Discovery of a Parasitoid and a Predator of Bat Flies (Diptera: Streblidae) at La Selva, Costa Rica

Biotropica ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 789-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floyd W. Shockley ◽  
Kevin L. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
La Selva ◽  
Bat Flies

scholarly journals Estimation of tropical forest height and biomass dynamics using lidar remote sensing at La Selva, Costa Rica

2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (G2) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
R. O. Dubayah ◽  
S. L. Sheldon ◽  
D. B. Clark ◽  
M. A. Hofton ◽  
J. B. Blair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
La Selva ◽  
Forest Height ◽  
Biomass Dynamics

scholarly journals COMUNICACIÓN Morfometría foliar y clorofila de Piper reticulatum (Piperaceae) en luz y sombra en la Estación Biológica La Selva, Costa Rica

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-258
Author(s):  
Sergio A. Villegas-Retana ◽  
María Chavarría-Soto
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
La Selva

 Las plantas tropicales presentan gran variedad en su morfología y fisiología para captar luz dentro del bosque. Piper reticulatum es un pequeño árbol con la capacidad vivir en condicionesde luz y sombra. En este trabajo se comparó algunos parámetros foliares en condicionesde luz y sombra en P. reticulatum. Se tomaron 50 hojas maduras al azar de diferentes individuos, 25 por cada tipo de hábitat, a cada una se le determinó el área foliar específica, grosor, forma de la hoja y cantidad de clorofila. Se determinó que existe diferencia significativa entre las plantas a la luz y a la sombra en el área foliar específica, grosor, forma y cantidad de clorofila de la hoja. Las plantas a la luz presentaron valores más altos en la forma de la hoja y grosor y las plantas a la sombra presentaron valores más altos de área foliar específica y clorofila. Los resultados indican que P. reticulatum presenta una gran plasticidad en cuanto a la forma de las hojas lo cual mejora su rendimiento y le permite competir mejor con otras especies.

scholarly journals Líquenes folícolas de la Estación Biológica La Selva, Costa Rica: Inveritiuio, comunidades y comparación florística de tipos de vegetación

1969 ◽  
pp. 287-308
Author(s):  
Robert Lücking
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Forest Understory ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Lowland Rain Forest ◽  
La Selva ◽  
Foliicolous Lichens ◽  
Anthropogenic Vegetation ◽  
Light Gaps ◽  
Made In

A total of 28 0 foliicolous lichens and 1 2 Jichenicolous fungi was found in an inventory made in the lowland rain forest at La Selva Bi010gical Station, Costa Rica. ll1e species composition reflects 50 % of the world's diversity of foliicolous lichens and i5 representative for neotropical lowland rain forests. The most common specíes are Gyalectidium filicinum, :-,'poropodium leprieuríi, Trieharia vainloi, Porina epiphylla. Phyllophiale alba, Trichotheliuní epiphyllwll. Mazosia phyllosema, Tricharia ureeolata. and Arthonia leptosperma. Many species show distinct microsite preferences: (1) Characteristic of the shady Ullderstory, inc1uding Arthoniaceae, Opegraphaceae, Pilocarpaceae, and Trichotbeliaoeae; (2) characteristic oflíght gaps, .incJuding Gomphillaceae and Ectolechiaceae; (3) characteristic of the canopy, incJuding Asterothyriaceae and Gomphil1ace.ae. Only few species exhibit preferences towards oertainleaf types, either dicoty1edoneous oc palm lea ves. The microsite preferences agree with earlier established indices, except for a few species for which modified índices are proposed, Communities resulting f'l-om tbese preferences are illustraíed by clustering of phorophytes and associatiol1s oí foliicolous ·lichens. The . three principal associatiol1s correspood to the shady understory,- light gaps and the canopy, whereas two subassociations reflect subtJe phorophyte preferences, Species diversity and compositiona.re strongly affected by the degreeof disturbanceofvegetation typesatLa Selva. Diversity i8 highest in the primary forest and lowest in young successíonal stages.The foliicolons lishen flora of open,anthropogenic vegetatíon resembles that oí l¡ght gaps. 01' fue canopy in the primary forest, while species characteristíc of the forest understory disappear.

Telebasis rojinegra (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) sp. nov. from Costa Rica

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4755 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-138
Author(s):  
WILLIAM A. HABER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
South America ◽  
La Selva ◽  
Biological Station ◽  
La Selva Biological Station ◽  
The Caribbean

Telebasis rojinegra sp. nov. was recorded from ponds at La Selva Biological Station and three other sites in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica. The new species appears closely related to T. boomsmae Garrison, 1994 recorded from Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica, T. collopistes Calvert, 1902 ranging from Mexico to Honduras, and T. garrisoni Bick & Bick, 1995 from South America, but differs in having straighter and more elongate paraprocts and a half black pattern on the rear of the head. The female mesostigmal plates are also distinct from the above species. Telebasis rojinegra was active on the water primarily during afternoon hours. 

Seasonal variation of tropical precipitation chemistry: La Selva, Costa Rica

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (23) ◽  
pp. 3903-3910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara J. Eklund ◽  
William H. McDowell ◽  
Catherine M. Pringle
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Precipitation Chemistry ◽  
La Selva ◽  
Tropical Precipitation

scholarly journals The beetle family Carabidae of Costa Rica: The genera of the Cryptobatida group of subtribe Agrina, tribe Lebiini, with new species and notes on their way of life (Insecta: Coleoptera)

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 662 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
TERRY L. ERWIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tropical Trees ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
La Selva ◽  
M 10 ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Hidalgo County

Eight genera and eighteen species of the Cryptobatida group of subtribe Agrina, Lebiini, living in Costa Rica are diagnosed, described, illustrated or referenced and new species assigned to inclusive genera. Occurrences of some taxa outside of Costa Rica are also reported, these ranging from Texas to Argentina. Subtribe Agrina consists of those species formerly included in the Subtribe Calleidina. Four new species of Aspasiola Chaudoir 1877 are described: A. bonita Erwin, n. sp. (COSTA RICA. PUNTARENAS, Peninsula de Osa, P.N. Corcovado, Estaci n Sirena, 0 100 m, 08 28' 0 N, 083 35' 0 W, LS270500, 508300), A. osa Erwin, n. sp. (COSTA RICA. PUNTARENAS, Peninsula de Osa, P.N. Corcovado, Estaci n Sirena, upper Ollas Trail, 30 150 m, 08 29' 00 N, 083 34' 39 W), A. selva Erwin, n. sp. (COSTA RICA. HEREDIA, Estaci n Biol gica La Selva, 3.0 km S Puerto Viejo, Finca La Selva, 50 150 m, 10 25' 55 N, 084 00' 32 W, LN535500, 268000), A. steineri Erwin n. sp. (COSTA RICA. HEREDIA, Estaci n Biol gica La Selva, 3.0 km S Puerto Viejo, Finca La Selva, 50 150 m, 10 25' 55 N, 084 00' 32 W, LN535500, 268000). Two new species of Hyboptera Chaudoir 1872 are described: H. apollonia Erwin n. sp. (PANAM , COL N, Porto Bello, 113 m, 09 33' 0 N, 079 39' 0 W), H. auxiliadora Erwin n. sp. (USA. TEXAS, Hidalgo County, Mission; Bentsen State Park, 26 10' 22" N, 098 22' 56" W). Alkestis Liebke 1939 is a nomen dubium and possible junior synonym of Lelis Chaudoir 1869. Aspasiola rutilans ignea Bates 1883 is changed to full species, Aspasiola ignea Bates new status. Pseudolebia Basilewsky 1942 is NOT a synonym of Onota Chaudoir 1872. Pseudometabletus Liebke 1930 is a junior synonym of Cylindronotum Putzeys 1846. Pseudotoglossa rufitarsis nigrescens Mateu 1961:177 is a junior synonym of Pseudotoglossa terminalis (Chaudoir). An identification key is provided to the genera of the Cryptobatida Group and additional keys are provided for those genera with more than one species occurring in Costa Rica. Distribution data is provided for all species including their known occurrence outside of Costa Rica in adjacent Panam and Nicaragua, and other countries. Adults of species of Aspasiola, Cryptobatis, Otoglossa and Hyboptera are known to occur on shelf fungi on rotting logs and have also been fogged from the canopy of tropical trees (which probably contained shelf fungi on dead branches); adults of species of Cylindronotum, Onota, Pseudotoglossa, Valeriaaschero have also been fogged from the canopy of tropical trees and likely adults of Onota and Pseudotoglossa collected from rotten logs were associated with fungi.

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