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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012 Central America is recognized as a mega diverse “hot-spot” and one of its smaller countries, Costa Rica, as one of the world’s leaders in the study and conservation of tropical biodiversity. For this study, inspired by the 60th anniversary of the journal
Vanessa Nielsen-Muñoz +2 more
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Molecular Basis for Resistance to Fluazifop-P-Butyl in Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis) from Costa Rica [PDF]
Planta Daninha, 2016 Rottboellia cochinchinensis is an annual grass weed species known as itchgrass, or "caminadora" in America´s Spanish speaking countries, and has become a major and troublesome weed in several crops.
R. CASTILLO-MATAMOROS +3 more
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Mapping British Latinx Writing
Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2026.There are an estimated quarter of a million Latin Americans living in the UK, yet they remain outside the British national imaginary. This invisibility has historically extended to the literary scene and publishing industry, with only very few British‐based Latin American and Latinx writers gaining any exposure.
Karina Lickorish Quinn
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Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Aim The isolated nature of islands makes them particularly vulnerable to climate change. The freshwater fishes of the Greater Antilles remain understudied and are further threatened by habitat fragmentation and the introduction of exotic invasive species.
Sheila Rodríguez‐Machado +4 more
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Distance Education in the Professionalization of People with Disability and Prison Inmates
Revista Electrónica Educare, 2012 This paper illustrates the impact of the Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED, by its Spanish acronym) in supporting and professionalizing the vulnerable groups of the Costa Rican society, including prison inmates, persons with physical disability ...
Ileana Ulate-Soto +1 more
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New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 1, Page 93-113, January 2026.Summary Plant microbiomes have the potential to mitigate the impacts of climate change, yet both the complexity of climate change and the complexity of plant–microbe interactions make applications and future predictions challenging. Here, we embrace this complexity, reviewing how different aspects of climate change influence beneficial plant–microbe ...
Michelle E. Afkhami +8 more
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Ethnic background and CYP2D6 genetic polymorphisms in Costa Ricans
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014 CYP2D6 differences have already been demonstrated within Latin American populations by the CEIBA.FP Consortium of the Ibero-American Network of Pharmacogenetics (RIBEF, as per the acronym in Spanish).
Carolina Céspedes-Garro +4 more
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Giving Voice to the Voiceless [PDF]
, 2018 The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences of matriculated, full time college students from a medium-sized Catholic, Liberal Arts College in the Northeast who identify as multi-racial or multi-ethnic, specifically identifying as coming ...
Palmer, Victoria L.
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Revisiting the taxonomy and nomenclature of Phyla, a small genus of Verbenaceae
Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2025, Issue 12, December 2025.Phyla is unique within Verbenaceae due to the presence of malpighiaceous hairs. Its taxonomy has long been marked by difficulties in defining species boundaries. The most recent revision of the genus recognized five species and three varieties. In this study, however, we recognize only two species and no varieties: P.
Pedro Henrique Cardoso +3 more
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Hispanic Workers in the United States [PDF]
, 2016 There are about 24 million Hispanic workers in the United States. They come from a variety of backgrounds and face unique challenges in the U.S. labor market.
Cherrie Bucknor
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