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Changing ecosystems and their services
(2020)
[English] Changing Ecosystems and their Services provides a very interesting account of the frontiers of biodiversity and ecological research. It consists of seven chapters covering mass extinctions: the "Big Five" and ...
Lizards in an evolutionary tree: ecology and adaptive radiation of anoles
(2009)
[English] Adaptive radiation, which results when a single ancestral species gives rise to many descendants, each adapted to a different part of the environment, is possibly the single most important source of biological ...
Caribbean amphibians and reptiles
(1999)
[English] Amphibians and reptiles are the most numerous, diverse, and frequently encountered animals on the Caribbean islands. This book provides a variety of perspectives on this amazing group of organisms. Caribbean ...
Diversidad y endemismo de los escarabajos (Insecta: Coleoptera) en la Hispaniola, Antillas Mayores
(2011)
[Español] Se analizaron parámetros cuantitativos sobre la diversidad de escarabajos en la Hispaniola y se la comparó con la coleopterofauna de otras islas del Caribe.
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 ...
Especie nueva de Coelioxys (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae) para La Hispaniola
(2009)
[Español] Se describe una especie nueva de Coelioxys, subgénero Cyrtocoelioxys, para la Hispaniola. Esta constituye la segunda especie del género conocida para la isla. Esta especie está muy relacionada con C. alayoi Genaro, ...
Low contribution of Caribbean-based researchers to academic publications on biodiversity conservation in the insular Caribbean
(2021)
The insular Caribbean is among the most threatened global biodiversity hotspots, warranting urgent and effective action in conservation. However, the capacity of Caribbean-based researchers to address challenges in ...
Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies
(2012)
The catalogue enumerates all taxa of Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons, and Monocotyledons occurring in the West Indies archipelago excluding the islands off the coast of Venezuela (Netherlands Antilles, Venezuelan Antilles, Tobago, ...
Natural history of the often-misunderstood Govenia utriculata (Orchidaceae): discovery of a Mexican population upsets West Indies endemism
(2021)
Govenia utriculata (Sw.) Lindl. has been pervasively confused in herbaria and the literature, despite showing both vegetative and florally distinctive attributes. Here we document for the first time its presence in Mexico, ...