Dr. Edgardo Diaz Ferguson

Genetic Approach of the Coiba island howler monkey Alouatta coibensis coibensis from PANAMA, and its conservation Implications

Studies on genetic diversity are key to conservation management because they may determine the resilience of primate populations under environmental and anthropogenic changes. Herein, we studied genetic diversity and connectivity in a population sample of the Coiba island howler monkey Alouatta coibensis coibensis from Coiba island in Panama. We collected 14 faecal samples from individuals […]

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First scenic assessment of the Coiba National Park’s beaches (Panama)

Coiba National Park (PNC) is one of the most important marine protected areas in the Americas, as an essential part of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. As a marine protected area, its main objective is biodiversity conservation, although nature-based tourism and nautical activities are allowed. This research focused on the application of the Coastal

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Characterizing oceanographic conditions near Coiba Island and Pacific Panama using 20 years of satellite-based wind stress, SST and chlorophyll-a measurements

Coiba Island and the associated Special Zone of Marine Protection represent an important, yet poorly studied marine reserve along the Pacific coast of Panama. While efforts have recently began to establish monitoring programs in the region, a range of historical, marine-related environmental measurements already exist, derived from satellite-based observations. The goal of this paper was

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Fishery and conservation implications of molecular characterization and traceability of ceviche samples from Pacific Panama

Genetic analysis of 111 samples from ceviche cocktails and fish fillets used for ceviche, obtained from fish markets and processing plants in the Pacific zone of Panama were conducted to determine species composition, trace origin (native, nonnative or imported frozen species) and CITES species status. A total of 21 species were detected (20 fishes and

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Detection of Limnoperna fortunei DNA From Plankton Samples: A New Protocol

Tesis dirigida por investigadores de COIBA AIP, Edgardo Díaz-Ferguson y Ernesto Brugnoli es publicada en el Journal Europeo de Biología y Biotecnología. El trabajo titulado “Detection of Linoperna fortunei DNA: a new protocol” resume los métodos y consideraciones a nivel molecular para la detección en etapas tempranas de la invasión (a nivel larval-meroplancton) del mejillón

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Biología y metodos de estudio del zoomplancton gelatinoso con enfasis en Investigaciones del pacifico este tropical.

Esta revisión da un vistazo general a los avances en el estudio de zooplancton gelatinoso en el área del Pacífico Este Tropical. Se inicia con una breve descripción de los principales filos que conforman el zooplancton gelatinoso, Cnidaria y Ctenofora, y sobre la clase Thaliacea, perteneciente al subfilo Urochordata, cuyos integrantes son frecuentes en esta

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