Bamboo is a grass that belongs to the subfamily Bambusoideae and has approximately 1400 different species distributed in 116 genera. This plant has been widely used by humans as a source of food, shelter, clothing and ...

Archaea compose the third domain of life and are most notable for the ability of some to thrive in extreme environments, such environment is that of high salinity. This project focused on the culturable haloarchaeal diversity ...

A cave is defined as any natural area below the earth's surface that extends beyond the dark zone and is accessible to humans. Caves are considered extreme environments for life that provide resources to oligotrophic ...

Parvovirus B19 (B19) is a common human pathogen responsible for erythema infectiosum. Other disease manifestations include hydrops fetalis, transient aplastic crisis, arthropathy, and persistent infections in adults. B19 ...

Cordia bellonis Urb. is a rare and endemic shrub located in the Maricao and Río Abajo Commonwealth Forests. No individuals were registered in the Susúa forest. The species grows on serpentine and limestone soils, at edges ...

Invasive species are a major focus within conservation biology. The widely introduced cane toad, Rhinella marina, has gained particular interest in studies of effects of invasive species on native communities. In this study ...

Aerobiology is responsible for studying atmospheric biological particulate such as pollen and fungal spores. Dispersion of this particulate is widespread, so its capture can be difficult, and, for this reason, different ...

The Caribbean weevil genus Apodrosus Marshall, 1922 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Polydrusini Schoenherr) is revised, including a redescription of A. argentatus Wolcott, 1924 (Dominican Republic, Vieques Island, ...

Seasonal rains and the inflowof seawater into the Cabo Rojo salterns, Puerto Rico, induce changes in the concentration of dissolved salts. These environmental variations should have an effect in the composition and species ...

Collembolans are small hexapods characterized by the presence of a ventral tube and a jumping organ known as a furcula, for which they are called springtails. Although more than 700 species are recorded from the Neotropics, ...