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<journal-id>1659-4266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-4266</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-42662016000200149</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22458/urj.v8i2.1554</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Capacidad de identificar mamíferos nativos y exóticos entre los habitantes de San Ramón, Costa Rica: papel de edad, sexo, educación y origen (rural o urbano)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ability to identify native and exotic mammals, among the inhabitants of San Ramon, Costa Rica: role of age, sex, education and origin (rural or urban) Ability to identify native and exotic mammals, among the inhabitants of San Ramon, Costa Rica: role of age, sex, education and origin (rural or urban)]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cartín Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Melvin]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Acuña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Verónica]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abarca Segura]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gladis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Sección de Biología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Gestión de Recursos Naturales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>8</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>149</fpage>
<lpage>155</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-42662016000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-42662016000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-42662016000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Costa Rica es un país con alta diversidad biológica y mantiene una cuarta parte de su territorio bajo alguna categoría de protección. Por ello, se podría esperar que los costarricenses conozcan y aprecien la biodiversidad local. Por lo que a una muestra de ciudadanos del cantón de San Ramón, provincia de Alajuela, les solicitamos identificar una serie de fotografías de mamíferos, nativos y exóticos. Encontramos que el número de especies nativas identificadas fue menor que el número de especies exóticas. Los hombres reconocieron más especies nativas que las mujeres. Las personas más jóvenes identificaron más especies exóticas, pero no hallamos diferencias significativas en el número de especies identificadas según el origen de la persona (rural o urbano), o el nivel de escolaridad. Los medios de comunicación masiva, como la televisión o el internet, juegan un papel fundamental en la transmisión de conocimientos sobre la biodiversidad, lo que explica porqué las especies exóticas, con mayor cobertura y difusión que especies locales, son mejor conocidas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Costa Rica is a country with a high biological diversity that protects one quarter of its territory and has the highest educational level in Central America. We expected Costa Ricans to be familiar with their mammals. To test our hypothesis, we asked a sample of citizens of San Ramon, Costa Rica, to identify photographs of mammals, both native and exotic. Against our hypothesis, they identified less native than exotic species. Men recognized more native species than women, and the youngest persons more exotic species. Education and rural or urban origin made no difference. Mass media play a key role in the transmission of knowledge about biodiversity; this explains why exotic species (which have greater coverage in the media) are better known than some local species.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[local knowledge]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mammals]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[local species, exotic species]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[conocimiento local]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mamíferos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[especies nativas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[especies exóticas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[biodiversidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
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