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Revista de Biología Tropical

Current Issue

Vol. 72 No. S1 (2024)
Published March 3, 2024

Revista de Biología Tropical / International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, is a full open access journal from the University of Costa Rica focused on tropical biology and conservation. All issues, from 1953 to the present, are available for free download here.

OUR SCOPE (Objective)

Our journal publishes scientific articles that increase our understanding of biology, conservation, and biomedical life sciences in the tropics.

Selection criteria are the quantity and quality of new information and its potential interest to the general audience as well as to specialists. The studied ecosystems, or at least the organisms, must be tropical. 

THEMATIC COVERAGE
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We give preference to feature articles that include testable study questions —for example, studies with an experimental design to evaluate factors that influence biological variables, or studies that explain the mechanisms underlying biological or biomedical phenomena such as, for example, behavior or physiology. Field studies should be extensive enough to identify temporal or spatial patterns. We also welcome systematic or phylogenetic studies above the species level, meta-analyses, and bibliometric studies that critically examine what is known and what remains to be done in any field of tropical biology.

Review articles are mostly published by invitation of the Editorial Board to recognized authorities. Other specialists interested in submitting a review must first send a titled outline to biologia.tropical@ucr.ac.cr. Accepted proposals receive the same evaluation as regular manuscripts.

All reviews and meta-analyses need to identify and fill gaps in knowledge, present methodological advances, and propose future research directions.

Note about old data: We encourage authors to compare old results with more recent data or to use the data within a meta-analysis. Studies based on data collected over six years ago must include a justification of why they are still of interest, and in the case of field studies, they need to present spatial patterns or temporal trends of historical significance. The Editorial Board evaluates the validity of methods and the relevance of results before sending the manuscript to reviewers.

The journal now has one issue per year (continuous publication from January 1st to December 31st) and publishes articles the same week that an edited version becomes available. Until 2021, it published four regular issues per year: issue 1 (January – March), issue 2 (April – June), issue 3 (July – September), and issue 4 (October – December).

We do not publish notes; short communications; species lists; single new species; range extensions; new records and other preliminary or short studies; or highly specialized technical reports based on protocols (e.g. agricultural, forestry, biochemical, microbiological, aquaculture, fishery or similar studies that only apply well known techniques to particular cases of local interest).

SPECIAL ISSUES

Special issues financed by research organizations are accepted after approval by the Editorial Board. They may contain a diversity of report types, including short papers, new records, new species descriptions, checklists, technical reports, etc. To publish a special issue, contact biologia.tropical@ucr.ac.cr for a cost estimate.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Researchers with an interest in studying all fields of tropical biology.

WHY PUBLISH IN REVISTA DE BIOLOGÍA TROPICAL?

  • Fully indexed: Revista de Biología Tropical is included in Science Citation Index Expanded, REDIB Journals Ranking, Current Contents, Google Scholar, Biological Abstracts, and about 50 other international indices.
  • Rapid decision and publication (7 days for first decision, 4-8 months from submission to publication).
  • Fair: We use a double-blind system for a fair evaluation of manuscripts.
  • High impact, not only because of its citation rate but also because it is widely read in countries with the highest tropical biodiversity, ensuring your article will have the most impact on the conservation of tropical biodiversity. Web of Science Impact Factor of 0.6. SJR Impact Factor of 0.28 (Q2).
  • A personalized treatment by our dedicated staff.
  • World Class Editorial and Scientific Boards.
  • Open Access: All articles, since the first issue in 1953 to the present are freely available online (Archives) so they are more likely to be cited than articles behind pay-walls. 
  • FREE PUBLICATION: Each article receives 10 free pages of space in PDF format, which is enough for most scientific papers. Additional pages can be published in page layout format of the pdf at a cost of $50 each. Complementary material such as additional texts, figures, tables, graphics, and databases at a cost of $60. Contact tropical@ucr.ac.cr for more information.

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March 1, 2022

Revista de Biología Tropical / International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, is a full open access journal from the University of Costa Rica focused on tropical biology and conservation. All issues, from 1953 to the present, are available for free download here.

Our scope

Our journal publishes scientific articles that increase our understanding of biology, conservation, and biomedical life sciences in the tropics.

Selection criteria are the quantity and quality of new information and its potential interest to the general audience as well as to specialists. The studied ecosystems, or at least the organisms, must be tropical. 

Regular issues

We give preference to feature original articles that include testable study questions —for example, studies with an experimental design to evaluate factors that influence biological variables, or studies that explain the mechanisms underlying biological or biomedical phenomena such as, for example, behavior or physiology. Field studies should be extensive enough to identify temporal or spatial patterns. We also welcome systematic or phylogenetic studies above the species level, meta-analyses, and bibliometric studies that critically examine what is known and what remains to be done in any field of tropical biology.

Review articles are mostly published by invitation of the Editorial Board to recognized authorities. Other specialists interested in submitting a review must first send a titled outline to biologia.tropical@ucr.ac.cr. Accepted proposals receive the same evaluation as regular manuscripts.

All reviews and meta-analyses need to identify and fill gaps in knowledge, present methodological advances, and propose future research directions.

Note about old data: We encourage authors to compare old results with more recent data or to use the data within a meta-analysis. Studies based on data collected over six years ago must include a justification of why they are still of interest, and in the case of field studies, they need to present spatial patterns or temporal trends of historical significance. The Editorial Board evaluates the validity of methods and the relevance of results before sending the manuscript to reviewers.

The journal now has one issue per year (continuous publication from January 1st to December 31st) and publishes articles the same week that an edited version becomes available. Until 2021, it published four regular issues per year: issue 1 (January – March), issue 2 (April – June), issue 3 (July – September), and issue 4 (October – December).

We do not publish notes; short communications; species lists; single new species; range extensions; new records and other preliminary or short studies; or highly specialized technical reports based on protocols (e.g. agricultural, forestry, biochemical, microbiological, aquaculture, fishery or similar studies that only apply well known techniques to particular cases of local interest).

Special issues

Special issues financed by research organizations are accepted after approval by the Editorial Board. They may contain a diversity of report types, including short papers, new records, new species descriptions, checklists, technical reports, etc. To publish a special issue, contact biologia.tropical@ucr.ac.cr for a cost estimate.

Target audience

Researchers with an interest in studying all fields of tropical biology.

Why publish in Revista de Biología Tropical?

  • Fully indexed: Revista de Biología Tropical is included in Science Citation Index Expanded, REDIB Journals Ranking, Current Contents, Google Scholar, Biological Abstracts, and about 50 other international indices.
  • Rapid decision and publication (7 days for first decision, 4-8 months from submission to publication).
  • Fair: We use a double-blind system for a fair evaluation of manuscripts.
  • High impact, not only because of its citation rate but also because it is widely read in countries with the highest tropical biodiversity, ensuring your article will have the most impact on the conservation of tropical biodiversity. Web of Science Impact Factor of 0.6. SJR Impact Factor of 0.28 (Q2).
  • A personalized treatment by our dedicated staff.
  • World Class Editorial and Scientific Boards.
  • Open Access: All articles, since the first issue in 1953 to the present are freely available online (Archives) so they are more likely to be cited than articles behind pay-walls. 
  • FREE PUBLICATION: Each article receives 10 free pages of space in PDF format, which is enough for most scientific papers. Additional pages can be published in page layout format of the pdf at a cost of $50 each. Supplementary material such as additional texts, figures, tables, graphics, and databases at a cost of $60. Contact biologia.tropical@ucr.ac.cr for more information.

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Augusto C. Crespi-Abril, Tamara Rubilar
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Ethics and Welfare in invertebrates: a stepping-stone to research and animal production
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José Carlos Hernández, Beatriz Alfonso, Ana Gloria Guzmán-Mora, Juan José Alvarado
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Predators of the sea urchin Diadema mexicanum (Diadematoida: Diadematidae) at the Eastern Tropical Pacific coral reefs
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Daniel López Casares, José Carlos Hernández Pérez, José Tena Medialdea, José Rafael García March
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Preliminary study of the population and reproductive dynamics of Echinaster sepositus (Spinulosida: Echinasteridae) in Cala del Racó
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Alicia Durán-González, Alfredo Laguarda-Figueras, Francisco A. Solís-Marín, Adolfo Gracia
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Crinoidea and Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from the slope of the Yucatan Peninsula, Colección Nacional de Equinodermos, Mexico
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Cintia Pamela Fraysse, Claudia Clementina Boy, Marianela Veyñ, Ayelen Farias, Analía Fernanda Pérez
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Noble hosts: effects of internal parasites on the physiology of an intertidal brooding Sea-star
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Analía Fernanda Pérez, Cintia Pamela Fraysse, Mariel Ojeda
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Distribution and development patterns in Antarctic asteroids
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Antonela Martelli, Tania Vanina Zualet, Maria Belén Miras Gagliardi, Tamara Rubilar
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Phytoremediation of aquaculture effluents through the use of six marine microalgae: sustainability contributions in the sea urchin aquaculture industry in Argentina
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Miriam Hueytletl-Pérez, Rebeca Granja-Fernández, Cristian Moisés Galván-Villa, Fabián Alejandro Rodríguez-Zaragoza, Eduardo Ríos-Jara
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Echinoderms of the biological collection of the Laboratorio de Ecología Molecular, Microbiología y Taxonomía (LEMITAX) of the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
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Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras
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Recent molecular techniques to strengthen ecological studies in echinoderms
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María Fernanda Ramos-Cáceres, Johanna Vanessa Segovia-Prado
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Abundance, density and size structure of Mellitella stokesii (Echinolampadacea: Mellitidae) in sandbanks of El Tamarindo estuary, El Salvador
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72iS1.59008
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Laura Liseth Figueroa Segovia, Johanna Segovia-Prado
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Richness and density of echinoderms in the rocky reefs of Punta Amapala, El Salvador
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Raibel Núñez-González, María José Caballero, Daniel Padilla, José Luis Martín Barrasa, José Juan Castro Hernández
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Study of histopathology on Arbacia lixula (Arbaciidae: Arbacioida) and Paracentrotus lividus (Parachinidae: Camarodonta) with bald sea urchin disease symptoms in Gran Canaria Island, Spain
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Mercedes Vera Piombo, Marisa Avaro, Agustín Gittardi, Maximiliano Cledon, Tamara Rubilar
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Fatty acid composition and metabolic pathways in Arbacia dufresnii (Arbaciidae: Arbacioida) gametes: implications of shrimp byproducts in aquaculture feeds
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72iS1.58995
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Guilherme Sabino Rupp, Adriano Weidner Cacciatori Marenzi, Robson Ventura de Souza, Rafael Schroeder
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Population survey of Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea (Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae) at its limit of geographic distribution in the Western South Atlantic
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72iS1.58623
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Pedro Medina-Rosas, Rebeca Granja-Fernández, Cristian Moisés Galván-Villa
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Massive aggregation of sea star Luidia bellonae (Paxillosida: Luidiidae) in Bahía de Banderas, Jalisco, Mexican Pacific
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72iS1.58787
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Andrea Bogantes-Retana, José Barquero-Jackson, Mario Vargas-Guerrero, Juan José Alvarado
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Variation of the diet of the sea urchin (Diadema mexicanum (Diadematoida: Diadematidae)) according to its size in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
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Marisa Garcés, Tamara Rubilar, Maximiliano Cledon, Cynthia Sequeiros
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Temporal dynamics of bacterial populations in recirculating aquaculture systems for sea urchin production
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José Leonardo Chacón-Monge, Juan Ignacio Abarca-Odio, Kaylen González-Sánchez
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Evaluating the reliability of DNA Barcoding for Central American Pacific shallow water echinoderms identification: a molecular taxonomy and database accuracy analysis
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Jimena Pía Fernández, Florencia Di Marco, Tamara Rubilar, Maximiliano Cledón, Ximena Gonzalez Pisani
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Effect of gamete aging on fertilization success of the sea urchin Arbacia dufresnii (Arbacioida: Arbaciidae)
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Alejandra Martinez-Melo, Carolina Martin-Cao Romero, Cristian Moisés Galván-Villa, Rosa Carmen Sotelo-Casas
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Analyzing morphometry among extant and extinct species: A case study of genus Agassizia (Spatangoida: Echinoidea)
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Iván Manuel Cuadros-Mendoza, Blanca Estela Buitrón-Sánchez, Francisco Javier Cuen-Romero, Miguel Ángel Torres-Martínez, Andrea Alejandra Caballero-Ochoa
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Invertebrates (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Cnidaria, Porifera) from the Carboniferous of Sierra Santa Teresa, Sonora, Mexico: Paleoecological and paleogeographic considerations
https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72iS1.58884
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Florencia Chaar, Tamara Rubilar, Augusto C. Crespi-Abril
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Does the righting behaviour effectively reflect stress in Arbacia dufresnii Arbacioida: Arbaciidae)?
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