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Coral reefs of southeastern Dominican Republic hit by two simultaneous epizootic events
(2022)
During the past decades, Caribbean coral reefs have undergone rapid changes that have transformed the structure and function of these important ecosystems...Here, we present the first report of the ongoing D. antillarum ...
Assessing population structure of Diadema antillarum in a shallow reef of the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic
(2021)
[English] The sea urchin Diadema antillarum is an herbivore that plays an important ecological role in controlling benthic community structure in Caribbean reefs. After the mass mortality documented between 1982-1983, their ...
Avicularia rickwesti sp. nov., a remarkable new species of Avicularia (Theraphosidae: Aviculariinae) from Dominican Republic
(2013)
A remarkable new species of Avicularia Lamarck, 1818, Avicularia rickwesti sp. nov., is described from Dominican Republic. Female specimens of the new species are unusual by having two very short and broad spermathecae ...
Interacciones del solenodonte con otros animales
(2011)
Entre 2004 y 2009 se realizaron viajes de campo y entrevistas a informantes clave para documentar la distribución del soledononte y la jutía de la Española en la Reserva de la Biosfera Jaragua-BahorucoEnriquillo (República ...
Cities may save some threatened species but not their ecological functions
(2018)
Urbanization is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Wildlife responses to urbanization, however, are greatly variable and, paradoxically, some threatened species may achieve much larger populations in ...
Natural history notes on the Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)
(2010)
Abstract: We present natural history data on a Bahamas and Greater Antilles endemic, the Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus), based on published reports and our personal observations.
On the relationship among birds and Trema micrantha in montane forests of Hispaniola
(2018)
[English] Avian frugivores are of great interest to ecologists because they play an important role in ecosystem functioning, and can serve as important components in habitat restoration. In the Neotropics, observational ...
New Hispaniola locality record for the endemic beetle Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000 (Coleoptera: Silphidae: Nicrophorinae)
(2016)
[English] The endemic Hispaniolan beetle Nicrophorus hispaniola Sikes & Peck, 2000, is reported from the locality of Zapotén, Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic, a national park outpost near the border with Haiti. This ...
Systematic review of the Antillean bats of the Natalus micropus-complex (Chiroptera: Natalidae)
(1982)
Nongeographic and geographic morphometric variation in Antillean populations of bats of the Natalus micropus-complex were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistical techniques.
Una agregación de careyes juveniles : algunas lecciones aprendidas de un proyecto de monitoreo de 10 años de duración en la República Dominicana
(2008)
A pesar de la intensa explotación de careyes para el comercio de concha en la República Dominicana, muy pocos estudios recientes han evaluado las áreas de forrajeo y alimentación de esta especie en leste país. Los autores ...