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Revision of the Drosophila bromeliae species group (Diptera, Drosophilidae) : Central American, Caribbean, and Andean species
(2016)
Species in the Drosophila bromeliae group visit flowers, where most or all of the species probably breed. They are not collected in significant numbers. The group has thus far included five Neotropical species: aguape Val ...
Fossil land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Dominican Republic, West Indies, with a description of a new species
(2018)
A new fossil tortoise, Chelonoidis dominicensis, is described from a flooded cave in La Altagracia Province in the southeastern Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. The holotype, and only known specimen, includes ...
Nocturnal flowering and pollination of a rare Caribbean sage, Salvia arborescens (Lamiaceae)
(2016)
The phenology, floral biology and pollination ecology of Salvia arborescens Urb. & Ekman (Lamiaceae) are reported, based on field and garden observations. The flowers of S. arborescens are white, fragrant and rich in nectar. ...
Growth dynamics of the threatened Caribbean staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: influence of host genotype, symbiont identity, colony size, and environmental setting
(2014)
The drastic decline in the abundance of Caribbean acroporid corals (Acropora cervicornis, A. palmata) has prompted the listing of this genus as threatened as well as the development of a regional propagation and restoration ...
The neuropterid fauna of Dominican and Mexican amber (Neuropterida: Megaloptera, Neuroptera)
(2007)
The neuropterid fauna of early Miocene Dominican and Oligocene-Miocene Mexican amber is treated. The fauna consists entirely of Megaloptera and Neuroptera while the snakeflies (Raphidioptera) are not presently known in ...
Diverse Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae (Isoptera) in Dominican amber
(2009)
The most diverse and best-preserved paleofauna of the higher termites heretofore known, all found in Miocene amber of the Dominican Republic, is described. The imago of Coptotermes priscus Emerson is redescribed, and the ...
Preliminary checklist of the Orthoptera (Saltatoria) of Hispaniola
(2001)
This work summarizes the preliminary taxonomic information available on the Orthoptera fauna of Hispaniola. Valid names, synonyms used in pertinent references, data on type specimens and species distributions are included. ...
Arrecifes en peligro en el Caribe
(2005)
"Arrecifes en peligro en el Caribe" es parte integrante de la labor del World Resources Institute (WRI), la Red Internacional de Acción en Defensa de los Arrecifes de Coral (International Coral Reef Action Network, ICRAN) ...
Novitates Caribaea núm. 17
(2021)
Artículos destacados de este número: Lista anotada de los moluscos terrestres (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de la isla Hispaniola. -- Lista anotada de los peces vivíparos (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliinae) del Lago Miragoane en ...
Novitates Caribaea núm. 15
(2020)
Artículos destacados de este número: Nuevo género y primer registro de Hybotinae (Diptera: Empidoidea: Hybotidae) en ámbar dominicano del Mioceno medio. -- Composición y diversidad de avispas Agaonidae (Hymenoptera: ...