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Food habits of the endemic ashy-faced owl (Tyto glaucops) and recently arrived barn owl (T. alba) in Hispaniola
(2010)
The Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops) is endemic to Hispaniola, where the Barn Owl (T. alba) became established after ca. 1950. I examined 8322 vertebrate prey of the two species, using regurgitated pellets and prey remains ...
Description of a new species, Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp., a phlebotomine fossil from Dominican Republic amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)
(2009)
Background: Phlebotomine sandflies are the vectors of etiological agents of leishmaniases in several areas of the world. In the Neotropical Region, the biodiversity of these insects is more than other regions, probably due ...
Diving for monkeys
(2012)
From deep in the pools of Caribbean caves, CUNY Graduate Center anthropologists retrieve the remains of a long extinct primate and other prize fossils
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 ...
A replacement name for the Hispaniolan anole formerly referred to as Anolis chlorocyanus Duméril & Bibron, 1837
(2020)
We provide a replacement name, Anolis callainus sp. nov., for the Hispaniolan anole species formerly referred to as Anolis chlorocyanus Duméril & Bibron, 1837. This is necessary because the syntypes of Anolis chlorocyanus ...
Efectos de la salinidad en eventos de depredación entre larvas de Cardisoma guanhumi y Tetrahymena hegewishi
(2022)
[Español] El presente estudio reporta eventos depredadores de larvas de Cardisoma guanhumi por Tetrahymena hegewishi, considerando la salinidad como factor de influencia.
Geographic extent and chronology of the invasion of non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennett 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
(2009)
The Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennett 1828]: Family Scorpaenidae) are the first non-native marine fishes to establish in the Western North Atlantic. The chronology of the ...
Primer registro de Trypoxylon mexicanum para la Hispaniola, Antillas Mayores (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Crabronidae)
(2007)
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) mexicanum (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) pertenece al grupo albitarse, el cual incluye a las especies mayores del género. Su distribución nativa abarca América Central, desde México hasta Panamá. En ...
A new species of Caribbean toad (Bufonidae, Peltophryne) from southern Hispaniola
(2018)
Peltophryne armata sp. nov. is described from the South paleoisland of Hispaniola, West Indies. This is the only native toad species known to inhabit the Barahona Peninsula, Dominican Republic, in the southernmost part of ...
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 ...