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The rediscovery of a semi-slug : Coloniconcha prima Pilsbry, 1933 (Gastropoda, Pleurodontidae) from Hispaniola
(2010)
The semi-slug Coloniconcha prima Pilsbry, 1933 is redescribed and its anatomy is described for the first time. The taxonomic position of this species within the Pleurodontidae is being discussed.
El contexto de los servicios ecosistémicos en la región de Centroamérica y el Caribe
(2014)
La biodiversidad es la principal riqueza que tiene Centroamérica y el Caribe para su desarrollo económico y social; riqueza que se manifiesta en existencias de recursos naturales y de flujos de servicios ecosistémicos para ...
The 1932 expedition of David Fairchild to the Caribbean on board Utowana : botanizing in Beata, Saona, Trinidad, Tobago, and Tortola islands
(2022)
[English] Research conducted in the Archive and Library of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the U.S. National Archives, and the U.S. National Herbarium allowed us to reconstruct field work performed by David Fairchild ...
Limia mandibularis, a new livebearing fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from Lake Miragoane, Haiti
(2020)
Limia mandibularis, a new livebearing fish of the family Poeciliidae is described from Lake Miragoane in southwestern Haiti on Hispaniola. The new species differs from all other species in the genus Limia by the presence ...
The West Indies as a laboratory of biogeography and evolution
(2007)
Islands have long provided material and inspiration for the study of evolution and ecology. The West Indies are complex historically and geographically, providing a rich backdrop for the analysis of colonization, diversification ...
Causes of endemic radiation in the Caribbean: evidence from the historical biogeography and diversification of the butterfly genus Calisto (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini)
(2014)
Calisto is the largest butterfly genus in the West Indies but its systematics, historical biogeography and the causes of its diversification have not been previously rigorously evaluated. Several studies attempting to ...
Changes in parrot diversity after human arrival to the Caribbean
(2023)
Integrating across paleontological, archaeological, and neontological resources is critical for understanding millennial-scale impacts of humans on biodiversity. Here, we showcase this valuable integration, with a focus ...
An extinct monkey from Haiti and the origins of the Greater Antillean primates
(2011)
A new extinct Late Quaternary platyrrhine from Haiti, Insulacebus toussaintiana, is described here from the most complete Caribbean subfossil primate dentition yet recorded, demonstrating the likely coexistence of two ...
Origin, paleoecology, and extirpation of bluebirds and crossbills in the Bahamas across the last glacial–interglacial transition
(2017)
On tropical islands, extensive extirpation of birds and other vertebrates occurred during the Holocene, following human arrival. Much less is known about pre-Holocene extirpation on islands. We focus on two species (Eastern ...
Rapid size change associated with intra-island evolutionary radiation in extinct Caribbean “island-shrews”
(2020)
The Caribbean offers a unique opportunity to study evolutionary dynamics in insular mammals. However, the recent extinction of most Caribbean non-volant mammals has obstructed evolutionary studies, and poor DNA preservation ...