Bolivia's economy--an update.

Economic Globalization and Bolivia's Regional Divide

Bolivia provides an example of the immense complexity of local responses to globalization. This paper emphasizes the regional differences that influence how Bolivians react to economic globalization and in particular to the terms of sale of natural gas. Some high-land indigenous communities contest aspects of the neo-liberal global economy while many in the lowland mestizo class embrace opportu...

An update on current concepts of the epidemiology of bovine Pestivirus infection in cattle

Tadpole diversity of Bolivia's lowland anuran communities: molecular identification, morphological characterisation, and ecological assignment.

The last decades have witnessed a rapid increase in our knowledge about amphibian diversity, and a growing number of studies have focused on anuran larval stages. Tadpoles can provide key information for conservation issues and the understanding of amphibian evolution. Moreover, research in tadpoles has the potential to advance species delimitation in the diverse and still understudied Neotropi...

Seeing Colors: Cultural and Environmental Influences on Episodic Memory

Expectations learned from our perceptual experiences, culture, and language can shape how we perceive, interact with, and remember features of the past. Here, we questioned whether environment also plays a role. We tested recognition memory for color in Bolivia's indigenous Tsimanè people, who experience a different color environment than standard U.S. POPULATIONS We found that memory regress...

Selenium compounds for fish health: An update

Oxidative stress has become an important subject for terrestrial and aquatic toxicology. The trace element selenium has been demonstrated in chemo-prevention and drug-resistance through reduction of oxidative stress. Selenium compounds could prevent damage to the unsaturated fatty acid of subcellular membranes by lipid peroxidation induced by free radicals in fish.