Six gastropod species including two new ones, belonging to the family Architectonicidae, of the genera Architectonica, Granosolarium and Pseudomalaxis, are described for the Late Paleocene Sepultura Formation in Baja California, northwestern Mexico. The new species Architectonica bieleri and Architectonica bajaensis…

A new taxon of Asteraceae, Bidens cabopulmensis, from the Cape Region of Baja California Sur, is described and illustrated. It occurs on coastal sand dunes. The novelty is not especially close to the other eight known species of Bidens from…

One specimen of the sea cucumber Euapta godeffroyi (Semper, 1868) is reported from La Entrega reef (15°44'34'' N, 96°07'35'' W), Southern Mexican Pacific. The specimen was observed feeding late at night, supporting the nocturnal habits of this species which is…

OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between light absorption measurements of PM2.5 at various distances from heavy traffic roads and diesel vehicle counts in Mexico City. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PM2.5 samples were obtained from June 2003-June 2005 in three MCMA regions.…

A small assemblage of Maastrichtian ammonoids was collected at El Zancudo, south of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on the border with Texas. They are preserved as goethitic internal moulds of the innermost whorls. Nine taxa are described in abbreviated form. Eight…

This study evaluates impacts from tropical cyclone (TC) landfalls on populated areas located along the Pacific Ocean coast of Mexico. The period of interest is from 1970 through 2010 and an international disaster database is used to identify the impact…

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of marine shallow-water hydrothermal systems in Mapachitos, bahia Concepcion, on the composition of surficial sediments in the surrounding area of this bay. The following elements Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd,…

Islas Marías archipelago is located 110 km NW of San Blas, Nayarit in the mouth of the Gulf of California. The archipelago is formed by San Juanito, María Madre, María Magdalena, and María Cleofas islands. The position of these islands…

A new unusual Uropodina mite (Uroobovella vazquezae sp. nov.) is found in the tropical part of Mexico. The new species is easy to separate from the other known Uroobovella species on the basis of the cavities on dorsal and ventral…

The objective of this paper is to present a model to design effective Production Improvement Programs (PIP) in order to contribute in the solution of the problematic situations generally faced by the Mexican manufacturing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (M-SME).…