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Karina Caballero-Gallardo
Researcher at University of Cartagena
Publications - 53
Citations - 1067
Karina Caballero-Gallardo is an academic researcher from University of Cartagena. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Biology. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 43 publications receiving 797 citations.
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Repellent Activity of Essential Oils and Some of Their Individual Constituents against Tribolium castaneum Herbst
TL;DR: EOs from plants cultivated in Colombia are sources of repellents against T. castaneum, and compounds from EOs, such benzyl benzoate, β-myrcene, and carvone showed good repellent properties.
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Repellency and toxicity of essential oils from Cymbopogon martinii, Cymbopogon flexuosus and Lippia origanoides cultivated in Colombia against Tribolium castaneum
TL;DR: Results suggest that the essential oils evaluated in this study may be useful in repellent formulations against T. castaneum and more effective as repellents than the commercial product IR3535.
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Mercury pollution by gold mining in a global biodiversity hotspot, the Choco biogeographic region, Colombia
TL;DR: Hg pollution is widespread in the Biogeographic Choco and governmental actions must be taken to protect the population and preserve its biodiversity.
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Relationship Between Localization of Gold Mining Areas and Hair Mercury Levels in People from Bolivar, North of Colombia
TL;DR: Hair samples were collected along Cauca and Magdalena Rivers in Colombia to evaluate total Hg (T-Hg) concentrations in individuals, and correlation analysis revealed moderately weak but significant relationships between T-HG and weight, stature, and age.
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Essential oils from plants of the genus Cymbopogon as natural insecticides to control stored product pests
Ricardo Enrique Hernández-Lambraño,Nerlis Pájaro-Castro,Karina Caballero-Gallardo,Elena E. Stashenko,Jesus Olivero-Verbel +4 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that EOs isolated from plants of the genus Cymbopogon can play an important role in stored grain protection and reduce the risks associated with the use of synthetic insecticides.