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Elisa Paulina Zaragoza-Quintana,Nallely Verónica Rodríguez-Santiago,Silvia F. Hernández-Betancourt,Livia Socorro León-Paniagua,María Cristina MacSwiney G.

Introduction: Rodents influence the processes of succession and regeneration in tropical forests, functioning as important dispersers and predators of seeds and plants.  In this study, we describe aspects of the population structure and dyn... see more

Miguel Rodríguez-Ramírez,Jose Manuel Mora

The rutting season of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is seasonal in North America, but in tropical latitudes it occurs year-round with peaks locally variable. Reproductive cycle of this species in Costa Rica is variable, clearly seasonal i... see more

Isabela Vivas-Toro,Julián Alexander Mendivil-Nieto

Insectivorous bats represent more than half of all the Chiropterans of the world.  Although they are important stabilizers of insect populations within their habitat due to their feeding habits, just few studies have been focused on the diet of insul... see more

Theresa M. Laverty,Kathryn E. Stoner

The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is a partially migratory, nectarivorous species that exhibits reproductive asynchrony across its range.  Both migratory and resident populations of sexually active males of L. yerbabuenae may form... see more

Fredy A. Falconi-Briones,Eduardo J. Naranjo,Rafael Reyna-Hurtado,Manuel Spínola,Paula Enríquez-Rocha,Rodrigo A. Medellín

Baird’s tapir (Tapirella bairdii), white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), and collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) sympatrically occur in the Lacandon Forest of Chiapas, México.  These species contribute to maintain ecosystem dynamics through herbivor... see more

Gloria Tapia-Ramírez,Consuelo Lorenzo,Arturo Carrillo-Reyes,Darío Navarrete,Óscar Retana

Urbanization implies the loss of biodiversity and promotes the extirpation of local flora and fauna.  It favors habitat fragmentation and the establishment and increase of non-native species and, eventually, the homogenization of the landscape. ... see more

Marcione Brito de Oliveira,Cecília Bueno

Roads and highways can work as barriers to the movement of many species, thereby preventing the individuals from accessing feeding and reproduction sites and the immediate risk of colliding wild species with vehicles.  Identifying the impacts of road... see more

María Fernanda Jaramillo,Manuel Ruiz-García

 Carnivores are extremely important in ecosystem dynamics.  Coatis (Procyonidae) are a group of Neotropical species with highly developed social behavior.  One coati species is the Central American or white-nosed coati (Nasua narica). ... see more

Alicia Andrea Ortega-Padilla,Juan Pablo Gallo-Reynoso,Verónica Farías-González,Javier Enrique Sosa-Escalante,Silvia Hernández-Betancourt,Gloria Ponce-García,Tania Elizabeth Quintana-Salvador

En el Estado de Yucatán los registros de nutria neotropical (Lontra longicaudis annectens) son insuficientes para determinar si existen diferentes tipos de hábitat para la especie, su estatus de conservación y los riesgos potenciales que enfrenta.  N... see more

Ana Cristel Lara-Nuñez,José Antonio Guerrero,Areli Rizo-Aguilar

Anthropogenic noise interferes with the acoustic signals of various wildlife species.  For bats that use echolocation, noise can mask the information received in the echo.  The effect of anthropogenic noise on the time and frequency components o... see more

Rodolfo Rodríguez-Ruiz,Alejandro Juárez-Agis,Silberio García Sánchez,Branly Olivier Salome,Víctor Hugo Reza Galicia

The Pacific region, one of the most disturbed areas in México, is home to the pygmy spotted skunk (Spilogale pygmaea), a local endemic species and one of the smallest carnivores in the world.  This small carnivore is currently listed as a species sub... see more