Browsing Investigación ambiental by Author "Almonte, Juan N."
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Complete zygomatic arches in the Late Quaternary sloth Neocnus from La Altagracia province, Dominican Republic
(2022)[English] Specimens of the extinct sloth genus Neocnus recovered from northwestern La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic exhibit a unique zygomatic arch. The arch consists of the jugal anteriorly fused to the maxilla ... -
New records of Quaternary fossil reptiles from the Dominican Republic
(2017)[English] Fossil evidence suggests the island of Hispaniola supported unique communities of birds and mammals that went extinct only recently (1,2). By comparison, less is known regarding the fate of reptiles preserved in ... -
Revision of the fossil land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from Hispaniola with the description of a new species
(2022)[Español] Las tortugas terrestres del género Chelonoidis tuvieron una amplia distribución en el Caribe insular y las Bahamas durante el Pleistoceno tardío y el Holoceno. Dos especies de este género, C. marcanoi Turvey et ... -
Stable isotopes reveal seasonal dietary responses to agroforestry in a venomous mammal, the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus)
(2022)While trends in tropical deforestation are alarming, conservation biologists are increasingly recognizing the potential for species survival in human-modified landscapes. Identifying the factors underlying such persistence, ...
