Vol. 57 No. 1-2 (2009): Volume 57 – Regular number 1-2 – March-June 2009

MICROBIOLOGY

Nivia J. Ríos Carrera, Misael Chinchilla Carmon, Olga M. Guerrero, Alfredo Castro Castillo

13−22

The immunosuppressant effect of T. lewisi (Kinetoplastidae) infection on the multiplication of Toxoplasma gondii (Sarcocystidae) on alveolar and peritoneal macrophages of the white rat

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Jazzmin Arrivillaga, Patricia Salerno, Yadira Rangel

23−31

Asymmetric reproductive isolation between Lutzomyia pseudolongipalpis and Lutzomyia longipalpis (species C2), Neotropical vectors of visceral leishmaniasis (Diptera: Pshychodidae)

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Okogwu Okechukwu I., Ugwumba Alex O.

33−43

Cyanobacteria abundance and its relationship to water quality in the Mid-Cross River floodplain, Nigeria

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Carolina Marín, Cristian Fonseca, Sidey Arias, Irene Villegas, Andrea García, Hikaru Ishihara

45−52

Bacteriological load of the fishes Cynoscion squamipinnis and Lutjanus gutattus in the marketing chain, Costa Rica

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TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES

Gilberto Avalos, Miryam P. Damborsky, María E. Bar, Elena B. Oscherov, E. Porcel

339−351

Composition of the Araneae (Arachnida) fauna of the provincial Iberá Reserve, Corrientes, Argentina

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Adriana Troyo, Mayra E. Solano, Ólger Calderón Arguedas, Misael Chinchilla, Rónald Sánchez, Gustavo A. Gutiérrez Espeleta

353−360

Prevalence of fur mites (Acari: Atopomelidae) in non-human primates of Costa Rica

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Paulo Enrique C. Peixoto, Paulo De Marco Jr.

361−370

No size or density effect on alternative mate-locating tactics in the tropical damselfly Hetaerina rosea males (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

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Sebastian A. Pelizza, Claudia C. López Lastra, Arnaldo Maciá, Vilma Bisaro, Juan J. García

371−380

Effect of water quality in mosquito breeding sites on the pathogenicity and infectivity of zoo- spores from the fungus Leptolegnia chapmanii (Straminipila: Peronosporomycetes)

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TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES

Jay M. Savage, Federico Bolaños

381−386

An enigmatic frog of the genus Atelopus (Family Bufonidae) from Parque Nacional Chirripó, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica

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John L. Guittar, Fiona Dear, Christopher Vaughan

387−393

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao, Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) Nest Characteristics in the Osa Peninsula Conservation Area (ACOSA), Costa Rica

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Christopher Vaughan, Mark Bremer, Fiona Dear

395–400

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) (Psitaciformes: Psittacidae) Parental Nest Visitation in Costa Rica: Implications for Research and Conservation

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Alexis Cerezo, Chandler S. Robbins, Barbara Dowell

401–419

Modified habitat use by tropical forest dependent birds in the Caribbean region of Guatemala

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Jonathan A. Guzmán, Guillermo D’Elía, Juan Carlos Ortiz

421–432

Geographic variation of the fox Lycalopex culpaeus (Mammalia, Canidae) in Chile: taxonomic implications

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Juana Luis, Lorena Ramírez, Agustín Carmona, Guadalupe Ortiz, Jesús Delgado, René Cárdenas

421–439

Paternal behavior and testosterone plasma levels in the Volcano Mouse Neotomodon alstoni (Rodentia: Muridae)

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BOTANY

Xiao Tao Lü, Jian Wei Tang, Zhi Li Feng, Mai He Li

211–222

Diversity and aboveground biomass of lianas in the tropical seasonal rain forests of Xishuangbanna, SW China

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Ryoichi Doi, Senaratne Leelananda Ranamukhaarachchi

223–234

Soil dehydrogenase in a land degradation-rehabilitation gradient: observations from a savanna site with a wet/dry seasonal cycle

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Eddy Martínez Quesada

235–256

Relationship between antophyte foliar morphology and abiotic factors in the main rainforests of Eastern Cuba

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Eliane Ceccon, Patricia Hernández

257–269

Seed rain dynamics following disturbance exclusion in a secondary tropical dry forest in Morelos, Mexico

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Antonio Vera, Maritza Martínez, Yin Ayala, Sadieth Montes, Anderson González

271–281

Floristic and physiognomic characteristics of disturbed thorny xerophytic scrubland in Punta de Piedras, Miranda Municipality, Zulia State, Venezuela

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Juan Pablo Torretta, Alicia M. Basilio

283–292

Pollen dispersion and reproductive success of four tree species of a xerophytic forest from Argentina

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Denis Coelho de Oliveira, Rosy Mary dos Santos Isaias

293–302

Influence of leaflet age in anatomy and possible adaptive values of the midrib gall of Copaifera langsdorffii (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)

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José Luis Melandri, Narcisana Espinoza de Pernía

303–319

Wood anatomy of tribe Detarieae and comparison with tribe Caesalpinieae (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) in Venezuela

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Javier Ruiz, Douglas H. Boucher, Diego Ruiz Moreno, Cherryl Ingram Flóres

321–338

Recruitment dynamics of the tropical rainforest tree Dipteryx oleifera (Fabaceae) in eastern Nicaragua

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Eric Mellink, Mónica Riojas López

1–12

Waterbirds and human-related threats to their conservation in Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, México

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Maria del Carmen Alejo Plata, José Luis Gómez Márquez, Samuel Ramos Carrillo, Jorge Eduardo Herrera Galindo

63–78

Reproduction, diet and fishery of Octopus (Octopus) hubbsorum (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico

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Humberto Wright López, Oscar Holguín Quiñones, Francisco Arreguín Sánchez, Irene Roque Villada

53–61

Growth and mortality of the mother-of-pearl Pinctada mazatlanica in natural populations of the east coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Guoping Zhu, Liuxiong Xu, Yingqi Zhou, Xinjun Chen

79–88

Growth and mortality rates of bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus (Perciformes: Scombridae) in the central Atlantic Ocean

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Daniel Arceo Carranza, Ma. Eugenia Vega Cendejas

89–103

Spatial and temporal characterization of fish assemblages in a tropical coastal system influenced by freshwater inputs: northwestern Yucatan peninsula

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Edwis Bravo, Nora Eslava, Leo González

105–112

Growth and mortality of the fish Haemulon aurolineatum (Teleostei: Haemulidae) from Southwest of Margarita Island, Venezuela

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Xchel G. Moreno, L. Andrés Abitia, Araceli Favila, Francisco J. Gutiérrez, Devis S. Palacios

113–123

Trophic ecology of the fish Arothron meleagris (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from Los Frailes reef, Southern Baja California, Mexico

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Rosa L. Soto Rojas, Fernando Mejía Arana, J. A. Palacios, Kazuhito Hiramatsu

125–131

Reproduction and growth of the fish Lutjanus guttatus (Pisces: Lutjanidae) in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

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Jonathan Herrera Vásquez

133–139

Community structure of aquatic insects in the Esparza River, Costa Rica

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Ivette Liliana Torres Castro, María Eugenia Vega Cendejas, Juan Jacobo Schmitter Soto, Gerardo Palacio Aponte, Rocío Rodiles Hernández

141–157

Ichthyofauna of karstic wetlands under anthropic impact: the “petenes” of Campeche, Mexico

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Kemal Solak, Ali Alas, Muhittin Yılmaz, Ahmet Öktener

159–165

Biometry of the fishes Barbus plebejus and Barbus capito from Coruh Basin, Turkey

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P. A. Araoye

167–175

Physical factors and their influence on fish species composition in Asa Lake, Ilorin, Nigeria

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Gregory Ejikeme Odo, Nwani Christopher Didigwu, Joseph Effiong Eyo

177–186

The fish fauna of Anambra river basin, Nigeria: species abundance and morphometry

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Regina Sánchez Merino, Miriam Y. Fermín Benítez, Angélica Mendoza Estrada

187–194

Selectivity of zooplankton and trophic overlap between size Menidia humboldtiana fish (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) in the reservoir Danxhó, Mexico

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Michael Van Hulle, Christopher Vaughan

441–449

The Effect of Human Development on Mammal Populations of the Punta Leona Private Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica

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