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Extracción y caracterización del almidón de las semillas deEnterolobium cyclocarpumExtraction and characterization of starch fromEnterolobium cyclocarpumseeds [PDF]

CyTA - Journal of Food, 2011
Starch was extracted from the seeds of parota tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum), partially characterized and compared with native corn starch. The starch yield obtained from decorticated seed was 750 g/kg, a medium purity (852 g/kg), a high content of proteins (35 g/kg), and amylopectin predominance (734 g/kg).
J. Jiménez-Hernández, F. Meneses-Esparza, J. Rosendo-Escobar, M. A. Vivar-Vera, L. A. Bello-Pérez, F. J. García-Suárez   +5 more
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The Impact of Landscape Disturbance on Spatial Genetic Structure in the Guanacaste Tree, Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Fabaceae) [PDF]

Journal of Heredity, 2009
We examined spatial genetic structure (SGS) in Enterolobium cyclocarpum (the Guanacaste tree), a dominant tree of Central American dry forests in 4 sites in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. In disturbed dry forest sites (e.g., pastures), E. cyclocarpum is primarily dispersed by cattle and horses, whose movements are restricted by pasture boundaries ...
Gonzales, Eva, Hamrick, James L., Smouse, Peter E., Trapnell, Dorset W., Peakall, Rod   +4 more
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Trees Inside and Outside of Forests in Guanacaste, Costa Rica: Comparisons Among Conservation Areas, Fencerows, and Urban Parks

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
We compared the abundance and characteristics of trees in replicated plots across a rural to urban gradient in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Trees in urban parks, fencerows, and national parks provide complementary benefits and have distinct compositions.
Jennifer S. Powers, Finnegan Powers‐Tiffin, Pooja Choksi, Forrest Fleischman, German Vargas G., Justin M. Becknell, Catherine Hulshof, Michael J. O'Brien, Daniel Pérez Aviles, Damaris Pereira Arias, Naomi B. Schwartz, Chris Smith‐Martin, David Medvigy   +12 more
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Functional Morphology and Early Growth of Seedlings of Tropical Species

Ecologies
This study was undertaken to evaluate tropical species: Calophyllum brasiliense, Bravaisia integerrima, Roseodendron donnell-smithii, Piscidia piscipula, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, and Dialium guianense.
Georgina Vargas-Simón, Marivel Domínguez-Domínguez, Reinaldo Pire, Pablo Martínez-Zurimendi   +3 more
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Does Participatory Bird Monitoring Provide Accurate Data for Ecological Research? An Experience in Rural Southwestern Mexico

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.
Trained local people are capable to conduct bird monitoring and generates useful data for testing ecological hypotheses related to anthropogenic impact. Scientific endeavors based on community projects should develop training strategies aimed at enhancing monitors' skills in both bird identification and abundance recording.
Alexis Mendoza‐Lozana, Rubén Ortega‐Álvarez, Adolfo G. Navarro‐Sigüenza, Víctor H. Jiménez‐Arcos, Leopoldo D. Vázquez‐Reyes   +4 more
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Howler monkey foraging ecology suggests convergent evolution of routine trichromacy as an adaptation for folivory

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 7, Issue 5, Page 1421-1434, March 2017., 2017
Primates possess remarkably variable color vision, and the ecological and social factors shaping this variation remain heavily debated. Here, we examine opsin genes, feeding behaviors, and reflectance of dietary foliage of wild mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata).
Amanda D. Melin, Vishal Khetpal, Yuka Matsushita, Kaile Zhou, Fernando A. Campos, Barbara Welker, Shoji Kawamura   +6 more
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Spatial Distribution of Straw‐Colored Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum) Roosts in Obafemi Awolowo University

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2025.
This study investigates the spatial distribution and roosting preferences of Straw‐Colored Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum) within the Obafemi Awolowo University campus in Nigeria. Using field surveys and GIS analysis, we identified significant roosting sites predominantly in Celtis zenkeri trees, highlighting the importance of tree height and canopy cover ...
Manuel Ndebele, Mary Ebun Ajibola, Suara AbdulAfeez, Pamilerin Ajumobi, Busayo Aina, Faith Adeniran, Toheeb Oladapo, Jerimiah Chakuya   +7 more
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Medicinal Plants from North and Central America and the Caribbean Considered Toxic for Humans: The Other Side of the Coin

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
The consumption of medicinal plants has notably increased over the past two decades. People consider herbal products as safe because of their natural origin, without taking into consideration whether these plants contain a toxic principle. This represents a serious health problem.
Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro, Fabiola Domínguez, Alan Joel Ruiz-Padilla, Nimsi Campos-Xolalpa, Juan Ramón Zapata-Morales, Candy Carranza-Alvarez, Juan Jose Maldonado-Miranda, Karin Kraft   +7 more
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Extracto de taninos del fruto piñón de oreja (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) como curtiente para piel de conejo común (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Biotecnología en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial, 2020
Los taninos son metabolitos secundarios producidos por el fruto piñón de oreja que pueden formar complejos con otras macromoléculas e incrementar la preservación de las pieles animales posterior al proceso de curtido.
Héctor Julio Paz Díaz , Astrid Yeritza Agudelo Beltrán , Dayanna Angélica Plata Pastor , Mónica María Pacheco Valderrama , Ana Milena Salazar Beleño , Cristian Jahir Murillo Méndez   +5 more
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Physiological and Growth Responses of Tropical Dry Forest Tree Seedlings to Water and Nutrient Additions: Comparisons Between Nitrogen Fixers and Non‐Fixers

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 5, September 2025.
This study examined the physiological and growth responses of tropical dry forest tree seedlings to water and nutrient additions, comparing nitrogen (N)‐fixing and non‐fixing species. The results showed that N‐fixing species responded more strongly to nutrient addition, accumulating significantly more biomass and increasing height growth rate. Overall,
Erick Calderón‐Morales, Leland K. Werden, Chris M. Smith‐Martin, Bonnie G. Waring, Roberto Cordero‐Solorzano, Jennifer S. Powers   +5 more
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