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Ancient differentiation in the single-island avian radiation of endemic Hispaniolan chat-tanagers (Aves: Calyptophilus)
(2007)
The simple geographic structure of island systems often makes them tractable for studies of the patterns and processes of biological diversification. The Calyptophilus chat-tanagers of Hispaniola are of general evolutionary ...
Aspectos del comportamiento de forrajeo de la cigüita del río Parkesia motacilla (Aves: Passeriformes: Parulidae) en época no reproductiva
(2011)
[Español] Se estudió el comportamiento de forrajeo de Parkesia motacilla (Parulidae) durante los meses septiembre-noviembre y enero-marzo (2008-2009) en una localidad de la provincia Duarte, en el noreste de República ...
Avian resource use in Dominican shade coffee plantations
(1998)
We quantified foraging behavior of 19 bird species in shade coffee plantations in the Dominican Republic to document and evaluate their use of food resources in the shade overstory relative to the coffee understory.
Winter site fidelity of Nearctic migrants in shade coffee plantations of different sizes in the Dominican Republic
(2000)
We studied three Nearctic migrant species (American Redstart [Setophaga ruticilla], AMRE; Black-and-white Warbler [Mniotilta varia], BAWW; Black-throated Blue Warbler [Dendroica caerulescens ], BTBW) wintering in 14 isolated ...
Breeding behavior of the endangered Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga)
(2002)
[English] The Hispaniolan White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera megaplaga), which is considered here as a full-species (Hispaniolan Crossbill, L. megaplaga), is endemic to Haiti and the Dominican Republic where it is ...
Ecological relationships of two todies in Hispaniola : effects of habitat and flocking
(1996)
We studied microhabitat use, foraging and social behavior of Broad-billed (Todus subulatus) and Narrow-billed (T. angustirostris) Todies in two areas o f sympatry in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic. Solitary ...
The composition and foraging ecology of mixed-species flocks in pine forests of Hispaniola
(1996)
[English] We determined the flocking propensity of 48 species of birds occurring in native pine forest in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic, and the species composition of 180 mixed-species flocks.
Observations on the abundance, site persistence, home range, foraging, and nesting of the Pine Warbler on Hispaniola, and first record of ground nesting for this species
(1999)
[English] We studied the permanent resident Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) from October-April 1996–1997 and 1997–1998 in high-elevation Hispaniolan pine (Pinus occidentalis) forests of the Sierra de Bahoruco in the Dominican ...
A new intrageneric Dendroica hybrid from Hispaniola
(1998)
On 7 November 1993, while Latta (SCL) and Wunderle (JMW) were mist-netting in a shade coffee plantation 2 km northwest of Jumunucu, La Vega Province, Dominican Republic (elevation 600 m), an unusual-appearing warbler was ...