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Distribución de las luciérnagas (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) en la Hispaniola y su correspondencia con las paleoislas
(2011)
[Español] Se investigó la distribución de la fauna de luciérnagas en la Hispaniola con respecto a su origen geológico a partir de dos paleoislas principales.
Lista de especies de quitones (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) conocidas para la Hispaniola
(2010)
[Español] El presente trabajo ofrece una lista con 23 especies de quitones conocidas para la isla Hispaniola. Para República Dominicana, esta compilación actualiza el último inventario nacional de la biodiversidad marina ...
Especie nueva de Coelioxys (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae) para La Hispaniola
(2009)
[Español] Se describe una especie nueva de Coelioxys, subgénero Cyrtocoelioxys, para la Hispaniola. Esta constituye la segunda especie del género conocida para la isla. Esta especie está muy relacionada con C. alayoi Genaro, ...
Low contribution of Caribbean-based researchers to academic publications on biodiversity conservation in the insular Caribbean
(2021)
The insular Caribbean is among the most threatened global biodiversity hotspots, warranting urgent and effective action in conservation. However, the capacity of Caribbean-based researchers to address challenges in ...
Natural history of the often-misunderstood Govenia utriculata (Orchidaceae): discovery of a Mexican population upsets West Indies endemism
(2021)
Govenia utriculata (Sw.) Lindl. has been pervasively confused in herbaria and the literature, despite showing both vegetative and florally distinctive attributes. Here we document for the first time its presence in Mexico, ...
Climate change and biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean Islands
(2020)
Given the important role of climate on species distributions, climate change is expected to have effects on biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity on the Caribbean Islands is characterized by a broad range of distributions, ...
A revision of the green Anoles of Hispaniola with description of eight new species (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae)
(2016)
[English] We revise the species of green anoles (i.e., the species related to Anolis aliniger, A. chlorocyanus, and A. coelestinus) occuring on Hispaniola.
A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)
(2014)
The evolutionary history and taxonomy of worm-like snakes (scolecophidians) continues to be refined as new molecular data are gathered and analyzed. Here we present additional evidence on the phylogeny of these snakes, ...
Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal
(2007)
Approximately one-half of all species of amphibians occur in the New World tropics, which includes South America, Middle America, and the West Indies. Of those, 27% (801 species) belong to a large assemblage, the ...
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 ...