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The tadpoles of the Southern Crested Toad, Peltophryne guentheri (Anura: Bufonidae), from Hispaniola
(2014)
We collected 45 tadpoles of P. guentheri on 7 June 2012 in the Río Gurabo, Santiago Rodríguez Province. Some larvae were reared until metamorphosis to confirm species identity. Herein we describe the tadpoles from this ...
Rediscovery of the Altagracia Giant Galliwasp (Caribicus anelpistus) at Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic
(2023)
We herein report the rediscovery of the Altagracia Giant Galliwasp (Caribicus anelpistus) for the first time since its original description 44 years ago (Schwartz et al. 1979).
Percepción de apicultores de las plantas melíferas del bosque seco de la Línea Noroeste (República Dominicana)
(2012)
[Español] Se estudiaron la flora melífera y su floración en la zona del bosque seco subtropical de la Línea Noroeste, de República Dominicana. Se aplicó una encuesta a 30 apicultores locales, así como 4 entrevistas ...
Estado de la biodiversidad en la República Dominicana II
(2006)
Biodiversidad amenazada de la República Dominicana: especies botánicas amenazadas; plantas extintas; especies animales amenazadas; animales extintos.
Rosa de Bánica : planta única de la República Dominicana
(2006)
Rosa de Bánica es el nombre común con que se conoce la especie de nombre científico Pereskia marcanoi Areces. Es un árbol que crece de 10 a 12 metros y tiene espinas que se van perdiendo con la avanzada edad de los individuos. ...
Tropical montane forest ecotones : climate gradients, natural disturbance, and vegetation zonation in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
(2015)
Aim: We examined relationships between climate–disturbance gradients and patterns of vegetation zonation and ecotones on a subtropical mountain range.
Location: The study was conducted on the windward slopes of the ...
Phylogeographic structure within the fiddler crabs Leptuca thayeri and Uca maracoani (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) along the tropical West Atlantic
(2022)
Most fiddler crabs have an extended planktonic larval phase, potentially maintaining gene flow among widely separated populations, in the absence of marine barriers. Such marine barriers could be long coastal stretches ...
Site fidelity of a wintering Swainson’s Warbler in the Dominican Republic
(2000)
We document between-winter philopatry of a Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothylpis swainsonii) from the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, southwestern Dominican Republic. An individual, previously captured on 10 November 1997, ...
Mangroves enhance reef fish abundance at the Caribbean regional scale
(2015)
Several studies conducted at the scale of islands, or small sections of continental coastlines, have suggested that mangrove habitats serve to enhance fish abundances on coral reefs, mainly by providing nursery grounds for ...
Genetic diversity and differentiation of Pseudophoenix (Arecaceae) in Hispaniola
(2014)
Pseudophoenix ekmanii, P. lediniana and P. vinifera (Arecaceae) are endemic to Hispaniola. The more wide-ranging P. sargentii also occurs on the island. Population genetic diversity and structure of Pseudophoenix was ...