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Key West Quail-Dove maze
(2021)
FOR KIDS: Breeding season for the Key West Quail-Dove is between September and July. This Caribbean endemic dove builds its nests on the ground or sometime low-down in a tree. This makes their eggs vulnerable to predators, ...
Let's wait for the evening : nocturnal copulation in a tropical damselfly Phylolestes ethelae (Odonata, Synlestidae)
(2024)
Sexual selection is one of the main causes of the diversity of reproductive behaviours observed intra- and interspecifically. Here we study the reproductive behaviour of a unique species, Phylolestes ethelae, the only ...
Narrow-billed Tody word search
(2023)
FOR KIDS: Can you find the words in our Narrow-billed Tody word search? Remind yourself of some of the interesting facts about this endemic bird as you look for all 15 hidden words!
Remember the words may appear forwards ...
Life cycle of an owl
(2023)
FOR KIDS: How much do you know about the life cycle of our featured bird the Ashy-face Owl? Why not test your knowledge and complete our “Life Cycle of an Owl” activity?
First spend some time learning about owls on the ...
Buzos cupidos a falta de Tinder para corales
(2023)
Se presenta una descripción del proceso de reproducción sexual, natural y asistida de corales.
New cranium of the endemic Caribbean platyrrhine, Antillothrix bernensis, from La Altagracia province, Dominican Republic
(2017)
Recent paleontological collection in submerged caves in the eastern Dominican Republic has yielded new specimens of Antillothrix bernensis. Here we describe a complete cranium of an adult individual (MHD 20) and provide ...
Mitogenomic sequences support a north–south subspecies subdivision within Solenodon paradoxus
(2017)
Solenodons are insectivores found only in Hispaniola and Cuba, with a Mesozoic divergence date versus extant mainland mammals. Solenodons are the oldest lineage of living eutherian mammal for which a mitogenome sequence ...
Establishing a marine conservation baseline for the insular Caribbean
(2015)
Highlights: • A single insular Caribbean protected area dataset with accurate boundary information was developed. • MPA coverage across the insular Caribbean is not far behind global reference values. • The insular Caribbean ...
Análisis de tendencias climáticas basado en metadatos de estaciones de la red de medición de la Oficina Nacional de Meteorología (ONAMET) de la República Dominicana
(2014)
La recolección y el estudio de metadatos constituyen un aspecto fundamental del análisis de series históricas de variables meteorológicas. Los resultados obtenidos para la estación de levantamiento de Santo Domingo, ...
An update on the distribution of threatened odonate species from the Greater Antilles
(2015)
The Antilles harbour several island endemic odonate species, including some palaeoendemics, within a relatively small and anthropized area. Such attributes give this archipelago a special significance for the conservation ...