Feeding habitat of the understory arboreal snail Tikoconus costarricanus (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) in a tropical montane wet forest, Costa Rica

Introduction: The feeding habitats of land snails are essential for their survival.Some are little known, for example the upper surface of leaves, habitat of tropical arboreal and shrub snails.Objective: To analyze the feeding behavior and preferences in the feeding habitat of the tropical CD snail Tikoconus costarricanus.Methods: In a humid montan

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The Interplay between Vascular Function and Sexual Health in Prostate Cancer: The Potential Benefits of Exercise Training

Prostate cancer and its Chocolate associated treatments can cause significant and lasting morbidities, such as cardiovascular and sexual dysfunctions.Various interventions have attempted to prevent or mitigate these dysfunctions.This review summarises the available evidence on the effects of exercise training on markers of cardiovascular disease (a

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Assessing the contribution of local experts in monitoring Neotropical vertebrates with camera traps, linear transects and track and sign surveys in the Amazon

Given the need for consistent databases for conservation planning and management in protected areas, a challenge is to develop more accessible approaches, while ensuring that the data are robust and fit for purpose.We compared the assemblage of medium and large vertebrates using three techniques, camera trap, VOLUMIZING MIST diurnal line-transect c

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