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Factores globales y locales que inciden sobre la degradación de los arrecifes coralinos : una revisión para la República Dominicana
(2022)Este trabajo tiene por objetivo identificar los factores globales y locales que han impactado la salud de los arrecifes dominicanos en las últimas décadas, así como puntualizar las acciones que se han llevado a cabo en el ... -
La familia Araneidae (Arachnida: Araneae) en la colección del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santo Domingo y dos nuevos registros para la Hispaniola
(2011)[Español] Se revisó la colección de Araneidae depositada en el Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santo Domingo (MNHNSD). Esta consta de 894 especímenes, distribuidos en 22 géneros y 34 especies. Acanthepeira venusta ... -
Las familias vejetales representadas en la flora de Santo Domingo
(1897)Esta es la primera obra publicada de Rafael María Moscoso, naturalista, botánico y educador, primer dominicano que realizó investigaciones completas sobre la flora nacional. En el libro el autor enumera las familias de ... -
Farmacopea vegetal caribeña
(2014)En esta edición han sido sometidos a la metodología de validación científica TRAMIL, 399 usos significativos de partes de 130 especies reportadas en 11,004 encuestas etnofarmacológicas, llevadas a cabo en 64 comunidades, ... -
Faune malacologique : terrestre et fluviatile de l'ile de Saint-Domingue
(1891)Estudio sobre la fauna macológica de la isla de Santo Domingo publicado en el año 1891, en la ciudad de París. Incluye las descripciones y detalles de las especies de moluscos identificadas en ambas repúblicas, tanto la ... -
Feeding strategies and diet variation in livebearing fishes of the genus Limia (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in the Greater Antilles
(2022)Feeding specialisations are known to play an important role in the ecology and evolution of many organisms. In this study, we performed a comparative analysis based on the data of the gut content of eight species of the ... -
Fenómenos climáticos extremos y sus efectos en el Caribe
(2018)[Español] El propósito principal de este artículo es efectuar un análisis de los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos (FME), con el objetivo de motivar a la reflexión a los tomadores de decisiones y al público en general sobre ... -
Fire and forest in the highlands of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic : modern dynamics and long-term history
(2003)This dissertation investigates past and present environments of the highlands of the Dominican Republic using paleoecological and modem ecological techniques. The relatively unstudied highlands (\u3e2000 m) of the Cordillera ... -
Fire history along environmental gradients in the subtropical pine forests of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2006)[English] Fire history was reconstructed from fire-scarred individuals of the endemic pine (Pinus occidentalis) along climatic gradients in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. -
First Caribbean Floricomus (Araneae: Linyphiidae), a new fossil species in Miocene Dominican Republic amber: a new synonymy for the extant North American fauna
(2005)The new species Floricomus fossilis (Araneae: Linyphiidae) is described from Miocene Dominican Republic amber. This is the first fossil record of Floricomus, extending its known geological range by 15-20 Ma, and is the ... -
First comprehensive insights into the biogeography of the Caribbean intertidal oribatid mite fauna (Ameronothroidea)
(2021)A decade ago the Caribbean was almost completely uncharted in terms of intertidal ameronothroid mites. Now the present data show that these organisms are a common component of the fauna of Caribbean shorelines. Two families ... -
First description of Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops) nest and first record of Ashy-faced Owl nesting in Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) nest on Hispaniola
(2018)Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops) is a Hispaniolan endemic. Despite the fact that it is considered locally common and widespread throughout much of its range, little is known about several aspects of this species’ biology, ... -
First extensive account of the phylum Kinorhyncha from Haiti and the Dominican Republic (Caribbean Sea), with the description of four new species
(2019)Several meiofaunal samplings along the continental slope of Central America and the Antilles through the Caribbean Sea have revealed a rich kinorhynch fauna of undescribed species. The present contribution includes the ... -
First nest record of the White-winged crossbill in Hispaniola
(1975)On 2 April 1971, while we were camping in southwestern Dominican Republic above El Aguacate in the Sierra de Baoruco (the eastern extension of the Massif de la Selle, the only known crossbill location in Haiti), one of us ... -
First New World documentation of an Old World citrus pest, the lime swallowtail Papilio demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), in the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola)
(2004)[English] Papilio demoleus L., a well-known citrus pest in the Old World, is documented from eastern Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. -
First observed roost site of Vervain Hummingbird (mellisuga minima)
(2012)An observation of a roost site of a male Vervain Hummingbird in the Dominican Republic on 7 November 2010 is the first for this species. The bird chose an entirely exposed position on a very thin twig, < 0.5 cm diameter, ... -
First record of a Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) in the Dominican Republic
(2014)Abstract: The Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) is a long distance migrant that breeds in North America and winters in South America. During fall and spring migration, they congregate in large flocks and follow ... -
First record of Kirtland’s Warbler from the Dominican Republic and additional bird observations
(1989)Non-systematic searches for Kirtland’s Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii) were made in the Dominican Republic during 5-18 March 1985. Here we describe the first confirmed record of Kirtland’s Warbler from the Dominican Republic. ... -
First record of Megischus brunneus Cresson, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae) from Hispaniola, the Antilles
(2012)[English] The occurrence of Megischus brunneus Cresson (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae) is recorded for the first timefrom Hispaniola, the Antilles. The species was previously known from southern Florida and Cuba. This finding ... -
First record of one family and two genera of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) from Hispaniola
(2023)[English] The Family Neobisiidae, the genera Microbisium Chamberlin, 1930 and Ideoblothrus Balzan, 1891 (Family Syarinidae), as well as the species M. parvulum (Banks, 1895) and I. pygmaeus (Hoff, 1964), are recorded for ...
