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A new megalonychid sloth from the late Wisconsinan of the Dominican Republic
(2002)
An unusually well preserved skull, mandible, and indisputably associated post-cranial elements of new sloth, Acratocnus (Miocnus), were recovered from a cave in Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic. The animal died ...
Melathra huyenae Franz, a new genus and new species of entimine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from southwestern Hispaniola
(2011)
Melathra huyenae Franz, new genus and new species, is described to accommodate an enigmatic species of entimine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from southwestern Hispaniola.
The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic
(2014)
This study examined ant species richness in Jaragua National Park (Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic). Ants were sampled at 15 sites during late March and early April, 2012. Habitats sampled included dry forest, beach ...
Preliminary data on hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) bycatch in an artisanal gillnet used near Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic
(2008)
[English] Bycatch is a significant issue affecting fisheries management today and the incidental mortality of sea turtles in many fisheries is an important and often controversial conservation problem. Empirical data on ...
The evolutionary history of the Caribbean magnolias (Magnoliaceae) : testing species delimitations and biogeographical hypotheses using molecular data
(2022)
The Caribbean islands provide an ideal setting for studying biodiversity, given their complex geological and environmental history, and their historical and current geographical proximity to the American mainland. Magnolia, ...
Genetic structure at three spatial scales is consistent with limited philopatry in Ricord's Rock Iguanas (Cyclura ricordii)
(2019)
Cyclura ricordii is an endemic iguana from Hispaniola Island and is threatened on the IUCN Red List. The main threats are predation by introduced mammals, habitat destruction, and hunting pressure. The present study focused ...
Preliminary report on Cyclura ricordi in the Barahona peninsula
(2004)
The present report is a resume of the preliminary results of the survey undertaken by Grupo Jaragua in the Cabo Rojo – Pedernales region. The main purpose of the survey was to search and localize Cyclura ricordi habitats ...
Utilidad de cuatro especies de palmas en las provincias Azua, Barahona, Pedernales y Peravia, República Dominicana
(2020)
Con el objetivo de conocer los usos que hacen las comunidades de las palmas Guano manso, Coccothrinax spissa; Yarey, Copernicia berteroana; Coquito cimarrón, Reinhardtia paiewonskiana, y Guano de costa, Thrinax radiata, ...
Nuevos reportes para la flora de la Española
(2020)
Recientes colectas y observaciones en diferentes partes de República Dominicana y de Haití han iluminado algunas especies que hasta ahora no habían sido reportadas para la isla, o de uno de los países, o que representa ...
Opuntia repens en República Dominicana y notas sobre la taxonomía del complejo Curassavica
(2020)
Opuntia repens es reportada en este estudio por primera vez en la República Dominicana. Varias poblaciones de O. repens previamente fueron identificadas como O. taylorii. En las Antillas Mayores, la especie sólo se conocía ...