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Publications edited by Dr. Roy Bowers (1990-1996)
Grupo de Bioquímica (Division de Biología Experimental)
1. Garcia-Carreño, F. L. (1992) Protease inhibition in theory and practice.
Biotechnology Education 3:145-150.
2. Garcia-Carreño, F.L. (1992) The digestive proteases of Langostilla
(Pleuroncodes planipes, Decapoda): Their partial characterization, and the
effect of feed on their composition. Comparative Biochemistry Physiology
103:575-578.
3. Garcia-Carreño, F.L., Troyo-Dieguez, E., and Ochoa, J.L. (1992) Relationships
between saline ground water, soil, and Leaf tissue composition of the
phreatophyte Mezquite. Ground Water 39:676-682.
4. Dubrovsky, J.G. (1993) Radiomimetic effect of cisplatin on cucumber root
development: the relationship between cell division and cell growth. Annals of
Botany 72:143-149.
5. Garcia-Carreño, F.L. (1993) Peroxidase Activity in the Xerophytic Cardon
(Pachycereus pringlei), a cactaceae of the Sonoran desert of Mexico. Journal
of Plant Physiology 142:274-280.
6. Vega-Villasante, F., Nolasco, H., and Civera, R. (1993) The Digestive Enzymes
of the Pacific Brown Shrimp Penaeus Califomiensis. I-Properties of Amylase
Activity in the Digestive Tract. Comparative Biochemistry Physiology
106:547-550.
7. Dubrovsky, J.G., and Tykarska, T. (1995) Visualization of the Radicle within the
Axis of Developing and Germinating Brassica napus L. Embryos.
Environmental and Experimental Botany 35:93-104.
8. Garcia-Carreño,
F.L.,
Navarrete-del
Toro,
M.A.,
Diaz-Lopez,
M.,
Hernandez-Cortes, M.P., and Ezquerra, J.M. (1995) Proteinase inhibition of fish
muscle enzymes using legume seed extracts. Journal of Food Protection
59:312-318.
9. Vega-Villasante, F., Nolasco, H., and Civera R. (1995) The digestive enzymes of
the Pacific brown shrimp Penaeus califomiensis-II. Properties of protease
activity in the whole digestive tract. Comparative Biochemistry Physiology
112:123-129.
10. Dubrovsky, J.G. (1996) Seed Hydration Memory in Sonoran Desert Cacti and Its
Ecological Implication. American Journal of Botany 83:624-632.
Grupo de Botanica y Ecologia Vegetal (Division de Biologia Terrestre)
11. Leon-De La Luz, J L., Coria-Benet, R. (1993) Additions to the Flora of the Sierra
de La Laguna, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Madrono 40:15-24.
12. Breceda, A., Castellanos, A., Arriaga, L., and Ortega, A. (1995) Nature
Conservation in Baja California Sur, Mexico: Protected Areas. Natural Areas
Journal 15:267-273.
13. Leon-De La Luz, J L., Dominguez-Cadena, R., Cruz-Estrada, M., and
RodriguezEstrella, R. (1995) Reproductive phenology of Stenocereus
gummosus (Engelm.) Gibson & Horak. Implications for its cultivation. Genetic
Resources and Crop Evolution 42:61-67.
14. Maya, Y., and Arriaga, L. (1996) Litterfall and phenological patterns of the
dominant overstorey species of a desert scrub community in north-western
Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments 34:23-35.
15. Breceda, A., Arriaga, L, and Maya, Y. (1997) Forest Resources of the Tropical
Dry Forest and Riparian Communities of Sierra de La Laguna Biosphere
Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada
Academy of Science 30:1-16.
Grupo de Crustaceos (Division de Biologia Marina)
16. Hernandez-Llamas, A., Gomez-Munoz, V. M. (1996) Growth and response of
the Catarina scallop Argopecten circularis (Sowerby) to stocking density and
length of culture period. Aquaculture Research 27:711-719.
Grupo de Desarrollo Sustentable (Division de Biologia Terrestre)
17. Castellanos, A., Ortega-Rubio, A. (1994) Artificial nesting sites and ospreys at
Ojo de Liebre and Guerrero Negro Lagoons, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Journal of Field Ornithology 66:117-127.
18. Castellanos, A., Salinas-Zavala, F., Ortega-Rubio, A. (1994) First nesting record
of the laughing gull for the west coast of Baja California, Mexico. Western Birds
25:203-205.
19. Castellanos, A., Salinas-Zavala, F., Ortega-Rubio, A. (1994) Status and
reproduction of the peregrine falcon at a coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur,
Mexico. The Journal of Raptor Research 28:110-112.
20. Castellanos, A., Jaramillo, F., Salinas, F., Ortega-Rubio, A., Arguelles, C. (1997)
Peregrine falcon recovery along the west central coast of the Baja California
Peninsula, Mexico. The Journal of Raptor Research. 31:1-6.
Grupo de Ecofisiologia (Division de Biologia Experimental)
21. Lopez-Cortes, D., Lechuga-Deveze, C H., Bustillos-Guzman, J. (1991)
Relationship of mesozooplankton and nanophytoplankton with temperature and
salinity in Great Islands zone, Gulf of California. Indian Journal of Marine
Sciences 21:17-20.
22. Lechuga-Deveze, C H., Lopez-Cortes, D J., Bustillos-Guzman, J. (1993)
Distribution of particulate organic matter in Baja California west coast of Mexico.
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 22:128-131.
23. Lechuga-Deveze, C H. (1994) Shift of acetone-extracted pigments due to
unknown natural phytoplankton polulations from Conception Bay, Gulf of
California. Bulletin of Marine Science 55:248-255.
24. Arredondo-Vega, B O., Band-Schmidt, C J., Vazquez-Duhait, R. (1995)
Biochemical composition of Neochloris oleoabundans adapted to marine medium.
Cytobios 83:201-205.
25. Lechuga-Deveze, C H., Sierra-Beltran, A P. (1995) Documented case of
Ciguatera on the Mexican Pacific coast. Natural Toxins 3:415-418.
26. Lopez-Cortes, D J. Bustillos-Guzman, J J., Lechuga-Deveze C H. (1996) Seston
distribution in relation to winter hydrographic conditions in central Gulf of
California. Indian Journal of Marine Science 25:290-296.
Grupo de Fauna y Ecologia animal (Division de Biologia Terrestre)
27. Cancino, J., Rodriguez-Estrella, R., and Ortega, A. (1994) First aerial survey of
historical range for peninsular pronghorn of Baja California, Mexico. Journal of
The Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. 28:46-50.
28. Rodriguez-Estrella, R. (1994) Group size and flight altitude of Turkey Vultures in
two habitats in Mexico. Wilson Bulletin 106:749-752.
29. Rodriguez-Estrella, R. (1995) Fishermen and their Gear may threaten bald
eagles at Magdalena Bay, B.C.S., Mexico. Journal of Raptor Research
29:144.
30. Rodriguez-Estrella, R., Donazar, J.A., and Hiraldo, F. (1995) Additional records
of white-tailed kites in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Journal of Raptor Research
29:30-31.
31. Rodriguez-Estrella, R., Donazar, J.A., and Hiraldo, F. (1995) Yellow-footed guilts
attack turkey vultures on Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, Mexico. Colonial
Waterbirds 18:100-101.
32. Rivera-Rodriguez L.B., and Rodriguez-Estrella, R. (1996) Breeding biology of
the crested Caracara in the cape region of Baja California, Mexico. Journal of
Field Ornithology 69:160-168.
33. Rodriguez-Estrella, R. (1996) Response of common black hawks and crested
caracaras to human activities in Mexico. In: Bird, D., D. Varland and J Negro
(eds.). Raptors in Human Landscapes. pp. 355-363.
34. Rodriguez-Estrella, R., Leon de la Luz, J.L., Breceda, A., Castellanos, A.,
Cancino, J., and Llinas, J. (1996) Status,density and habitat relationships of the
endemic terrestrial birds of Socorro Islands, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
Biological Conservation 76:195-202.
35. Blazquez, M.C. (1997) Factors influencing the selection of basking perches on
cardon cacti by spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura hemilopha). Biotropica
29:344-348.
36. Blazquez, M.C. Rodriguez-Estrella, R., and Delibes,M. (1997) Escape behavior
and predation risk of mainland and island spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura
hemilopha). Ethology 103:990-998.
37. Rodriguez-Estrella, R. (1997) Nesting sites and feeding habits of the burrowing
owl in the biosphere reserve of Mapimi, Mexico. Journal of Raptor Research
Reports 9:99-106.
38. Rivera-Rodriguez, L.B., and Rodriguez-Estrella, R. (1998) Breeding biology of
the crested caracara in the cape region of Baja California, Mexico. Journal of
Field Ornithology 69:160-168.
Grupo de Microbiologia (Division de Biologia Experimental)
39. Bashan, Y. (1991) Air-borne transmission of the rhizosphere bacterium
Azospirillum. Microbial Ecology 22:257-269.
40. Bashan, Y. (1991) Changes in membrane potential of intact soybean root
elongation zone cells induced by Azospirillum brasilense. Canadian Journal of
Microbiology 37:958-963.
41. Bashan, Y., and Levanony, H. (1991) Alterations in membrane potential and in
proton efflux in plant roots induced by Azospirillum brasilense. Plant and Soil
137:99-103.
42. Bashan, Y., and Levanony, H. (1991) Alterations in membrane potential and in
proton efflux of plant roots inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense. In:
Developments in plant and soil sciences: Nitrogen-fixation. (Eds.) M.
Polsinelli, R. Materassi and M. Vincenzini. Vol. 48. pp. 175-179. Kluwer
Academic Publishers. The Netherlands.
43. Bashan, Y., and Levanony, H. (1991) Influence of Azospirillum brasilense on
root membranes. In: Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-progress and
prospects, (Eds.) C. Keel, B. Koller and G. Defago. pp. 143-146. IOBC/WPRS
Bulletin, Zurich, Switzerland.
44. Bashan, Y., Levanony, H., and Or, R. (1991) Association between Altemaria
macrospora and Alternaria altemata, causal agents of cotton leaf blight.
Canadian Journal of Botany 69:2603-2607.
45. Bashan, Y., Levanony, H., and Or, R. (1991) Wild beets as an important
inoculum source of Alternaria alternata, a cause of leaf blight of cotton in Israel.
Canadian Journal of Botany 69:2608-2615.
46. Levanony, H., and Bashan, Y. (1991) Active attachment of Azospirillum
brasilense to root surface and to soil particles. In: Developments in plant and
soil sciences: Nitrogen-fixation. (Eds.) M. Polsinelli, R. Materassi and M.
Vincenzini. Vol. 48. pp. 187-193. Kluwer Academic Publishers. The
Netherlands.
47. Levanony, H., and Bashan, Y. (1991) Active attachment of Azospirillum
brasilense to root surface of non-cereal plants and to sand particles. Plant and
Soil. 137:91-97.
48. Levanony, H., and Bashan, Y. (1991) Enumeration and identification of
rhizosphere bacteria by advanced immuno techniques. In: Plant
growth-promoting rhizobacteriaprogress and prospects, (Eds.) C. Keel, B.
Koller and G. Defago. pp. 231-237. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin, Zurich, Switzerland.
49. Bashan, Y., Alcaraz-Melendez, L., and Toledo, G. (1992) Responses of soybean
and cowpea root membranes to inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense.
Symbiosis 13:217-228.
50. Bashan, Y., and Hernandez-Saavedra, N.Y. (1992) Alternaria-blight of cotton:
epidemiology and transmission. In: Alternaria biology, plant diseases and
metabolites. (Eds.) J. Chelkowski and A. Visconti. Elsevier Scientific
Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Vol. 3 in Topics in secondary
metabolism. pp. 233-266.
51. Holguin, G., and Bashan, Y. (1992) Increased aggressiveness of Altemaria
macrospora, a causal agent of leaf blight in cotton monoculture. Canadian
Journal of Botany 70:1878-1884.
52. Holguin, G., Guzman, M.A., and Bashan, Y. (1992) Two new nitrogen-fixing
bacteria from the rhizosphere of mangrove trees, isolation, identification and in
vitro interaction with rhizosphere Staphylococcus sp. FEMS Microbiology
Ecology 101:207-216.
53. Lopez-Cortes, A., Tovar, A. (1992) Population changes in cyanobacterial mats
and the role of NaCl on β-caratone production in Microcoleus Strain
SC7B9002-1. Geomicrobiology Journal 10:115-123
54. Puente, M.E., Vega-Villasante, F., Holguin, G., and Bashan, Y. (1992)
Susceptibility of the brine shrimp Artemia and its pathogen Vibrio
parahaemolyticus to chlorine dioxide in contaminated sea-water. Journal of
Applied Bacteriology 73:465-471.
55. Bashan, Y. (1993) Potential use of Azospirillum as biofertilizer. Turrialba.
43:286-291.
56. Bashan, Y., and Holguin, G. (1993) Anchoring of Azospirillum brasilense to
hydrophobic polystyrene and wheat roots. Journal of General Microbiology
139:379-385.
57. Bashan, Y., and Holguin, G. (1993) Irreversible attachment of Azospirillum
brasilense to hydrophobic surfaces. In: New horizons in nitrogen fixation.
Series: Current plant science and biotechnology in Agriculture, vol. 17. (Eds) R.
Palacios, J. Mora and W.E. Newton. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht,
The Netherlands. p. 218.
58. Bashan, Y., Holguin, G., and Lifshitz, R. (1993) Isolation and characterization of
plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. In: Methods in plant molecular biology
and biotechnology. (Eds.) B.R. Glick. and J.E. Thompson. CRC Press, USA.
pp. 331-345.
59. Bashan, Y., Holguin, G., Puente, M.E., Carrillo, A., Alcaraz-Melendez, L., LopezCortés, A., and Ochoa, J.L. (1993) Critical evaluation of plant inoculation with
beneficial bacteria from the genus Azospirillum. In: Agroecology Sustainability
and Education. (Eds). R. Ferrera-Cerrato and R. Quintero Lizaola. Published by
Centro de Edafologia, Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, Mexico. pp.
115-126.
60. Holguin, G. and Bashan, Y. (1993) Increasing the nitrogen-fixing activity of
Azospirillum by mixed culturing with Staphylococcus sp. In: New horizons in
nitrogen fixation. Series: Current plant science and biotechnology in
Agriculture, vol. 17. (Eds) R. Palacios, J. Mora and W.E. Newton. Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. p. 726.
61. Holguin, G., Bowers, R., and Bashan, Y. (1993) The degeneration of Cardon
populations in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Cactus and Succulent Journal
65:64-67.
62. Puente, M. E., and Bashan, Y. (1993) Effect of inoculation with Azospirillum
brasilense strains on the germination and seedlings growth of the giant columnar
Cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei). Symbiosis 15:49-60.
63. Alcaraz-Melendez, L., Real-Cosio, S., Bashan, Y. (1994) Domestication of
micropropagated plants of the spice damiana (Turnera diffusa). Plant Cell
Reports 13:679-682.
64. Bashan, Y. (1994) Symptom expression and ethylene production in leaf blight of
cotton caused by Alternaria macrospora and Alternaria alternata alone and in
combination. Canadian Journal of Botany 72:1574-1579.
65. Bashan, Y. (1994) Symptomless infections in Alternaria leaf blight of cotton.
Canadian Journal of Botany 72:1580-1585.
66. Bashan, Y., Carrillo, A., and Holguin, G. (1994) Rhizosphere dispersion of the
biofertilizer Azospirillum brasilense. ln: Improving plant productivity with
rhizosphere bacteria. (eds). M.H. Ryder, P.M. Stephens and G.D. Bowen.
Published by CSIRO Division of Soils, Australia pp. 213-215.
67. Bashan, Y., and Holguin, G. (1994) Root-to-root travel of the beneficial
bacterium Azospirillum brasilense. Applied and Environmental Microbiology
60:2120-2131.
68. Bashan, Y., Holguin, G., Rodriguez, N. Puente, M.E., and Ferrera-Cerrato, R.
(1994) Azospirillum brasilense: root colonization of weeds and crop plants,
inter-root movement and survival in soils and rhizosphere. In: Transactions of
the 15th World Congress of Soil Science 4a: 13-29. (Ed.) J.D. Etchevers.
Published by the International Society of Soil Science.
69. Dubrovsky, J.G., Puente, M.E., and Bashan, Y. (1994). Arabidopsis thaliana as
a model system for the study of the effect of inoculation by Azospirillum
brasilense Sp-245 on root hairs growth. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
26:1657-1664.
70. Lopez-Cortes, A., Ochoa, J.L., Vazquez-Duhalt, R. (1994) Participation of
Halobacteria in crystal formation and the crystallization rate of NaCl.
Geomicrobiology Journal 12:69-80.
71. Puente, M.E., and Bashan, Y. (1994) The desert epiphyte Tillandsia recurvata
harbours the nitrogen- fixing bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri. Canadian
Journal of Botany 72:406-408.
72. Toledo, G., and Bashan, Y. (1994) Nitrogen fixation in black mangroves
(Avicennia germinans) by associative cyanobacteria. In: Improving plant
productivity with rhizosphere bacteria. (eds). M.H. Ryder, P.M. Stephens and
G.D. Bowen. Published by CSIRO Division of Soils, Australia pp. 59-60.
73. Toledo, G., Bashan, Y., Holguin, G., Vazquez-Correa, P., and Lopez-Cortes, A.
(1994) Nitrogen fixing and phosphate solubilizing bacteria in mangrove
communities. In: Transactions of the 15th World Congress of Soil Science
4b: 219-220. (Ed.) J.D. Etchevers. Published by the International Society of
Soil Science.
74. Bashan, Y., Carrillo, A., and Holguin, G. (1995) New synthetic and multi-species
bacterial inoculants for Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria. In: Nitrogen
fixation: fundamentals and applications. (Eds.) I.A. Tikhonovich, N.A. Provorov,
V.I. Romanov, W.E. Newton. In the series "Current plant science and
biotechnology in agriculture" Vol. 27. p. 750. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Dordrecht, Boston, London.
75. Bashan, Y., and Holguin, G. (1995) Inter-root movement of Azospirillum
brasilense and subsequent root colonization of crop and weed seedlings
growing in soil. Microbial Ecology 29:269-281.
76. Bashan, Y., Holguin, G., and Carrillo, A. (1995) Mixed bacterial inoculants and
microencapsulated synthetic inoculants: present status and future prospects. In:
International Workshop on Associative Interactions of Nitrogen-Fixing
Bacteria with Plants. Saratov, Russia. pp. 42-44.
77. Bashan, Y., Puente, M.E., Rodriguez-Mendoza, M.N., Holguin, G., Toledo, G.,
Ferrera-Cerrato, R., and Pedrin, S. (1995) Soil parameters which affect the
survival of Azospirillum brasilense. In: Azospirillum VI and related
microorganisms, geneticsphysiology-ecology. (Eds.). I. Fendrik , M. Del Gallo, J.
Vanderleyden and M. de Zamaroczy. NATO ASI Series, Series G: Ecological
Sciences, Vol. G37:441-449. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany.
78. Bashan, Y., Puente, M.E., Rodriguez-Mendoza, M.N., Toledo, G., Holguin, G.,
Ferrera-Cerrato, R., and Pedrin, S. (1995) Survival of Azospirillum brasilense in
the bulk soil and rhizosphere of 23 soil types. Applied and Environmental
Microbiology 61: 1938-1945.
79. Bashan, Y., Toledo, G., and Holguin, G. (1995) Flat top decay syndrome of the
giant cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) : description and distribution in Baja
California Sur, Mexico. Canadian Journal of Botany 73:683-692.
80. Toledo, G., Bashan, Y., and Soeldner, A. (1995) Cyanobacteria and black
mangroves in Northwestern Mexico: colonization, and diurnal and seasonal
nitrogen fixation on aerial roots. Canadian Journal of Microbiology
41:999-1011.
81. Toledo, G., Bashan, Y., and Soeldner, A. (1995) In vitro colonization and
increase in nitrogen fixation of seedling roots of black mangrove inoculated by a
filamentous cyanobacteria. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 41:1012-1020.
82. Bashan, Y., and Dubrovsky, J.G. (1996) Azospirillum spp. participation in dry
matter partitioning in grasses at the whole plant level. Biology and Fertility of
Soils. 23:435-440.
Paper published with the participation of Dr. Bowers as researcher
Holguin, G., Bowers, R., and Bashan, Y. (1993) The degeneration of Cardon
populations in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Cactus and Succulent Journal
65:64-67.