Biblioteca Virtual de Educación Ambiental Rosa Margarita Bonetti: Recent submissions
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Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals
(2019)Venom systems are key adaptations that have evolved throughout the tree of life and typically facilitate predation or defense. Despite venoms being model systems for studying a variety of evolutionary and physiological ... -
Hypotheses for the Recent Hispaniolan spider fauna based on the Dominican Republic amber spider fauna
(1999)The Dominican Republic amber fossil spider record is examined and hypotheses generated concerning the Recent Hispaniolan spider fauna which is, at present, poorly known. The families Cyrtaucheniidae, Microstigmatidae, ... -
Update on invasive species initiatives in the Dominican Republic
(2005)Serra et al. (2003) reviewed the status of invasive species (agricultural pests including arthropods, plant diseases and plants) introduced into the Dominican Republic (DR) in recent decades and also listed species with ... -
Description of a new species, Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp., a phlebotomine fossil from Dominican Republic amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)
(2009)Background: Phlebotomine sandflies are the vectors of etiological agents of leishmaniases in several areas of the world. In the Neotropical Region, the biodiversity of these insects is more than other regions, probably due ... -
Simulation of chlorophyll-a estimation by Worldview-2 in the urban rivers of the Dominican Republic using field spectral data
(2012)The objective of this study is to simulate chlorophyll-a (Chl) estimation in the urban rivers of Dominican Republic (DR) by “Worldview-2” (WV-2) satellite which is able to provide high spatial/spectral resolutions. In ...
