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Predation of a wintering migratory songbird by introduced rats : can nocturnal roosting behavior serve as predator avoidance?
(2009)
Many studies have demonstrated the deleterious effects of introduced predators on resident populations of island birds, but few have quantified their effect on the survival and space-use behavior of migratory species. We ...
Historical decline and probable extinction of the Jamaican Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea euchrysea
(2013)
The endemic Jamaican subspecies of the Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea euchrysea has been rare and locally distributed since its discovery in 1847. By the 1950s, its geographic range had contracted to a small region ...
Last search for the Jamaican Golden Swallow (Tachycineta e. euchrysea)
(2017)
Abstract: The Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) is an aerial insectivore and obligate secondary cavity nester endemic to the Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola. The declining Hispaniolan subspecies (T. e. ...
Nests and nesting behavior of Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) in abandoned bauxite mines in the Dominican Republic
(2008)
Little information is available on nesting of Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea), a threatened species that occurs only on the island of Hispaniola. We report on six nests discovered and monitored in abandoned bauxite ...
A rare observation of White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) breeding activity on Hispaniola
(2018)
Abstract: The White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) has long been considered a common resident of Hispaniola. However, its breeding status on the island is poorly documented, and we are aware of only three previously ...
Forest restoration in the Dominican Republic : how I got the birds to work for me
(2017)
Birds’ ability to fly long distances and visit a variety of habitats in a relatively short period of time makes them great seed dispersers from the perspective of the plant, and these two groups have evolved a mutualism ...
Birdy hear, birdy do : Does playback attract seed dispersers to restoration sites?
(2020)
One aspect of the author's studies has been the community-level analysis at our sites in the central Dominican Republic in an attempt to fully document all feeding/dispersal relationships between all of the bird and plant ...
Detectives de aves del Caribe : conectando a los niños a través de las aves
(2014)
Las aves son criaturas increíbles y fascinantes que también pueden servir para que niños y adolescentes se interesen por la naturaleza y la ciencia. El plan de estudios "Detectives de Aves del Caribe" se creó como parte ...
Detectives de Aves : BirdSleuth K-12 : currículo y material de apoyo
(2017)
Las actividades de este currículo buscan fortalecer la conexión de niños y jóvenes con la naturaleza por medio del estudio de las aves, mientras que se incentiva su interés por la ciencia y el medio ambiente. Las aves nos ...
Estudio de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas nidificantes en el Parque Nacional Jaragua, República Dominicana : memoria técnica de las actividades realizadas en 2006
(2007)
Esta investigación fue realizada en un esfuerzo coordinado y conjunto entre la Universidad de Valencia, la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (a través del Centro de Investigaciones de Biología Marina, CIBIMA y la Escuela ...