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Distribución de las luciérnagas (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) en la Hispaniola y su correspondencia con las paleoislas
(2011)
[Español] Se investigó la distribución de la fauna de luciérnagas en la Hispaniola con respecto a su origen geológico a partir de dos paleoislas principales.
Lista de especies de quitones (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) conocidas para la Hispaniola
(2010)
[Español] El presente trabajo ofrece una lista con 23 especies de quitones conocidas para la isla Hispaniola. Para República Dominicana, esta compilación actualiza el último inventario nacional de la biodiversidad marina ...
First extensive account of the phylum Kinorhyncha from Haiti and the Dominican Republic (Caribbean Sea), with the description of four new species
(2019)
Several meiofaunal samplings along the continental slope of Central America and the Antilles through the Caribbean Sea have revealed a rich kinorhynch fauna of undescribed species. The present contribution includes the ...
Phylogeography of Dominican Republic bats and implications for systematic relationships in the Neotropics
(2017)
[English] The majority (90%) of native terrestrial mammal species living in the Dominican Republic are bats, and two-thirds of these species are endemic to the Caribbean. However, recent molecular studies using DNA barcoding ...
The value of endangered species in protected areas at risk : the case of the leatherback turtle in the Dominican Republic
(2014)
Protected areas are considered essential elements for global biodiversity conservation. They may not necessarily result in an effective conservation of resources in developing countries due to lack of funding for management ...
West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the wider Caribbean region
(2012)
In this chapter we address conservation of the remaining West Indian manatees in the Wider Caribbean (WCR), including those populations within the Caribbean Sea, the western Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coasts of ...
An evaluation of the diet of Cyclura iguanas in the Dominican Republic
(2017)
Understanding the diet of endangered species can benefit conservation efforts that involve habitat preservation and restoration. Caribbean rock iguanas, Cyclura spp., are among the most endangered lizards in the world, yet ...
Independent evolutionary histories in allopatric populations of a threatened Caribbean land mammal
(2016)
The aim of this study was to determine the evolutionary history, relationships and distinctiveness of allopatric populations of Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus), a highly threatened Caribbean ‘relict’ mammal, ...
Conservation of the herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic
(2011)
The herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic consists of 39 frogs (two of which areintroduced), 110 squamates (one possibly extinct and three or four introduced), one crocodilian, three turtles (one introduced), plus four ...
Parsimony analysis of butterflies communities in the Dominican Republic: assessing relationships among butterflies assemblages (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
(2017)
[Español] A raíz de las investigaciones realizadas durante un período de siete años en dos localidades distantes de la República Dominicana, se realizó una hipótesis de relación entre algunas comunidades de mariposas. Se ...