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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") ...
Street-level green spaces support a key urban population of the threatened Hispaniolan parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
(2021)
While urbanisation remains a major threat to biodiversity, urban areas can sometimes play an important role in protecting threatened species, especially exploited taxa such as parrots. The Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara ...
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 impact of habitat quality inside protected areas on distribution of the Dominican Republic’s last endemic non-volant land mammals
(2019)
The Hispaniolan solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus, and Hispaniolan hutia, Plagiodontia aedium, are the Dominican Republic’s only surviving endemic non-volant land mammals, and are high priorities for conservation. The country ...
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 ...
Avances tecnológicos aplicados a la biotecnología vegetal en la República Dominicana
(2015)
La flora en la República Dominicana ha sido etiquetada por muchos investigadores como una de la más variada en todas las Antillas. Existen 5,000 especies diferentes, de las cuales 2,000 son endémicas; 2,400 son nativos de ...
Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island
(2021)
[English] The annotated checklist on the extant terrestrial mollusks from Hispaniola Island based on literature from 1758 to 2020 is here presented. We report 612 taxa distributed in three subclasses, 129 genera and 39 ...
Spatial genetic structure of hatchlings of Cyclura ricordii (Reptilia: Iguanidae) in Pedernales province, Dominican Republic is inconsistent with natal philopatry
(2015)
Cyclura ricordii is an endemic iguana from Hispaniola and is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN. The main threats are predation by introduced mammals, habitat destruction and hunting. The present study focused on ...
Notes on activity patterns of five species of Sphaerodactylus (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the Dominican Republic
(2011)
Sphaerodactylus leucaster and S. thompsoni are poorly known xerophilic geckos from Hispaniola...
The biodiversity of Hispaniolan mollusca
(2016)
Hispaniola as the second largest Island of the Greater Antilles host a remarkable mosaic biodiversity of terrestrial mollusca as a result of its turbulent natural history: repeated joining and separation of multiple sets ...