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Treasured exceptions: association of morphoanatomical leaf traits with cup quality of Coffea arabica L. cv. “Catuaí ”
(Food Research International, 2021-01-05)
The morphoanatomical characteristics of leaves were associated with altitude, hillside, and the cup quality of coffee produced in the Matas de Minas region. Although the small magnitude, there are correlations between cup ...
Isolation of ammonium- and nitrite-oxidizing bacterial strains from soil, and their potential use in the reduction of nitrogen in household waste water
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2017-12-01)
Currently, nitrogen has become the main element of water pollution, causing riverine, lacustrine and coastal eutrophication. The continuous contamination of aquifers and the absence of planned water resource utilization, ...
Spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) aquaculture research and development as socio-economic alternative for Costa Rican fishing communities
(2010-06-01)
The spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) is one of the main target coastal species, but landings are decreasing in quantity and size. Reports include a mean capture size of 50 cm with gill nets and 38 cm with bottom ...
Efecto de la fitasa en el aprovechamiento del fósforo en dietas para tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Resultados preliminares.
(UNICIENCIA, 2001-06-01)
Con el fin de evaluar si mediante la adición de la enzima fitasa se puede aumentar la cantidad de fósforo (P) disponible en dietas comerciales de tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) y con ello reducir su excreción al medio, ...
The histological structure of the androgenic gland and cellular cord of the male reproductive system of adult litopenaeus and rimapenaeus byrdi
(2012-05-01)
The current knowledge of the precise extension and location of the androgenic gland (AG) in the genera Litopenaeus and Rimapenaeus is partial. Therefore, we analyzed the complete structure of the AG and cellular cord ...
First record of non-indigenous Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae) in Golfo de Nicoya, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
(REABIC, 2018)
The caprellid Paracaprella pusilla from the Western Atlantic Ocean is reported for the first time in Golfo de Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica, representing the third registered invasion of this species in the Eastern ...
Identificación molecular y distribución potencial del anfípodo terrestre Talitroides topitotum (Crustacea: amphipoda; Talitridae) en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2018-04)
El anfípodo terrestre, Talitroides topitotum, es un talítrido distribuido mundialmente en regiones subtropicales y templadas, con un amplio rango de distribución altitudinal, temperatura y humedad. Se colectaron y procesaron ...
Isolation and characterization of partial insulin-like androgenic gland hormone gene from distal terminal ampoules of three marine shrimp Penaeus species from the Eastern Pacific
(2018)
The expansion of the shrimp industry depends on scientific advances related to the understanding of reproductive endocrinology that allows the development of aquaculture programs based on biotechnology. An insulin ...
Indicator - based management recommendations for an artisanal bottom - longline fishery in Costa Rica, Central America
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 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
recommendations, ...
First record of the whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824) (Aves: Ardeidae) in Costa Rica
(Check List, 2016)
We present the first record of Whistling Heron, Syrigma sibilatrix, for Costa Rica, a species considered
restricted to South America. An individual was observed foraging in a soccer field at Manzanillo, Limon province, ...