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Ancient DNA suggests single colonization and within-archipelago diversification of Caribbean caviomorph rodents
(2021)
Reconstructing the evolutionary history of island biotas is complicated by unusual morphological evolution in insular environments. However, past human-caused extinctions limit the use of molecular analyses to determine ...
Species diversity, habitat distribution, and blood meal analysis of Haematophagous Dipterans collected by CDC-UV light traps in the Dominican Republic
(2022)
Haematophagous insects cause major economic losses by both direct damage and the transmission of pathogens. However, the biting Diptera species in the Caribbean region have been poorly documented. During 2021, CDC downdraft ...
Humedales construidos como alternativa de tratamiento de aguas residuales en zonas urbanas : una revisión
(2022)
El tratamiento de las aguas residuales urbanas es un problema no resuelto. Las nuevas tecnologías, como los humedales construidos (HC), ayudan a conservar y proteger los cuerpos de aguas. En esta revisión se analizan los ...
El gas natural como una fuente potencial para el desarrollo energético sostenible en la República Dominicana : una revisión
(2022)
[Español] La matriz energética de República Dominicana depende, mayoritariamente, de los mercados internacionales, con nula producción de petróleo, gas natural y carbón mineral. Este hecho podría transformarse por completo ...
Optimization of the synthesis of activated carbon prepared from Sargassum (sp.) and its use for tetracycline, penicillin, caffeine and methylene blue adsorption from contaminated water
(2022)
This study was carried out to determine the optimal conditions for synthesizing activated carbon (AC) derived from invasive Sargassum (sp) for the efficient adsorption of emerging micropollutants [i.e. caffeine (Caf), ...
Estructura y composición de un ensamblaje de aves asociadas al río Maimón, República Dominicana
(2022)
[Español] Se analizó la composición y estructura de un ensamblaje de aves asociadas a cuatro localidades ubicadas en los márgenes del río Maimón (República Dominicana): confluencia del río Maimón con río Yuna, carretera ...
Natural hybridization between two species of green Anoles: morphological and genetic evidence
(2020)
[English] Anoles are a group of lizards that offer a wide range of opportunities to study different biological topics. In this work, we examined some aspects of the morphology from 139 individuals of green anoles collected ...
A remarkable new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Squamata: Tropidophiidae) from southern Hispaniola
(2023)
[English] A new species of Tropidophis is described from the dry forest of the Barahona Peninsula, southwestern Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Primer reporte de Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) en República Dominicana
(2023)
[Español] Se reporta por primera vez para República Dominicana el ácaro Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) y un caso de dermatitis provocado por este ácaro a humanos. El caso estuvo relacionado ...
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 ...