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High altitude aggregations of Anetia briarea Godart on Hispaniola (Nymphalidae: Danainae)
(1990)
High altitude aggregations of the danaine Anetia hriarea Godart were observed near the
summit of Pico Duarte (2500-3000 m) in the Dominican Republic. These observations represent the highest elevation record in the West ...
Systematic review of the Antillean bats of the Natalus micropus-complex (Chiroptera: Natalidae)
(1982)
Nongeographic and geographic morphometric variation in Antillean populations of bats of the Natalus micropus-complex were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistical techniques.
Mammals eaten by Indians, owls, and Spaniards in the coast region of the Dominican Republic (with two plates)
(1929)
In February and March, 1928, I visited the Samana Bay region, northeastern Dominican Republic with the special object of obtaining remains of mammals in the Indian deposits that had been previously examined by Gabb in ...
New cave-dwelling amphipods (Lysianassidae, Hadziidae) from the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola)
(1998)
Two new stygobiont amphipods are described from anchialine caves located in the Jaragua region (Pedernales Prov., Dominican Republic, Hispaniola). Ottenwalderia kymbalion gen. et sp. nov. is the first lysianassoid known ...
Caribbean biogeography : molecular evidence for dispersal in West Indian terrestrial vertebrates
(1992)
The geological association of the Greater Antilles with North and South America in the late Cretaceous led to the hypothesis that the present Antillean biota reflects those ancient land connections. Molecular data from ...
Contaminación química : retos y perspectivas
(1992)
Una paronámica sobre la contaminación química del medioambiente, se presenta en este trabajo, destacándose los pincipales contaminantes químicos con sus efectos sobre la atmósfera, el suelo y las aguas. Se abordan los ...
Disposición de residuos cianurados y contaminación hidrológica ambiental en zonas aledañas a la planta aurífera de Pueblo Viejo
(1981)
Este artículo analiza la disposición de residuos cianurados y contaminacion hidrologica ambiental en zonas aledañas a la planta aurífera de pueblo viejo, República Dominicana. La investigación toma en cuenta los aspectos ...
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 ...
Endemic rodents of the West Indies : the end of a splendid isolation
(1989)
The objective of this paper is to summarize the status of endangered, vulnerable, or rare rodents in the Middle American Region. This region includes Mexico, all of Central America south to the Colombian border, and the ...
Last endemic mammals in Hispaniola
(1981)
After searching many remote regions in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the author discovered that the island's last two endemic mammals, formerly believed to be rare, are in fact common in some areas. But human pressures ...