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A coalescent-based estimator of genetic drift, and acoustic divergence in the Pteronotus parnellii species complex
(2019)
Determining the processes responsible for phenotypic variation is one of the central tasks of evolutionary biology. While the importance of acoustic traits for foraging and communication in echolocating mammals suggests ...
Modeling spatial variation in winter abundance to direct conservation actions for a vulnerable migratory songbird, the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
(2018)
[English] The winter range of the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), a globally vulnerable Nearctic–Neotropical migratory songbird, is restricted to the Greater Antilles. Most birds occur on Hispaniola, where the ...
The composition of wintering bird communities in an agricultural landscape of the Northwestern Dominican Republic
(2019)
Hispaniola, the second largest and most topographically complex island in the Antilles of the Caribbean, is home to a wide variety of habitats for resident birds as well as overwintering migrants from North America. Over ...
Population structure of an endemic fish Limia zonata (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliinae) in the Maimón River, Dominican Republic
(2019)
[English] The population structure of Limia zonata (Nichols, 1915) was studied in four locations in the Maimón River, Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. The sex and adult-juveniles ratio was calculated for all ...
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 ...
Araneofauna (Arachnida: Araneae) de la sabana de pajón en el Parque Nacional Valle Nuevo, República Dominicana y su comparación entre dos temporadas del año
(2014)
[Español] Se registran y comparan la riqueza, diversidad y abundancia de las arañas asociadas a la sabana de pajón dentro del Parque Nacional Valle Nuevo entre una temporada lluviosa y una seca.
Scutigeromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha) of the Dominican Republic, Hispaniola
(2013)
[English] The fauna of scutigeromorph centipedes in the Dominican Republic is studied for the first time based on a sample of 28 individuals collected at 21 localities in 12 provinces.
Two new species of Dellia Stål, 1878 grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
(2012)
[English] The acridid grasshoppers Dellia viridissima sp. nov. and Dellia ciceroana sp. nov. are described and illustrated from Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic.
Brachybaenus domingensis sp. nov. of gryllacridids (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Gryllacrididae) from Dominican Republic, Hispaniola
(2019)
[English] The gryllacridid Brachybaenus domingensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated from specimens collected in various localities of the Dominican Republic. The morphology of the new species is compared to that of ...
Diversidad y patrones de distribución de las mariposas diurnas (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea y Hesperioidea) en un transecto altitudinal del Parque Nacional Sierra Martín García, República Dominicana
(2014)
[Español] Se evaluaron la diversidad y los patrones de distribución de la fauna de lepidópteros diurnos (Papilionoidea y Hesperioidea) en relación con los tipos de vegetación en un transecto altitudinal: 3-1,343 metros ...