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Conservation of biological diversity in the Dominican Republic
(1993)
The Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola has the highest degree of biological diversity in the Caribbean. The country's wildlife service (Departamento de Vida Silvestre) carried out investigations at ecosystem ...
Breeding season ecology and behavior of Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
(1981)
Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) is endemic to Hispaniola and its satellites, where it occurs in a wide variety of habitats. We studied this hawk in the wet limestone karst forest of the Dominican Republic between January ...
Solenodon paradoxus
(1910)
The Museum has recently been fortunate in securing from Santo Domingo, a series of specimens of the rare Solenodon paradoxus Brandt. Four of these were brought alive and were successfully photographed by Mr. George Nelson. ...
The behavior of Solenodon paradoxus in captivity with comments in the behavior of other insectivora
(1966)
The behavior of S. paradoxus was reviewed by Dr. Erna Mohr (1936-38). Since her series of papers, however, much more has been learned concerning the behavior of not only the solenodon but also the insectivores of the ...
Comments on the ecology and status of the Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera megaplaga), with recommendations for its conservation
(1994)
The rare and unique Hispaniolan White-winged Crossbill (Loxia Ieucoptera megaplaga) is endemic to the mountains of Hispaniola. It is specialized for harvesting seeds from the cones of Pinus occidentals, and is dependent ...