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Mortality of an adult Antillean Palm Swift (Tachornis phoenicobia) associated with Philornis sp. parasitism in the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
(2023)
[English] The ecological importance of avian myiasis caused by fly (Diptera) larvae, especially in the genus Philornis, remains poorly understood. One major gap in our knowledge is which bird species experience such ...
A scuticociliate causes mass mortality of Diadema antillarum in the Caribbean Sea
(2023)
Echinoderm mass mortality events shape marine ecosystems by altering the dynamics among major benthic groups. The sea urchin Diadema antillarum, virtually extirpated in the Caribbean in the early 1980s by an unknown cause, ...
Small island nations can achieve food security benefits through climate-adaptive blue food governance by 2050
(2023)
Small island nations are highly dependent on food from aquatic environments, or blue food, and vulnerable to climate change and global food market price volatility. By 2050, rising populations will demand more food through ...
Species assemblages of insular Caribbean Sticta (lichenized Ascomycota: Peltigerales) over ecological and evolutionary time scales
(2023)
Phylogenetic approaches to macroevolution have provided unique insight into evolutionary relationships, ancestral ranges, and diversification patterns for many taxa. Similar frameworks have also been developed to assess ...
Free-swimming fauna associated with influxes of pelagic sargassum : implications for management and harvesting
(2023)
Mass accumulations of pelagic sargassum (Sargassum natans and S. fluitans) in the Tropical Atlantic, across the Caribbean and off the coast of West Africa, are causing extensive ecological and socioeconomic harm. The ...
Seasonal variation in morphotype composition of pelagic Sargassum influx events is linked to oceanic origin
(2023)
The recent proliferation of pelagic Sargassum spp. in the Tropical Atlantic causes major ecological and socioeconomic impacts to the wider Caribbean when it washes ashore, with regional fisheries and tourism industries ...
A remarkable new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Squamata: Tropidophiidae) from southern Hispaniola
(2023)
[English] A new species of Tropidophis is described from the dry forest of the Barahona Peninsula, southwestern Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Primer reporte de Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) en República Dominicana
(2023)
[Español] Se reporta por primera vez para República Dominicana el ácaro Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) y un caso de dermatitis provocado por este ácaro a humanos. El caso estuvo relacionado ...
First record of one family and two genera of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) from Hispaniola
(2023)
[English] The Family Neobisiidae, the genera Microbisium Chamberlin, 1930 and Ideoblothrus Balzan, 1891 (Family Syarinidae), as well as the species M. parvulum (Banks, 1895) and I. pygmaeus (Hoff, 1964), are recorded for ...
Beta-lactam susceptibility profiles of bacteria isolated from the Ozama river in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(2023)
The spread and contamination of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in ambient waters is an emerging concern in urban, rural, medical, and industrial settings. A large amount of domestic, hospital, and industrial wastewater ...