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espanolSe evaluo el comportamiento en el secado de ensilado quimico de visceras de tilapia roja (Oreochromis sp), en funcion de la ubicacion de la muestra dentro de un secador solar directo pasivo y del espesor de la pelicula de la muestra. Se seleccionaron condiciones con base en criterios bromatologicos y microbiologicos, y parametros cineticos como el coeficiente de difusividad efectiva (Def). Luego se modelo la cinetica de secado, utilizando seis modelos empiricos y uno fenomenologico. Los resultados mostraron que muestras con un espesor de 2.40mm y ubicadas en posiciones cerca de la salida de aire, tienen mejor comportamiento durante el secado garantizando un contenido de humedad del producto menor a 12%, y entregando valores mas altos de Def. El modelo con el mejor ajuste fue el de Page, con mas altos valores del coeficiente de correlacion R2 y menores desviaciones comparado con los valores experimentales. Se concluye que la zona de ubicacion del producto en el secador y el espesor de la pelicula, afectan de manera significativa las caracteristicas del producto obtenido. EnglishDrying behavior of chemical silage of red tilapia viscera (Oreochromis sp) was evaluated, in a direct solar dryer, as a function of the location of the sample inside the dryer and of the thickness of the film sample. The experimental conditions were selected according to bromatological and microbiological criteria and kinetic parameters such as the effective diffusivity coefficient (Def). After that, the drying kinetics was modelled using six empirical models and one phenomenological model. The results showed that samples with 2.40mm of thickness have better behavior during drying achieving moisture content of less than 12% in the dried product in zones closer to the air exit, which in turn gave higher Def. The Page model provided the best fiiting of the data, with higher values of the correlation coefficient and lower deviations compared to experimental data. It is concluded that he location of the sample inside the dryer and the film thickness, significantly affect the characteristics of the product obtained.

Collections of 11 species of shallow water Polyplacophora from El Salvador were made in July 2002. Previously only five species had been documented in El Salvador: Chaetopleura lurida (Sowerby, 1832); Ischnochiton guatemalensis (Thiele, 1910); Ceratozona angusta (Thiele, 1909); Chiton stokesii (Broderip, 1832) and Acantochitona exquisita (Pilsbry, 1893). Of these, L. guatemalensis and A. exquisita were not collected in this census. Seven other species are reported here for El Salvador for the first time: Lepidochitona beanii (Carpenter, 1857); Ischnochiton dispar (Sowerby, 1832); Stenoplax limaciformis (Sowerby, 1832); Callistochiton expressus (Carpenter, 1865); Acanthochitona arragonites (Carpenter, 1867); A. ferreirai (Lyons, 1988) and A. hirudiniformis (Sowerby, 1832). The known geographic distribution of 1. dispar is extended to the north. An un-named species of Lepidochitona is briefly described.

En El Salvador se habían registrado los poliplacóforos Chaetopleura lurida (Sowerby, 1832); Ischnochiton guatemalensis (Thiele, 1910); Ceratozona angusta (Thiele, 1909); Chiton stokesii (Broderip, 1832) y Acantochitona exquisita (Pilsbry, 1893). Recolectamos quitones en aguas someras de El Salvador en julio del 2002, agragando a la lista a Lepidochitona beanii (Carpenter, 1857); Ischnochiton dispar (Sowerby, 1832); Stenoplax limaciformis (Sowerby, 1832); Callistochiton expressus (Carpenter, 1865); Acanthochitona arragonites (Carpenter, 1867); Acanthochitona ferreirai (Lyons, 1988) y Acanthochitona hirudiniformis (Sowerby, 1832). Ampliamos la distribución documentada de I. dispar hacia el norte y describimos brevemente una especie innominada de Lepidochitona.Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from El Salvador, Central America. Collections of 11 species of shallow water Polyplacophora from El Salvador were made in July 2002. Previously only five species had been documented in El Salvador: Chaetopleura lurida (Sowerby, 1832); Ischnochiton guatemalensis (Thiele, 1910); Ceratozona angusta (Thiele, 1909); Chiton stokesii (Broderip, 1832) and Acantochitona exquisita (Pilsbry, 1893). Of these, I. guatemalensis and A. exquisita were not collected in this census. Seven other species are reported here for El Salvador for the first time: Lepidochitona beanii (Carpenter, 1857); Ischnochiton dispar (Sowerby, 1832); Stenoplax limaciformis (Sowerby, 1832); Callistochiton expressus (Carpenter, 1865); Acanthochitona arragonites (Carpenter, 1867); A. ferreirai (Lyons, 1988) and A. hirudiniformis (Sowerby, 1832). The known geographic distribution of I. dispar is extended to the north. An un-named species of Lepidochitona is briefly described. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (1): 171-176. Epub 2007 March. 31.