Daniel Murcia-Moreno

Predator Loss Drives Functional Shifts in Termite‐Mediated Wood Decomposition in Tropical Forests

Dumas Gálvez, Daniel Murcia-Moreno, Roderick Valdés

Termites play a critical role in wood decomposition and nutrient cycling in tropical forests, yet the ecological consequences of predator loss on termite-driven processes remain poorly understood. Here, we examined how the absence of the Northern Tamandua, a specialized termite predator, affects …

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tortuga laúd (Dermochelys Coriacea) un gigante del pacífico de Panamá en peligro

Eric E. Flores, Daniel Murcia-Moreno, Joelbin De La Cruz

La tortuga Laúd es la tortuga marina más grande, y se distingue por su caparazón blando. Su dieta principal consiste en medusas y zooplancton, lo que las hace vulnerables a la ingestión de plástico. Las poblaciones de tortuga Laúd enfrentan amenazas significativas, …

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Introduced Spiders in Panama: Species Distributions and New Records

Daniel Murcia-Moreno, Dumas Gálvez

Biological invasions occur when organisms are moved from their native range and introduced into new areas, where they can spread and become a potential risk for native organisms. Invasive species are well recorded for vertebrates, plants and a number of invertebrates. A …

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PRIMERA CONTRIBUCIÓN A LA DIVERSIDAD HERPETOLÓGICA DE LA RESERVA ECOLÓGICA PANAMAES, LOS SANTOS, PANAMÁ

Mario Urriola, Angel Romero‐Marcucci, Macario González‐Pinzón, Daniel Murcia-Moreno et autres

Se realizaron monitoreos en transectos dentro de la Reserva Ecológica Panamaes, ubicada en la provincia de Los Santos, Distrito de Pedasí. Los monitoreos se llevaron a cabo de noviembre de 2021 a junio de 2022, abarcando las estaciones seca y lluviosa. Se …

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Daily activity patterns in agoutis (Dasyprocta spp) in response to relaxed predation

Dumas Gálvez, Emilio Romero, Daniel Murcia-Moreno, Braulio Bonilla et autres

Animals' fitness is determined in a large proportion by the balance in energetic requirements maintained during daily activities, in response to environmental factors. Predation is a major environmental factor influencing the activity patterns of prey, and the deployment of adaptive responses to …

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Preliminary checklist of spiders (Araneae) from Coiba National Park, Panama

Daniel Murcia-Moreno, Dumas Gálvez

Coiba National Park is an offshore region on the Pacific side of Panama, which hosts several endemic species of animals and plants. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Despite the title awarded to the Park, knowledge about basic …

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Report of coloration anomalies in mammals from Panama

Rogemif Fuentes, Melquiades Castillo, Ricardo Moreno, Helio Quintero-Arrieta et autres

Coloration anomalies are widespread across the animal kingdom; however, they pass underreported for some taxa or are extremely rare, like in the case of mammals. Three of those anomalies are albinism, leucism, and erythrism, each of which generates atypical colorations in white …

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First predation report of Gecarcinus quadratus (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae) by Ancylometes bogotensis (Arachnida: Ctenidae) in Coiba Island, Panama

Roberto Lombardo, Daniel Murcia-Moreno, Dumas Gálvez

Spiders are nearly omnipresent in tropical regions, throughout a vast range of habitats, where they act as top predators of other invertebrates. On islands, spiders may assume the role of larger mainland predators in regulating invertebrate populations. This study documents a novel …

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The Asian hemipteran Brachyplatys subaeneus (Westwood, 1837) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in a protected area in Panama

Dumas Gálvez, Daniel Murcia-Moreno, Yostin Añino, Carlos Ramos