Vol. 53 No. 3-4 (2005): Volume 53 - Regular number 3-4 – September-December 2005

BIOMEDICINE

Warner Alpízar-Alpízar, Rafaela Sierra, Patricia Cuenca, Clas Une, Fernando Mena, Guillermo Ignacio Pérez-Pérez

317–324

Association of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism to gastric cancer risk in a hight risk population of Costa Rica

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ECOLOGY

Jiudith Cordero, Miguel Guevara, Ever Morales, César Lodeiros

325–330

Efect of heavy metals on the growth of the tropical microalga Tetrasermis chuii (Prasinophyceae)

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Miguel Guevara, César Lodeiros, Olga Gómez, Nathalie Lemus, Paulino Núñez, Lolymar Romero, Aléikar Vázquez, Néstor Rosales

331–337

Carotenogenesis of five strains of the algae Dunaliellasp. (Chlorophyceae) isolated from Venezuelan hypersaline lagoons.

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Sara Lucía Camargo-Ricalde, Manuel Esperón-Rodríguez

339–352

Effect of the spatial and seasonal soil heterogeneity over arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore abundance in the semi-arid valley of Tehuacán-Cuicatlán, Mexico.

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José Luis Martínez-Sánchez

353–359

Nitrogen and phosphorus resorption in a neotropical rain forest of a nutrient-rich soil

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Allan Meneses, Dora Flores, Miguel Muñoz, Griselda Arrieta, Ana M Espinoza

361–368

Effect of 2,4-D, hydric stress and light on indica rice (Oryza sativa) somatic embryogenesis

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Flávia Freitas Coelho, Liene Deboni, Frederico Santos Lopes

369–376

Density-dependent reproductive and vegetative allocation in the aquatic plant Pistia stratiotes (Araceae)

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Ignacio M Barberis, Juan Pablo Lewis

377–385

Heterogeneity of terrestrial bromeliad colonies and regeneration of Acacia praecox (Fabaceae) in a humid-subtropical-Chaco forest, Argentina

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Dalia Sánchez Merlos, Celia A Harvey, Alfredo Grijalva, Arnulfo Medina, Blas Hernández, Sergio Vílchez

387–414

Vegetation diversity, composition and structure in a cattle agro-landscape of Matiguás, Nicaragua.

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Luis José Lemus-Jiménez, Nelson Ramírez

415–430

Breeding systems of the Paraguaná coastal plain plants, Venezuela

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Carlos Chaverri, José F. Cicció

431–436

Essential oil of trees of the genus Ocotea (Lauraceae) in Costa Rica. I. Ocotea brenesii

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TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES

Misael Chinchilla Carmona, Olga Guerrero Bermúdez, Gustavo A. Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Ronald Sánchez Porras, Beatriz Rodríguez Ortiz

437–445

Intestinal parasites in howler monkeys Alouatta palliata (Primates: Cebidae) of Costa Rica

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Teresita Maldonado-Montiel, Leticia G Rodríguez-Canché

447–454

Biomass production and nutritional value of Artemia sp. (Anostraca: Artemiidae) in Campeche, México

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Patrick Hunauld, Anibal Vélez, Noris Jordan, John H Himmelman, Francisco Morales, Luis Freites, César J Lodeiros

455–461

Contribution of food availability to the more rapid growth of the scallop, Euvola ziczac (Pteroida, Pectinidae) in bottom than in suspended culture

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José J. Alió, Luis A. Marcano, Douglas E Altuve

463–474

Fishery and biometrics of genus Calappa crabs (Brachyura: Calappidae) in northeastern Venezuela.

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María Estela de León, Juana López Martínez, Daniel Lluch Cota, Sergio Hernández Vázquez, Rafael Puga

475–486

Decadal variability in growth of the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus (Decapoda: Paniluridae) in Cuban waters

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M Alma Solis, Donald R Davis, Kenji Nishida

487–501

Life history and systematics of Albusambia elaphoglossumae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A new genus and species of musotimine with leaf-mining biology from Costa Rica

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AQUATIC VERTEBRATES

Verónica del Río, Aidé Velásquez, Tomas Cabrera, Jesús Rosas

503–513

Development of the tropical fish Xenomelaniris brasiliensis (Pisces: Atherinidae) from embryo to larva and time to metamorphosis

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B Peña-Mendoza, J L. Gómez-Márquez, I H Salgado-Ugarte, D Ramírez-Noguera

515–522

Reproductive biology of Oreochromis niloticus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) at Emiliano Zapata dam, Morelos, Mexico

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Mario Espinoza, Eva Salas

523–536

Structure of reef fish communities in Catalinas Islands and Ocotal beach, North Pacific of Costa Rica

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César Román-Valencia, Raquel I Ruiz C., Ramiro Barriga

537–544

A new Ecuadorian species of the Andean fish genus Grundulus (Characiformes: Characidae).

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José A. Coppo, Norma B Mussart, Santiago A. Fioranelli

545–559

Blood and urine physiological values in farm-cultured Rana catesbeiana (Anura: Ranidae) in Argentina

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Heinz Hoffmann

561–568

The Tadpoles of Hyla rufitela(Anura: Hylidae)

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Rebeca Acosta, Rosa Vera Mesones, Alejandro Núñez

569–575

Anuran fauna from Salta City, Argentina

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Knut Eisermann, Ulrich Schulz

577–594

Birds of a high-altitude cloud forest in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

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Lenin Oviedo

595–600

Sighting frequency and relative abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the northeast coast of Margarita Island and Los Frailes Archipelago, Venezuela

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Errata

Salvador Hernández Vázquez

601–602

Aves acuáticas de la Laguna de Agua Dulce y el Estero El Ermitaño, Jalisco, México

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María Catalina Reyes-Nivia, Jaime Garzón-Ferreira, Alberto Rodríguez-Ramírez

603

Depredación de coral vivo por peces en el Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Caribe colombiano

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