The preferred temperature (PT) of Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae) (n = 240, 1.13 +/- 0.06 g wet weight, 3.26 +/- 0.88 cm standard length) from Presa Piedra Azul, Oaxaca, Mexico, was measured at acclimation temperature of 20 degreesC, 23 degreesC,…

While biologists have been aware of the existence of native Mexican trouts for over a century, they have received little study. The few early studies that did muchmore than mention their existence began in the 1930s and continued into the…

This work is part of the results of the research of the Laboratory of Invertebrates of the Facultad de Ciencias UNAM, partially financed by the Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) developing during 2006-2007. The…

Las dificultades para evaluar el conocimiento estratégico han estado relacionadas principalmente con el uso de pruebas descontextualizadas, que no requieren ponerlo en juego; por esto el interés por comprobar que las tareas auténticas de escritura ofrecen ventajas para ello. En…

The serious, probably devastating problems with which all cultures of the world are grappling are discussed, and the question of what sorts of scientific knowledge are needed to resolve these problems is considered. The knowledge now available in the behavioral…

In this article, we present our approach to communication design, which focuses on the organization of information for a particular audience and communicative purpose, drawing on knowledge from a range of disciplines including linguistics and communication. We argue that communication…

Palm leaves are an important resource for family households. The effect of harvest on leaf production, growth and fecundity of wild individual palm trees has been studied, but little is known about palm harvest in agro-forestry systems. In the Maya…

This paper analyzes the suitability of reinforcement learning (RL) for both programming and adapting situated agents. We discuss two RL algorithms: Q-learning and the Bucket Brigade. We introduce a special case of the Bucket Brigade, and analyze and compare its…

We develop a novel autonomous control synthesis strategy called Phase Space Navigator for the automatic synthesis of nonlinear control systems. The Phase Space Navigator generates global control laws by synthesizing flow shapes of dynamical systems and planning and navigating system…

We develop a qualitative method for understanding and representing phase space structures of complex systems and demonstrate the method with a program, MAPS --- Modeler and Analyzer for Phase Spaces, using deep domain knowledge of dynamical system theory. Given a…