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Evolutionary stasis and lability in thermal physiology in a group of tropical lizards
(2014)
Understanding how quickly physiological traits evolve is a topic of great interest, particularly in the context of how organisms can adapt in response to climate warming. Adjustment to novel thermal habitats may occur ...
Notes on activity patterns of five species of Sphaerodactylus (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the Dominican Republic
(2011)
No abstract available.
Use of cow manure by two sympatric species of toads in the northwestern Dominican Republic
(2015)
No abstract available.
Investigación : primer reporte en República Dominicana del murciélago Tonatia silvicola (murciélago de orejas redondas)
(2011)
Provincia Samaná, municipio: Sánchez. Lugar del encuentro: casa deshabitada con ambiente en penumbras. Hora: 9:31 a.m. Especímenes colgados del techo. Orejas redondas. Agrupados. La especie de este género en República ...
Bird records in a montane forest fragment of Western Sierra de Neiba, Dominican Republic
(2003)
Abstract: We surveyed the montane forest bird community at 18001900 m elevation in western Sierra de Neiba, Dominican Republic during 68 February 2003. We documented a total of 36 species, of which 18 were recorded on point ...
Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) tethered by common green snake (Uromacer catesbyi)
(2006)
Abstract: Entanglement of birds by snakes is rarely reported. On 15 July 1998, a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) was encountered tethered to a small sapling by common green snake ...
Three unusual bird nests from the Dominican Republic
(2003)
Abstract: We report unusual nests of Black Swift (Cypseloides niger), Palmchat (Dulus dominicus), and Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea), all in southwestern Dominican Republic.
The Golden Swallow Project (Proyecto Golondrina Verde) : Hispaniolan & Jamaican Golden Swallows
(2013)
Aerial insectivore species in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean are almost completely absent from the scientific literature. The paucity of work being conducted on this guild makes broad-scale and comparative population ...
Predation of a wintering migratory songbird by introduced rats : can nocturnal roosting behavior serve as predator avoidance?
(2009)
Many studies have demonstrated the deleterious effects of introduced predators on resident populations of island birds, but few have quantified their effect on the survival and space-use behavior of migratory species. We ...
Historical decline and probable extinction of the Jamaican Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea euchrysea
(2013)
The endemic Jamaican subspecies of the Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea euchrysea has been rare and locally distributed since its discovery in 1847. By the 1950s, its geographic range had contracted to a small region ...