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A comparison of two sampling strategies to assess discomycete diversity in wet tropical forests
(2004)
Most of the fungal diversity studies that have used a systematic collecting scheme have not included the discomycetes, so optimal sampling methods are not available for this group. In this study, I tested two sampling ...
Winter site fidelity of Nearctic migrants in shade coffee plantations of different sizes in the Dominican Republic
(2000)
We studied three Nearctic migrant species (American Redstart [Setophaga ruticilla], AMRE; Black-and-white Warbler [Mniotilta varia], BAWW; Black-throated Blue Warbler [Dendroica caerulescens ], BTBW) wintering in 14 isolated ...
Breeding behavior of the endangered Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga)
(2002)
[English] The Hispaniolan White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera megaplaga), which is considered here as a full-species (Hispaniolan Crossbill, L. megaplaga), is endemic to Haiti and the Dominican Republic where it is ...
Breeding-season food habits of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) in southwestern Dominican Republic
(1998)
Diet data from 20 Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) nests were collected in southwestern Dominican Republic in 1976, 1982, and 1996. Invertebrates (53.3%) comprised the most numerous prey items (N = 396) delivered to nests ...
A partial list of birds observed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(1934)
The birds here listed are some of those noted on a limnological expedition to the island, lasting from February 5 to March 15, 1933. As will be observed, the greater part of the birds mentioned are aquatic, since they were ...
Status of the American Flamingo in the Dominican Republic and eastern Haiti
(1979)
Between December 1975 and July 1976 and on 4-5 October 1977 we visited several sites of historical occurrence of the American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus tuber) in the Dominican Republic. Here we report on the status of the ...
Primer registro de la familia Ptiliidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) para la fauna viviente de la Hispaniola
(2022)
[Español] Se registra por primera vez la familia Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) para la fauna viviente de la Hispaniola a partir de ejemplares colectados en hojarasca proveniente del Parque Mirador ...
The Stygian Owl (Asio stygius noctipetens) in the Dominican Republic
(1983)
The Stygian Owl was known on the island of Quisqueya long before Columbus discovered the New World. A carved wooden figure of a bird with ear tufts found in a cave, and an Indian drawing on a cave wall, indicate that it ...
The Least Pauraque in the Dominican Republic
(1979)
The Least Pauraque (Siphonorhis brewsteri) of Hispaniola has been known to science for 62 years. Rollo H. Beck collected the first specimen at Túbano (now known as Padre Las Casas) near Azua in the Dominican Republic ...
Hispaniola's first Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
(1986)
On December 30, 1984, F. Soriamo, an educator at the Zoological Park in Santo Domingo, brought to me a tiny live rail for identification. It had been caught by a campesino in a field
under plow between Monte Plata and ...