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Plant–frugivore interactions across the Caribbean islands : modularity, invader complexes and the importance of generalist species
(2022)
Mutualistic interactions between plants and animals are fundamental for the maintenance of natural communities and the ecosystem services they provide. However, particularly in human-dominated island ecosystems, introduced ...
Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal
(2007)
Approximately one-half of all species of amphibians occur in the New World tropics, which includes South America, Middle America, and the West Indies. Of those, 27% (801 species) belong to a large assemblage, the ...
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 ...
Untangling intra-and interspecific effects on body size clines reveals divergent processes structuring convergent patterns in Anolis lizards
(2014)
Bergmann’s rule—the tendency for body size to increase in colder environments—remains controversial today, despite 150 years of research. Considerable debate has revolved around whether the rule applies within or among ...
Parallel behavioral divergence with macrohabitat in Anolis (Squamata: dactyloidae) lizards from the Dominican Republic
(2018)
The ecomorph concept of the adaptive radiation of Caribbean anoles is characterized by a suite of behavioral, ecological, and morphological traits that are tightly linked to microhabitat use in lizards. However, most studies ...
Ecological opportunity from innovation, not islands, drove the anole lizard adaptive radiation
(2022)
Islands are thought to facilitate adaptive radiation by providing release from competition and predation. Anole lizards are considered a classic example of this phenomenon: different ecological specialists ("ecomorphs") ...
Climate and season are associated with prevalence and distribution of trans-hemispheric blue crab reovirus (Callinectes sapidus reovirus 1)
(2020)
Among the many Callinectes spp. across the western Atlantic, the blue crab C. sapidus has the broadest latitudinal distribution, encompassing both tropical and temperate climates. Its life history varies latitudinally, ...
The multidimensional (and contrasting) effects of environmental warming on a group of montane tropical lizards
(2022)
Mountains are cradles for biodiversity and crucibles for climate-driven species loss, particularly for tropical ectotherms. Constriction on activity and amplified heat stress are two key sources of warming-driven vulnerability ...
An overview of the evolution and conservation of West Indian amphibians and reptiles
(2006)
The total area of the West Indies is small, only 0.15% of Earth’s land area, but the region supports 3.0% (180 species) of the world’s amphibians and 6.3% (520 species) of the world’s known reptiles. Nearly all species are ...
Novitates Caribaea núm. 23
(2024)
Artículos destacados de este número: Listado preliminar de los moluscos asociados al litoral rocoso del Malecón de Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.