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MESOAMERICANA Boletín Oficial De La MESOAMERICANA Boletín Oficial de la SOCIEDAD MESOAMERICANA PARA LA BIOLOGÈA Y LA CONSERVACIÌN Volumen 8 ÷ Número 1 Marzo de 2004 MESOAMERICANA Boletín Oficial de la SOCIEDAD MESOAMERICANA PARA LA BIOLOGÈA Y LA CONSERVACIÌN PARA LA BIOLOGÈA Y LA CONSERVACIÌN Editor Mesoamericana 8(1) Mark Bonta © 2004, Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología 203B Kethley Hall y la Conservación Division of Social Sciences Una publicación trimestral Delta State University Derechos reservados Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 Edición Electrónica en formato de Adobe Acrobat Estados Unidos (*.pdf) Tel 662.846.4096 Entregado a la Junta Directiva el 30 de abril de Fax 662.846.4016 2004. Correos Eléctronicos: [email protected] Las opiniones expresadas en Mesoamericana no [email protected] necesariamente reflejan las opiniones de la Junta Página Web: Directiva, el editor, o el comité editorial de la Socie- http://ntweb.deltastate.edu/mbonta/ dad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conser- vación. Junta Directiva: Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación PRESIDENTE: Alfredo Cuarón PRESIDENTES DE CAPÈTULOS: [email protected] BELICE: Robert Pott VICEPRESIDENTE: Fabio Buitrago Vannini [email protected] [email protected] COSTA RICA: Carlos G. Chaves Castillo SECRETARIA: Rodrigo Morales Rodas [email protected] [email protected] EL SALVADOR: Oliver Komar TESORERA: Cecilia Elizondo [email protected] [email protected] y [email protected] EXTRA-REGIONAL/EEUU: Jocelyn Peskin FISCAL: Sandra Andraka [email protected] [email protected] GUATEMALA: José Cajas FISCAL SUPLENTE: Jacobo Araúz G. [email protected] [email protected] y [email protected] HONDURAS: Javier Maradiaga VOCAL I: Fernando Gonzalez Garcia [email protected] VOCAL II: Alonso Santos Murgas MÉXICO: Fernando Gonzalez Garcia VOCAL III: Carlos Chaves [email protected] EDITOR DEL PORTAL SMBC: Carlos Galindo-Leal NICARAGUA: Gioconda Silva [email protected] [email protected] (http://www.socmesoamericana.org/ev.php) PANAMÊ: Alonso Santos Murgas EDITOR DEL BOLETÈN: Mark Bonta [email protected] y [email protected] [email protected] y [email protected] MESOAMERICANA Boletín Oficial de la SOCIEDAD MESOAMERICANA para la Biología y la Conservación Volumen 8 Marzo de 2004 Número 1 Artículos 17 Elizondo, C. El Papel de la Multidisciplina. 1 González D., P. E. y A. Santo Murgas. Primer Reporte de Rhabdepyris humboldti Var- gas-Rojas, 2001 (Hymenoptera: Bethyli- Noticias e Informes dae) para Costa Rica. 19 IX Congreso de la SMBC: Anuncio Preliminar 3 Komar, O. Cambios Taxonómicos en las Aves de Centroamérica y México, 1998– 19 Simposio Ciéntifico en El Salvador 2003. 19 Disponible: Reporte Final de la Expedición 8 Rojas-Soto, O. R. Los Inicios de la Ornitolo- Montgomery 2004 a Honduras gía en Baja California, México. 20 Informe del Foro Mesoamericano de Ecología y 12 Santos Murgas, A. Nuevo Ambito de Distri- Conservación de la Fauna Silvestre bución de Cephalonomia hyalinipennis Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Pa- namá y Costa Rica. 22 Calendario Puntos de Vista 27 Octavo Congreso de la Sociedad SMBC: Primera Circular 14 Cabrera García, L. y T. Hoeksemma. Hacia una Conservación Biológica Integrativa: Algu- nas Reflexiones del Congreso de la SMBC, 2003. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portada: Vainilla (Vanilla planifolia Andr.) sobre un árbol de ”tusinte‘ (Dioon mejiae Standl. & Williams) en una quebrada seca del departamento de Yoro, Honduras. Foto tomada por Mark Bonta en julio 2003. Las marcas en el tronco son las ”gradas‘ hechas por los ”tusinteros,‘ quienes esca- lan los dioones durante la temporada seca para cortar las ”cabezas‘ (conos hembras), usadas para fines alimenticios. Las ”gradas‘ no perjudican los dioones, que también aguantan fuego y sequía; sin embargo, como todos los Cicadales, están amenazados con extinción por diversas razones. Nota del Editor 7uisiera presentarme a los miembros de la SMBC como nuevo Editor de Mesoamericana. Soy geógrafo y conservacionista con un doctorado de Louisiana State University (2001). Actualmen- te laboro como catedrático con título académico de —Assistant Professor of Geography“ en la Di- visión de Ciencias Sociales, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi. Soy miembro de la SMBC desde 1995, y de 1998 a 1999 fui el Presidente del Capítulo de los EEUU (ahora Extra- regional y de Estados Unidos) de la Sociedad. Tengo el gusto de ser el Editor para el volumen 8 de Mesoamericana. Con el presente número inicio este labor, que para mí es un gran honor y privilegio. Me complace poder presentarles un contenido profesional que refleja los avances científicos y conservacionistas que nosotros–los mesoamericanos y los mesoamericanistas–estamos lo- grando. He aquí cuatro artículos ciéntificos sobre temas ornitológicos y entomológicos; dos ”puntos de vista‘ sobre el estado de conservación en el contorno mesoamericano; varias noticias, informes, y otro material suplementario. Empero, ¡es sólo un principio! Por favor mándenme más materiales–artículos, reseñas de li- bros, puntos de vista, proyectos de conservación e investigación,…--para poder llenar las pági- nas de los números que siguen. Además, como Sociedad debemos pensar en quién podría hacer el labor de Editor permanente de este Boletín: un cargo que estará abierto para el otro año. --M. Bonta, 30abril 2004 Guía para Autores Aquí ofrecemos instrucciones claras para los tomos restantes de • Es claramente y explícitamente relacionado a uno o más cuer- Volumen 8. Señalamos que los artículos se someten a un proceso pos de literatura científica. de revisión ciega por lectores que son nuestros colegas y a la vez • Contiene todas las secciones estipuladas en esta Guía, y es expertos en los sujetos tocados; lo demás material es revisada formateado correctamente. directamente por el Editor. • Es escrito en un estilo abierto y accessible a la mayoría de lec- tores mesoamericanistas; sin embargo, es concisa y correcta Se prioritiza el material sometido por orden de recibo. Después, en su uso de conceptos y términos científicas. artículos pueden demorar en su publicación dependiendo de la • No ha sido aceptado por publicación en otra revista. revisión necesaria. Podemos decir que material recibido antes del final de mayo 2004 será incluido en Vol. 8(2), mientras material Organización: recibido antes del final de agosto se incluirá en 8(3). Título: Debe ser claro, descriptivo, y no demasiado largo. Los manuscritos deben ser escritos en castellano, con un resumen Nombre(s) del/los Autor(es). en inglés para artículos. Si no puede escribir inglés, el Editor hará Dirección(es): Se debe incluir la institución, dirección postal, telé- una traducción de su resumen en castellano. fono, fax y correo electrónico. El autor debe sugerir en que sección desea que su manuscrito sea Resumen en castellano: 150 palabras o menos. incluido. Resumen en inglés: palabras o menos. Se debe someter una copia en Word (.doc) agregado a un correo Cuerpo del Manuscrito. 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Cada sulte con el Editor. figura debe ser acompañada por una leyenda que haga la ilustra- En la preparación del manuscrito, se debe tomar en cuenta que la ción entendible, sin necesidad de explicación adicional en el texto. versión que es sometida debe estar lista para su publicación. Sin Se aceptan ilustraciones en color, pero es posible que sean publi- embargo, los artículos se someterán a un proceso de revisión ”ciega‘ cados en blanco y negro. (ver abajo) en que cambios podrían ser sugeridos. Otro Material Revisión Ciega de Artículos: Puntos de Vista: Para fomentar la calidad profesional de este boletín, y así salva- Son ensayos que pueden incluir: cartas al editor; discusiones sobre guardar la ética profesional y reputación de la SMBC tanto como políticas de conservación; comentarios sobre metodologías de in- de cada uno de sus miembros, cada artículo potencial se somete a vestigación; comentarios sobre acontecimientos en la región Me- un proceso de revisión ciega, así: soamericana. No se someten al proceso de revisión ciega. Véase El Editor recibe el artículo sometido, y lo aprueba o lo niega por ejemplares en el presente número. posible inclusión en Mesoamericana. El autor puede esperar una reacción cortés y relativamente rápida por parte del editor. Reseñas de Libros: Al ser aprobado, el artículo–menos el nombre del autor y cual- Son revisiones de libros de reciente publicación (en los últimos tres quier otra indicación de la identidad del mismo–se manda a dos años) en el área de la biología y la conservación. lectores ”anónimos‘ que lo critican por sus méritos. Los lectores son profesionales dentro de los campos de biolo- Proyectos de Conservación y de
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