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Carry-over effects provide linkages across the annual cycle of a Neotropical migratory bird, the Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
(2015)
Population limitation models of migratory birds have sought to include impacts from events across the full annual cycle. Previous work has shown that events occurring in winter result in some individuals transitioning to ...
Revision of the Lima clade (Miconia sect. Lima, Miconieae, Melastomataceae) of the Greater Antilles
(2016)
Miconia sect. Lima is an entirely Greater Antillean clade that consists of 19 known species of shrubs and small trees, which were previously recognized under the polyphyletic genera Leandra and Ossaea. The highest species ...
Avian community characteristics and demographics reveal how conservation value of regenerating tropical dry forest changes with forest age
(2018)
Expansion of secondary forests following the abandonment of agriculture may have important implications for bird conservation, but few studies have examined the dynamics of this process. We studied bird use of a chronosequence ...
Life-stage and sex influence Philornis ectoparasitism in a Neotropical woodpecker Melanerpes striatus with essential male parental care
(2023)
The nestlings of many Neotropical bird species suffer from Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) ectoparasitism. Although nestlings are typically considered the intended targets, recent work indicates that Philornis infest adult ...
Conservation horticulture for yarey palm and buccaneer palm : substrate and sowing depth affect germination and early seedling growth
(2016)
Palms (Arecaceae) are perhaps the most important tropical plant family for human use, both for utility and ornamental horticulture. The wide diversity of palm species with different seed germination characteristics ...
Predation of a Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) nest by the Indian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) in the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
(2006)
Abstract: Golden Swallows (Tachycineta euchrysea) have recently been observed nesting on or near the ground. In May 2004 I observed an introduced Indian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) enter a recently depredated Golden ...
El alacrán en la cultura de República Dominicana
(2000)
Se presenta un estudio preliminar sobre el papel del escorpión en la cultura popular de la República Dominicana.
Nueva especie de Thelyphonellus (Thelyphonida: Thelyphonidae) de La Española, Antillas Mayores
(2002)
Se describe una especie nueva del género Thelyphonellus Pocock, 1894, que procede de República Dominicana, isla de La Española, Antillas Mayores, la que se distingue de todos sus congéneres por la posesión de dos omatoides ...
Hispaniolan Hemilophini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae)
(2013)
The Tribe Hemilophini (Lamiinae) is reviewed for Hispaniola and an identification key is provided. Fifteen species are now known from the island, including one new species of Adesmus (Adesmus fortunei from Pedernales and ...
Review of the genus Urgleptes Dillon (1956) of Hispaniola (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Acanthocinini) : descriptions of five new species and one new synonymy
(2015)
The genus Urgleptes Dillon (1956) is reviewed for Hispaniola. Five new species of Urgleptes from the Dominican Republic are described herein: Urgleptes charynae Ravin & Lingafelter, sp. n. (La Vega province), Urgleptes ...