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41. Gymnopodium toledense (Polygonaceae), a new species from Belize resolved by morphology and distance analyses of molecular data

Author:
Ancona, Juan José; Ortiz-díaz, Juan Javier; Tun-garrido, Juan; Ferrer, Miriam Monserrat; Esquivel, Juan Pablo Pinzón
Source:
Willdenowia 2018 v.48 no.3 pp. 433-441
ISSN:
1868-6397
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Polygonaceae; Willdenowia; flora; herbaria; internal transcribed spacers; leaves; new species; perianth; phytogeography; shrubs; trees; trichomes; tropical dry forests;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Gymnopodium floribundum Rolfe (Polygonaceae) is a shrub or a small tree inhabiting the tropical dry forests of Mesoamerica. A detailed examination of herbarium specimens for the taxonomic treatment of the genus for Flora Mesoamericana allowed us to find a gathering from Toledo, Belize that showed a different set of morphological characters from those of G. floribundum. We then carried out a morpho ...
DOI:
10.3372/wi.48.48313

42. Spatial and temporal interactions of free-ranging pacas (Cuniculus paca)

Author:
Harmsen, BartJ.; Wooldridge, RebeccaL.; Gutierrez, SaidM.; Doncaster, C.Patrick; Foster, RebeccaJ.
Source:
Mammal research 2018 v.63 no.2 pp. 161-172
ISSN:
2199-2401
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Neotropics; females; foraging; game animals; habitats; home range; landscapes; males; mating systems; polygamy; social behavior; surface water;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although the paca is the most frequently hunted game species throughout the Neotropics, its behavioral and ecological requirements remain poorly understood. Here, we describe ranging behavior, spatio-temporal intraspecific interactions, and cavity use within a mosaic landscape in Central Belize, based on radio-tracking of four males and two females. This study is the first to investigate social in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13364-017-0350-0

43. A New Species of Conceveiba (Euphorbiaceae) from Belize

Author:
McPherson, Gordon; Holst, Bruce K.
Source:
Novon 2016 v.24 no.4 pp. 369-372
ISSN:
1055-3177
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Euphorbiaceae; flowers; new species; stamens;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Conceveiba belizensis McPherson & B. Holst (Euphorbiaceae), a new species of Conceveiba Aubl., is described, differing notably from the similar C. guianensis Aubl. and C. rhytidocarpa Müll. Arg. in having staminate inflorescences unbranched (vs. paniculiform), staminate flowers with pedicels 4–9 mm long (vs. less than 2 mm) and staminodes much shorter than the stamens (vs. staminodes much longer t ...
DOI:
10.3417/2015030

44. A review on the occurrence of companion vector-borne diseases in pet animals in Latin America

Author:
Maggi, Ricardo G.; Krämer, Friederike
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2019 v.12 no.1 pp. 145
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Lyme disease; anaplasmosis; animal diseases; babesiosis; behavior change; biodiversity; cats; dirofilariasis; disease transmission; dogs; ehrlichiosis; heartworms; human health; islands; leishmaniasis; mycoplasmosis; pet ownership; pets; physicians; therapeutics; trypanosomiasis; veterinarians; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Caribbean; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Latin America; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Uruguay; Venezuela;     Show all 48 Subjects
Abstract:
... Companion vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are an important threat for pet life, but may also have an impact on human health, due to their often zoonotic character. The importance and awareness of CVBDs continuously increased during the last years. However, information on their occurrence is often limited in several parts of the world, which are often especially affected. Latin America (LATAM), a reg ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-019-3407-x

45. The Reestablishment of Bakerantha, and a New Genus in Hechtioideae (Bromeliaceae) in Megamexico, Mesoamerantha

Author:
Ramírez-Morillo, Ivón M.; Romero-Soler, Katya; Carnevali, Germán; Pinzón, Juan P.; Raigoza, N.; Hornung-Leoni, C.; Duno, R.; Tapia-Muñoz, J. L.
Source:
Harvard papers in botany 2018 v.23 no.2 pp. 301-312
ISSN:
1043-4534
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Bromeliaceae; Culicidae; basins; drainage; flowers; fruits; highlands; leaves; lowlands; new genus; phylogeny; plant ovary; El Salvador; Guatemala; Gulf of Mexico; Honduras; Nicaragua;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... The most recent phylogenetic analyses using molecular and morphological data of Hechtioideae revealed the presence of three well-supported, morphologically distinct clades related to each other as follows: (Hechtia tillandsioides complex [Hechtia guatemalensis complex (Hechtia s.s.)]). (1) H. tillandsioides complex is recognized here at the generic level (under the reestablished name Bakerantha), ...
DOI:
10.3100/hpib.v23iss2.2018.n15

46. Traditional medicines used by Q’eqchi’ Maya to treat diabetic symptoms and their antiglycation potential

Author:
Ferrier, J.; Saleem, A.; Carter Ramirez, A.; Liu, R.; Chen, E.; Pesek, T.; Cal, V.; Balick, M.; Arnason, J.T.
Source:
Journal of ethnopharmacology 2018 v.224 pp. 504-511
ISSN:
0378-8741
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Tynanthus; advanced glycation end products; chemical constituents of plants; diabetic complications; ethnobotany; inhibitory concentration 50; interviews; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; plant extracts; regression analysis; traditional medicine; verbascoside;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Because of the recent increase in type 2 diabetes and the need for complementary treatments in remote communities in many parts of the world, we undertook a study of treatments for diabetic symptoms used by traditional Q’eqchi’ Maya healers of Belize. We used quantitative ethnobotany to rank culturally important taxa and subsequent pharmacological and phytochemical studies to assess bioactivity.An ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2018.06.031

47. Ecosystem service analysis in marginal agricultural lands: A case study in Belize

Author:
Wells, Geoff J.; Stuart, Neil; Furley, Peter A.; Ryan, Casey M.
Source:
Ecosystem services 2018 v.32 pp. 70-77
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; agricultural land; case studies; conservation areas; ecosystem services; human population; inventories; issues and policy; land tenure; land use change; livelihood; models; planning; savannas; stakeholders;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Globally, marginal lands, or less favored areas (LFAs), cover significant areas with large human populations, yet are relegated in policy making due to their perceived low agricultural value and a lack of information about other ecosystem services (ES) they may provide. Here we applied a simple, inclusive and qualitative ES inventory and Bayesian Belief Network modelling approach to a neo-tropical ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.06.002

48. Behavioral and Physiological Responses of an Amphibious, Euryhaline Mangrove Fish to Acute Salinity Exposure

Author:
Sutton, A. O.; Turko, A. J.; McLaughlin, R. L.; Wright, P. A.
Source:
Copeia 2018 v.106 no.2 pp. 305-311
ISSN:
0045-8511
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Kryptolebias marmoratus; acute exposure; aquatic habitat; environmental factors; environmental impact; euryhaline species; fish; mangrove forests; metabolism; oxygen consumption; physiological response; salinity; selfing; spatial variation;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Amphibious fishes moving over land between aquatic habitats likely encounter abrupt changes in a number of environmental conditions, including salinity. This study characterized the 1) spatial heterogeneity in salinity in the mangrove forest habitat of the self-fertilizing, amphibious mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus), 2) metabolic cost and behavioral response to acute exposure to novel s ...
DOI:
10.1643/CP-17-665

49. The 2009–2016 Belize sea cucumber fishery: Resource use patterns, management strategies and socioeconomic impacts

Author:
Rogers, Arlenie; Hamel, Jean-François; Baker, Shirley M.; Mercier, Annie
Source:
Regional studies in marine science 2018 v.22 pp. 9-20
ISSN:
2352-4855
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Holothuria; Isostichopus; data collection; ecology; education; exports; fish; fisheries law; harvesting; income; interviews; market economy; overfishing; socioeconomic factors; viability; world markets; Guatemala;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... While sea cucumbers have been fished in Belizean waters for ∼20 years for trade through Guatemala and the local Asian market in Belize, harvesting for export to international markets only started with the establishment of the sea cucumber fishery regulations in 2009. The fishery included two main species, Holothuria mexicana and Isostichopus badionotus but only the former was legally managed by th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rsma.2018.05.003

50. Effect of the Topical Repellent para-Menthane-3,8-diol on Blood Feeding Behavior and Fecundity of the Dengue Virus Vector <i>Aedes aegypti</i>

Author:
Lee, Jugyeong; Choi, Diane B.; Liu, Fang; Grieco, John P.; Achee, Nicole L.
Source:
Insects 2018 v.9 no.2
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Aedes aegypti; Dengue virus; active ingredients; acute course; blood; blood meal; deet; dengue; ethanol; fecundity; females; hematophagy; life history; oviposition; population dynamics; probability; repellents; vector control;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Dengue fever is an acute disease caused by the dengue virus and transmitted primarily by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The current strategy for dengue prevention is vector control including the use of topical repellents to reduce mosquito biting. Although N,N-diethyl-m-methylbenzamide (DEET) is the most common active ingredient in topical repellent products, para-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD) is also used ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects9020060

51. Disassembly of Fragmented Bat Communities in Orange Walk District, Belize

Author:
Herrera, James P.; Duncan, Neil; Clare, Elizabeth; Fenton, M. Brock; Simmons, Nancy
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2018 v.20 no.1 pp. 147-159
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Chiroptera; community structure; deforestation; diet; dry forests; forest reserves; habitat fragmentation; nets (equipment); phylogeny; roosting behavior; species richness; traps; tropics;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The assembly, or disassembly, of ecological communities is thought to be driven by competition, environmental filtering, and dispersal limitation. These processes leave patterns in the functional, phylogenetic, and taxonomic diversity of communities. Bat communities in the tropics tend to have many species that are niche specialists with varying dispersal propensities. We investigated the effects ...
DOI:
10.3161/15081109ACC2018.20.1.011

52. Dichotomy of mangrove management: A review of research and policy in the Mesoamerican reef region

Author:
Canty, Steven W.J.; Preziosi, Richard F.; Rowntree, Jennifer K.
Source:
Ocean & coastal management 2018 v.157 pp. 40-49
ISSN:
0964-5691
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; coral reefs; aquaculture; ecoregions; managers; ecosystem services; mangrove forests; tropical forests; cutting; climate change; anthropogenic activities; stakeholders; issues and policy; conservation areas; governance; Honduras; Mexico; Guatemala;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mangroves are declining globally at faster rates than tropical forests and coral reefs, with primary threats including, aquaculture, agriculture and climate change. Mangroves provide ecosystem services to coastal communities of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, which comprise the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) ecoregion. Over the past two decades mangroves within the MAR have declined. Current esti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.02.011

53. Habitat use, activity patterns and human interactions with jaguars Panthera onca in southern Belize

Author:
Dobbins, Michael T.; Steinberg, Michael K.; Broadbent, Eben N.; Ryan, Sadie J.
Source:
Oryx 2018 v.52 no.2 pp. 276-281
ISSN:
1365-3008
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Panthera onca; attitudes and opinions; cameras; economic incentives; ecosystems; ecotourism; fearfulness; habitat preferences; humans; interviews; landscapes; livestock; solar radiation; streams; tourists; tropical forests; villages; wildlife;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Parts of southern Belize are designated as a corridor for the jaguar Panthera onca but the Maya region remains understudied. We therefore studied jaguar habitat use, activity patterns, and interactions with people in Blue Creek, a Maya village in a human-dominated tropical landscape in southern Belize. We used camera traps to detect jaguar presence, and interviews to assess local people's attitude ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0030605317000308

54. Ecological generalism facilitates the evolution of sociality in snapping shrimps

Author:
Brooks, Katherine C.; Maia, Rafael; Duffy, J. Emmett; Hultgren, Kristin M.; Rubenstein, Dustin R.
Source:
Ecology letters 2017 v.20 no.12 pp. 1516-1525
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; alloparental behavior; ecosystems; environmental factors; evolution; niches; shrimp; social behavior;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Evidence from insects and vertebrates suggests that cooperation may have enabled species to expand their niches, becoming ecological generalists and dominating the ecosystems in which they occur. Consistent with this idea, eusocial species of sponge‐dwelling Synalpheus shrimps from Belize are ecological generalists with a broader host breadth and higher abundance than non‐eusocial species. We eval ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.12857

55. A new species of Chionoloma (Pottiaceae) from Central and South America with a key to Neotropical species of the genus

Author:
Alonso, Marta; Jiménez, Juan A.; Cano, María J.
Source:
TheBryologist 2017 v.120 no.3 pp. 340-346
ISSN:
0007-2745
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; Pottiaceae; leaves; light microscopes; new species; photographs; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Panama; Peru; Venezuela;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... A new species of Chionoloma Dixon, C. fractum M.Alonso, M.J.Cano & J.A.Jiménez, is described from Central and South America (Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela). The species is distinguished morphologically by lanceolate or linear leaves, with apices usually broken, leaf margins strongly sinuous, basal marginal cells forming a V-shaped pattern, dorsal ...
DOI:
10.1639/0007-2745-120.3.340

56. Challenges using extrapolated family-level macroinvertebrate metrics in moderately disturbed tropical streams: a case-study from Belize

Author:
Carrie, Rachael; Dobson, Michael; Barlow, Jos
Source:
Hydrobiologia 2017 v.794 no.1 pp. 257-271
ISSN:
0018-8158
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; macroinvertebrates; taxonomy; water quality; streams; watersheds; pollution; environmental impact; Neotropics; developed countries; forests;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Family-level biotic metrics were originally designed to rapidly assess gross organic pollution effects, but came to be regarded as general measures of stream degradation. Improvements in water quality in developed countries have reignited debate about the limitations of family-level taxonomy to detect subtle change, and is resulting in a shift back towards generic and species-level analysis to ass ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10750-017-3100-z

57. The Marco Gonzalez Maya site, Ambergris Caye, Belize: Assessing the impact of human activities by examining diachronic processes at the local scale

Author:
Graham, Elizabeth; Macphail, Richard; Turner, Simon; Crowther, John; Stegemann, Julia; Arroyo-Kalin, Manuel; Duncan, Lindsay; Whittet, Richard; Rosique, Cristina; Austin, Phillip
Source:
Quaternary international 2017 v.437 pp. 115-142
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; anthropogenic activities; coasts; color; environmental impact; humans; life cycle assessment; models; soil; vegetation; weathering;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Research at the Maya archaeological site of Marco Gonzalez on Ambergris Caye in Belize is socio-ecological because human activities have been a factor in the formation and fluctuation of the local marine and terrestrial environments over time. The site is one of many on Belize's coast and cayes that exhibit anomalous vegetation and dark-coloured soils. These soils, although sought for cultivation, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.079

58. Using spatial metrics and surveys for the assessment of trans-boundary deforestation in protected areas of the Maya Mountain Massif: Belize-Guatemala border

Author:
Chicas, S.D.; Omine, K.; Ford, J.B.; Sugimura, K.; Yoshida, K.
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2017 v.187 pp. 320-329
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; conservation areas; deforestation; forest reserves; forests; humans; national parks; rivers; stakeholders; surveys; Colombia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Understanding the trans-boundary deforestation history and patterns in protected areas along the Belize-Guatemala border is of regional and global importance. To assess deforestation history and patterns in our study area along a section of the Belize-Guatemala border, we incorporated multi-temporal deforestation rate analysis and spatial metrics with survey results. This multi-faceted approach pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.063

59. A comprehensive test of the Locally-Adaptive Model of Archaeological Potential (LAMAP)

Author:
Carleton, W. Christopher; Cheong, Kong F.; Savage, Dan; Barry, Jack; Conolly, James; Iannone, Gyles
Source:
Journal of archaeological science: Reports 2017 v.11 pp. 59-68
ISSN:
2352-409X
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; archaeology; humans; land use; landscapes; models; prediction; remote sensing; surveys; vegetation;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Extensive archaeological surveys are critical for understanding past human-landscape interaction, but they are frequently impeded by access difficulties, rugged terrain, or obscurant vegetation. These challenges can make extensive surveys prohibitively costly and time-consuming. Consequently, many archaeologists are interested in predictive techniques—i.e., methods that can estimate the potential ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.11.027

60. Redescription and first record in South America of Neogriphoneura timida Curran (Diptera, Lauxaniidae)

Author:
Mello, Ramon Luciano; Mahlmann, Thiago; Silva, Vera Cristina
Source:
Revista Brasileira de entomologia 2017 v.61 no.1 pp. 1-5
ISSN:
0085-5626
Subject:
Belize,   etc   ; redescriptions; spermatheca; males; Lauxaniidae; sexual selection; females; Honduras; Trinidad and Tobago; Brazil; Mexico; Colombia;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The genus Neogriphoneura Malloch, 1924 is currently composed of 11 species with New World distribution. Neogriphoneura timida Curran, 1942 is recorded for the first time in South America, with occurrences in Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago; and new Central American records are presented: Belize, Honduras and Mexico. Here we redescribe the species and present, for the first time, illustrat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rbe.2016.10.001