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Primeros registros de cachalotes, Physeter macrocephalus y Kogia sima, en aguas caribeñas de la República Dominicana
(2012)
[Español] Éste es el primer registro del cachalote (Physeter macrocephalus) y del cachalote enano (Kogia sima) para el área de Bayahíbe en República Dominicana. Se efectuaron 10 salidas al mar, con un esfuerzo de 49.92 ...
Uncertain future for global sea turtle populations in face of sea level rise
(2023)
Sea level rise has accelerated during recent decades, exceeding rates recorded during the previous two millennia, and as a result many coastal habitats and species around the globe are being impacted. This situation is ...
A habitat suitability model for Ricord’s Iguana in the Dominican Republic
(2009)
This paper presents results from a pilot study that evaluated variables extracted from satellite imagery and digitally mapped data layers to map the probability of suitable Ricord’s iguana habitat. Bayesian methods were ...
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 ...
New distributional records of the Samaná least gecko (Sphaerodactylus samanensis, Cochran, 1932) with comments on its morphological variation and conservation status
(2021)
We report here five new localities across the distribution of the lizard Sphaerodactylus samanensis, extending its current geographic range to the west, in the Cordillera Central of Hispaniola. We also report phenotypic ...
Three new scorpion species from the Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae)
(2014)
We describe herein three new species of scorpions from the Dominican Republic, in the Greater Antillean Island of Hispaniola: Microtityus minimus sp. n. (probably the smallest scorpion in the world from the southernmost ...
Guía de identificación de los murciélagos de la Española y anotaciones sobre las familias y especies
(2019)
[Español] Se presenta una guía ilustrada de identificación de los quirópteros de la Española, basada en diez años de trabajo de campo y laboratorio. Se incluyen dos claves dicotómicas, una de las familias y otra de las ...
Home range and habitat data for Hispaniolan mammals challenge assumptions for conservation management
(2019)
Conservation decision-making for threatened species in human-modified landscapes requires detailed knowledge about spatial ecology, but robust data derived from tracking individual animals are often unavailable, with ...
Observations on the habitat and ecology of the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in the Dominican Republic
(1999)
The habitat of the Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) was investigated in the Dominican Republic in relation to particular environmental parameters (geomorphology, geologicalstructure, soil type, elevation, life ...
First satellite tracks of the Endangered black-capped petrel
(2015)
The black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata is an endangered seabird with fewer than 2000 breeding pairs restricted to a few breeding sites in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. To date, use areas at sea have been determined ...