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Scaly-naped pigeon populations revealed thanks to their DNA
Continue readingIn the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the Scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa) plays an important ecological role in forest regeneration. Like most columbids, the bird can fly for long distances, and therefore participates in seed dispersal thanks to its frugivorous diet. Although its distribution is currently quite wide, the species faces various threats that resulted in a decline in some…
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Amphibians to conquer the Caribbean: use of an innovative approach to predict invasion and its consequences
While Cuba may be threatened by the invasion of the frog Leptodactylus fragilis, a species widespread in Central America, a study combining modeling and experiments on the vocalizations of the animal predicts areas susceptible to invasion and the possible impact on other amphibian species.
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Caribbean lobsters threatened by recently discovered pathogens and parasites
Continue readingRecent research provides evidence that parasites and pathogens may impact a commercially important species which generates $500 million in income for fishers and close to $1 billion in export revenue each year. (more…)
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