Comunidad Técnico-profesional y científica: Recent submissions
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A tardigrade in Dominican amber
(2021)Tardigrades are a diverse group of charismatic microscopic invertebrates that are best known for their ability to survive extreme conditions. Despite their long evolutionary history and global distribution in both aquatic ... -
A new fossil raptor (Accipitridae: Buteogallus) from Quaternary cave deposits in Cuba and Hispaniola, West Indies
(2021)A large, extinct species of Buteogallus Lesson is described from post-cranial elements in Quaternary cave deposits in western Cuba and south-central Hispaniola. The new taxon was approximately the same size as females of ... -
Behavioral ecology of coloniality in the Hispaniolan Woodpecker
(2018)The Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus), a facultative colonial breeder, was studied in the Dominican Republic with the following objectives, corresponding to the three chapters of this dissertation: (1) to identify ... -
New megalonychid sloths (Phyllophaga, Xenarthra) from the Quaternary of Hispaniola
(2000)As part of ongoing revisionary work on Antillean Megalonychidae, we document four new sloth species from Quaternary cave localities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. -
Zoogeography of West Indian vertebrates in relation to Pleistocene climatic cycles
(1981)The available data on Pleistocene sea levels and climate in the Antilles, along with the fossil record of terrestrial vertebrates, are analyzed to establish their relationship with past climatic conditions and current ...
