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Caribbean biogeography : molecular evidence for dispersal in West Indian terrestrial vertebrates
(1992)
The geological association of the Greater Antilles with North and South America in the late Cretaceous led to the hypothesis that the present Antillean biota reflects those ancient land connections. Molecular data from ...
Convención Relativa a los Humedales de Importancia Internacional Especialmente como Hábitat de Aves Acuáticas
(1994)
La Convención sobre los Humedales es el tratado intergubernamental que ofrece el marco global para la conservación y el uso racional de los humedales y sus recursos. La Convención se adoptó en la ciudad iraní de Ramsar en ...
Comments on the ecology and status of the Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera megaplaga), with recommendations for its conservation
(1994)
The rare and unique Hispaniolan White-winged Crossbill (Loxia Ieucoptera megaplaga) is endemic to the mountains of Hispaniola. It is specialized for harvesting seeds from the cones of Pinus occidentals, and is dependent ...
Endemic rodents of the West Indies : the end of a splendid isolation
(1989)
The objective of this paper is to summarize the status of endangered, vulnerable, or rare rodents in the Middle American Region. This region includes Mexico, all of Central America south to the Colombian border, and the ...
Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region
(1990)
The Protocol for Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife—commonly referred to as the SPAW Protocol—is part of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (the ...
Last endemic mammals in Hispaniola
(1981)
After searching many remote regions in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the author discovered that the island's last two endemic mammals, formerly believed to be rare, are in fact common in some areas. But human pressures ...
Endangered and endemic birds of the Dominican Republic
(1992)
[Este recurso no está disponible en formato electrónico para consulta en línea o descarga]. Tercera obra (y única en idioma inglés) sobre la avifauna de la República Dominicana de la autora Annabelle (Tudy) Stockton, una ...
Some urocoptid land snails from Hispaniola
(1976)
Four new species of Urocoptidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from the Dominican Republic are described. Three are tentatively placed in Autocoptis (A. eburata sp. n., A. argiphrix sp. n. and A. stibe sp. n.). The fourth (Allocoptis ...
Notes and descriptions of new Urocoptidae from Cuba and Hispaniola (Mollusca: Pulmonata)
(1966)
The following notes and descriptions of new species are based upon material in the Museum of Comparative Zoology which has been collected over the past several years. All species are members of the family Urocoptidae, one ...
Decreto No. 273-94 que crea el Centro de Conservación de Plantas de la Isla Española
(1994)
Se crea el Centro de Conservación de Plantas de la Isla Española, con personalidad jurídica como centro destinado a la conservación, estudio y manejo de las plantas nativas y endémicas de la Isla o en peligro de extinción. ...