Publications by authors named "Clarita Rodriguez-Soto"

During the last century, the coyote (Canis latrans) has increased its distribution in Central America. Before the 1980s, it had not been recorded in Panama. New records show that coyotes have crossed the Panama Canal, indicating that continues to expand; therefore, there is a possibility that it will reach northern South America.

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  • Keeping biodiversity strong is important for people's health and happiness.
  • A group of scientists met in Palenque, Mexico, in 2018 to talk about how to study biodiversity and its effects on humans in a changing environment.
  • They came up with five main questions about gathering data, combining different types of knowledge, and improving research methods to better understand nature and how to manage it.
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Species conservation and their management depend on the availability of their population behavior and changes in time. This way, population studies include aspects such as species abundance and activity pattern, among others, with the advantage that nowadays new technologies can be applied, in addition to common methods. In this study, we used camera-traps to obtain the index of relative abundance and to establish activity pattern of medium and large mammals in Sierra Nanchititla, Mexico.

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