First scenic assessment of the Coiba National Park’s beaches (Panama)
Marine and Fishery Sciences, 2023 Coiba National Park (PNC) is one of the most important marine protected areas in the Americas, as an essential part of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor.
Camilo M. Botero +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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Beyond predator and prey: First evidence of an association between ocelot and opossum individuals
EcosphereInterspecific associations can provide various benefits, including reducing predation risk, sharing information, or acquiring food. Studying these associations is key to understanding the drivers and mechanisms underlying non‐kin cooperation.
Ettore Camerlenghi +8 more
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Pollination ecology in the tropical Andes: moving towards a cross-scale approach. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Plant–pollinator interactions structure ecological communities and represent a key component of ecosystem functioning. Pollination networks are expected to be more diverse and specialised in the tropics, but pollination ecology in these regions has been understudied in comparison to other areas.
Rueda-Uribe C +25 more
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One Assay to Rule Them All: Development of a Global Environmental DNA Tool to Support Range-Wide Surveys of an Imperiled Sawfish and Its Application in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. [PDF]
Ecol EvolTo identify promising locations where Largetooth Sawfish, Pristis pristis, may persist, a novel species‐specific Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) assay was designed capable of detecting a single copy of DNA, with in silico and in vitro validation experiments indicating functionality across the species' historical range.
Cubillos-M JC +12 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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Richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods at Coiba National Park, Panama
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2008 Interest in studying galls and their arthropods inducers has been growing rapidly in the last two decades. However, the Neotropical region is probably the least studied region for gall-inducing arthropods.
José Luis Nieves-Aldrey +1 more
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Two new records of the fern genus Lindsaea Dryand. ex Sm. (Lindsaeaceae) from Panama [PDF]
Check List, 2023 We present the first records of Lindsaea leprieurii Hook. and Lindsaea angustipinna A.Rojas & Tejero from Panama. Images, taxonomic comments, conservation assessments, and geographic notes are provided.
Alexander Rojas-Alvarado +2 more
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USE OF ANVILS AND OTHER FEEDING BEHAVIOUR OBSERVED IN CEBUS IMITATOR, COIBA ISLAND, PANAMA
Tecnociencia, 2017 Preliminary data of primate feeding behaviour on the continental island of Coiba was collected as a baseline study of feeding behaviour in Cebus imitatorat coastal sites. Coiba Island is located on the South Pacific side of Panama, in the Chiriquí Gulf.
Pedro G. Méndez-Carvajal +1 more
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Marine and Fishery Sciences, 2023 Coiba Island and the associated Special Zone of Marine Protection represent an important, yet poorly studied marine reserve along the Pacific coast of Panama.
Greg Crawford +2 more
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