Vol. 55 (2)
June / Junio 2007
CONTENTS / CONTENIDOS
Forum / Foro
Jaime E. García G.
Genetically modified crops: promises and good intentions are not enough (refutation to Espinoza et al.
2004, Rev. Biol. Trop. 52 (3): 727-732). [Spanish]
Microbiology / Microbiología
César-Alonso Cerdas-Quesada & Axel P. Retana-Salazar
Characterization and phylogenetic relationships of strains of Dengue type 1 virus from Costa Rica
Rebeca Mora, Jorge E. Ibarra & Ana M. Espinoza
A reliable bioassay procedure to evaluate per os toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains against the rice
delphacid, Tagosodes orizicolus (Homoptera: Delphacidae)
Grettel Chanto, Norman Rojas, Adrián Ching, Ronald Zúñiga, Edith Castro, Sonia Chaverri,
Angelina Asenjo & Elena Campos
Prevalence of serum antibodies for the bacterium Brucella sp. in a tropical human population. [Spanish]
Narayanasamy Rajendran & Kandasamy Kathiresan
Microbial flora associated with submerged mangrove leaf litter in India
Adrián Pinto-Tomás, Lorena Uribe-Lorío, John Blanco, Gustavo Fontecha, César Rodríguez,
Marielos Mora, Daniel Janzen, Felipe Chavarría, Joel Díaz & Ana Sittenfeld
Enzymatic activities of bacteria isolated from the digestive tract of caterpillars and the pupal content of
Automeris zugana and Rothschildia lebeau (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). [Spanish]
Adeoye, G.O. & O.O. Ogunbanwo
Helminth parasites of the African lizard Agama agama (Squamata: Agamidae), in Lagos, Nigeria
Marine Ecosystems / Ecosistemas Marinos
Jaime Palter, Sandra León Coto & Daniel Ballestero
The distribution of nutrients, dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll a in the upper Gulf of Nicoya, Costa
Rica, a tropical estuary
Pragnya Sahoo, Satyanarayan Jena, Suprava Mohanty & Anath Bandhu Das
Molecular phylogenetic relationships among four species of the mangrove tree genus Bruguiera
(Rhizophoraceae), as revealed by chromosome and RAPD markers
Gladys Margarita Lugioyo, Sandra Loza & Paulo C. Abreu
Biomass distribution of heterotrophic and autotrophic microorganisms of the photic layer in
Cuban southern oceanic waters
Fernando Gómez
Synonymy and biogeography of the dinoflagellate genus Histioneis (Dinophysiales:
Dinophyceae)
Manuel Ortíz, Alberto Martín & Yusbelly J. Díaz
Checklist and references of the Amphipod Crustaceans (Gammaridea) from tropical western
Atlantic. [Spanish]
Aida Hernández-Zanuy, Alida García-Cagide, Nilda Borrero & José Luis Carballo
Diet of the ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata (Ascidiacea: Perophoridae) in two mangrove areas
of Cuba. [Spanish]
Daniel Torruco, Ernesto A. Chávez & Alicia González
Spatio-temporal variation of the structural organization of demersal communities in the
Southwestern Gulf of Mexico
Rodolfo Claro, Karel Cantelar, Fabián Pina Amargós & Juan P. García-Arteaga
Changes in fish communities of coral reefs at Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago, Cuba. [Spanish]
Priscilla Cubero-Pardo
Distribution and environmental conditions related to the behavior in the bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus) and the spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in
Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. [Spanish]
Freshwater Ecosystems / Ecosistemas Dulceacuícolas
Alejandra Rumi, Diego E. Gutiérrez Gregoric & M. Andrea Roche
Growth rate fitting using the von Bertalanffy model: analysis of natural populations of
Drepanotrema spp. snails (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)
Alma Estrella García-Morales & Manuel Elías-Gutiérrez
The Rotifer fauna of Guatemala and Belize: survey and biogeographical affinities
Yimmy Montoya M. & John J. Ramírez R.
Variation in the structure of the periphytic community that colonizes artificial substrata in the
Medellín river (Colombia). [Spanish]
O.O. Komolafe & G.A.O. Arawomo
Reproductive strategy of Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae) in Opa reservoir, Ile-Ife,
Nigeria
Patricia Trujillo-Jiménez & Héctor Toledo Beto
Diet of the tropical freshwater fish Heterandria bimaculata (Haeckel) and Poecilia sphenops
Valenciennes (Cyprinidontiformes: Poeciliidae). [Spanish]
Elvia Margarita Zamora-Orozco, Roberto Carmona & Georgina Brabata
Distribution of aquatic birds in oxidation lagoons of La Paz city in South Baja California,
Mexico. [Spanish]
Entomology / Entomología
Axel P. Retana-Salazar & Gerardo A. Soto-Rodríguez
Taxonomic revision of the Haplothrips-Karnyothrips group (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). [Spanish]
Jaime Pizarro-Araya, Viviane Jerez & Jorge Cepeda-Pizarro
Reproduction and ultrastructure of egg and first instar larvae of Gyriosomus kingi (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from the desert of Atacama. [Spanish]
Jack F. García-Perez, Leonardo A. Ospina-López, Francisco A. Villa-Navarro & Gladys
Reinoso-Flórez
Diversity and distribution of Satyrinae butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Coello
river basin, Colombia. [Spanish]
Enrique H. Weir L., Williams Contreras & Karine Gil de Weir
Biological control of Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in sugarcane crops in Central
Venezuela
Marcela A. Rodríguez & A.O. Angulo
Egg, first larval stage and female genitalia of the moth Chabuata castanea (Lepidoptera:
Noctuidae). [Spanish]
Luis Ricardo Murillo-Hiller
A method to identify the three cryptic species of Protesilaus, (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from
southern Brazil, based on genital morphology. [Spanish]
Pablo M. Dellapé & Diego L. Carpintero
Cuscohoplininus pagoreni: a new genus and species of Hoplinini stilt bug from Peru
(Heteroptera: Berytidae)
Juan Carlos Di Trani de la Hoz
Bee (Apis mellifera, Hymenoptera: Apoidea) visitation to cantaloupe Cucumis melo
(Cucurbitaceae) flowers in Panama. [Spanish]
Terrestrial Organisms / Organismos Terrestres
Marcela Franco, Giovany Guevara, Neftali Mesa & Gloria Urueña
Hardening of the national flower of Colombia, the threatened Cattleya trianae (Orchidaceae),
from in vitro culture with previous invigoration phase
Patricio Vargas-Almonacid & José R. Stuardo
Two new genera of land snails (Stylommatophora: Arionacea) from Chile. [Spanish]
Jorge E. Morales-Mávil, Richard C. Vogt & Héctor Gadsden-Esparza
Displacements of the green iguana (Iguana iguana) (Squamata: Iguanidae) during the dry season
in La Palma, Veracruz, Mexico. [Spanish]
Akinsola I. Akinpelu & Adebowale Areo
The snakes of Osun Grove: a World Heritage Site in Osogbo, Nigeria
Manuel Ruiz-García, Ettore Randi, María Martínez-Agüero & Diana Alvarez
Phylogenetic relationships among Neotropical deer genera (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) by means of
DNAmt sequences and microsatellite markers. [Spanish]
Book Review / Reseña de Libro
Gerardo Avalos
Kapelle, M. & S.P. Horn. 2005. Páramos de Costa Rica
Errata
Rubén C. Montes Pérez & Elsy A. Cabrera Baz
Ovarian activity of Agouti paca (Rodentia: Agoutidae) under captivity
