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El impacto del hombre en la naturaleza dominicana
(1973)
Se abordan desde el punto de vista histórico algunas especies de la flora y la fauna de la isla la Hispaniola. Se describen la vida de la población indígena, las especies autóctonas, los primeros cultivos, el desarrollo ...
Investigación de seis (6) hábitats de fauna autóctona dominicana
(1977)
Se describen diferentes ecosistemas dominicanos tomando en cuenta los lugares, las condiciones climáticas, la vegetación y los elementos fáunicos. Se incluyen en el análisis discusiones sobre los valores biológicos y el ...
The systematics, biology, and conservation of Solenodon
(1991)
An investigation of the geographic variation of Solenodon indicate that this Greater Antillean insectivore genus is represented by four species, two living, S. cubanus, S. paradoxus, and two extinct, S. marcanoi and a yet ...
The herpetogeography of Hispaniola, West Indies
(1980)
The modern West Indian island of Hispaniola is in actuality a fusion of two formerly separate islands, each of which presumably supported a distinctive herpetofauna. With the union of these two paleoislands, there has been ...
Helminths from a stranded manatee in the Dominican Republic
(1999)
Endangered West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) are known to be parasitized by a number of helminths and ectoparasites. Records of parasitic associations exist for Florida, Mexico, Guyana, Brazil, Cuba and recently ...
Phylogenetic relationships of the order insectivora based on complete 12S rRNA sequences from mitochondria
(1999)
Despite numerous studies, there is no single accepted hypothesis of eutherian ordinal relationships. Among the least understood mammalian orders is the group Insectivora. Currently, molecular and morphological data are in ...
On the diet of the boa Epicrates striatus on Hispaniola, with notes on E. fordi and E. gracilis
(1987)
The stomach contents of 214 specimens of Hispaniolan Epicrates (Serpentes: Boidae) were examined for prey remains...The diet of E. striatus would have gradually shifted from native to introduced mammals, and by the early ...
Occurrence, abundance, and length frequency distribution of queen conch, Strombus gigas (Gastropoda) on shallow waters of the Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic
(1999)
[English] The distribution of juvenile queen conch has been associated with certain ecologically unique characteristics within seagrass beds, such as strong tidal circulation patterns, depth of 2 to 4 m, and seagrass beds ...
High altitude aggregations of Anetia briarea Godart on Hispaniola (Nymphalidae: Danainae)
(1990)
High altitude aggregations of the danaine Anetia hriarea Godart were observed near the
summit of Pico Duarte (2500-3000 m) in the Dominican Republic. These observations represent the highest elevation record in the West ...
Observations on the habitat and ecology of the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in the Dominican Republic
(1999)
The habitat of the Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) was investigated in the Dominican Republic in relation to particular environmental parameters (geomorphology, geologicalstructure, soil type, elevation, life ...