in response to relaxed predation [PDF]
HeliyonAnimals' fitness is determined in a large proportion by the balance in energetic requirements maintained during daily activities, in response to environmental factors.
Dumas Gálvez +4 more
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Components and Biological Activities of Venom from Lionfishes (Scorpaenidae: Pterois) [PDF]
Marine DrugsFishes of the genus Pterois possess spines that provoke intense pain, which can last for weeks. Since the first toxicological description of their spine venom, a significant amount of research has been published regarding their biochemical ...
Candelario Rodriguez +5 more
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