Our mission is to strengthen the scientific expertise available in the Caribbean islands through the study and conservation of the region’s exceptional biodiversity. To this end, we support student studies and research projects, mainly at master’s and PhD levels. Below are the student research projects supported by Caribaea Initiative.

Please note that the association does not respond to unsolicited requests for internships or financial support.

Projects in progress

Anolis cristatellus

Assessing the impact of non-native reptile species on native herpetofauna of Dominica island

Dominica PhD project

Effects of urbanization on species richness and diversity of moth assemblages in La Havana, Cuba

Cuba PhD project

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Gambusia affinis © NOZO

The ecology of native and introduced Poecilid fishes in Jamaican freshwater ecosystems and evaluation of the predictors of species distribution and invasion potential.

Jamaica PhD project

Trachemys decorata © Brian Gratwicke
Trachemys decorata © Brian Gratwicke

Interactions between invasive and native Trachemys species of freshwater turtles in the insular Caribbean

Haïti PhD project

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Completed projects

Vegetation structure of Bicknell's Thrush's wintering habitats in Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, Dominican Republic

Master project République dominicaine 2023

Estimation of the invasive potential of reptile species in the Caribbean region

Master project Insular Caribbean 2023
Geotrygon mystaceca © Frantz Delcroix

Spatial variation in the occurrence and relative abundance of four gamebird species in Guadeloupe

PhD project Guadeloupe 2023
Turdus swalesi © Dax Roman E

Population biology and population genetics of the La Selle Thrush, Turdus swalesi

PhD project Haïti 2023

Management of urban green spaces in favor of local pollinators: development of a monitoring program, an awareness programm and recommendations

Master project Martinique 2023

Contribution to the analysis of the diet of Invasive Alien Species in the Lesser Antilles by NGS metabarcoding method

Bachelor project Lesser Antilles 2023

Species richness and diversity of Odonata assemblages in Haiti in relation to the quality of freshwater habitats

PhD project Haïti 2023

A soundscape approach for the acoustic monitoring of the Critically Endangered Cuban frog, Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi Schwartz

Master project Cuba 2022

Does urbanization impact the coexistence between native and invasive species? A case study of the coexistence between Anolis oculatus and Anolis cristatellus in Dominica.

Master project Dominica 2022

Distribution, relative abundance and diet of the mourning gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris, introduced in Guadeloupe

Master project Guadeloupe 2022

Design of web solutions for the management and identification of invasive alien reptile species in the Lesser Antilles from their digital image

Master project Guadeloupe 2022
Patagioenas leucocephala © Anthony Levesque

Population biology and population genetics of the White-crowned Pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala, and the Scaly-naped Pigeon, P. Squamosa, in the insular Caribbean

PhD project Guadeloupe 2022

Adaptation of the Cuban-endemic lizard Anolis homolechis to the urban environment: behaviour, demography and population genetics

PhD project Cuba 2022

Pathogens and diseases of crustacean species of commercial interest in the insular Caribbean

PhD project Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis 2022

Characterization of bacterial ectosymbionts colonizing gills and endophragm of mangrove crabs in Guadeloupe

PhD project Guadeloupe 2022

Two urban green spaces in Habana City as worthy habitats for butterfly conservation

Master project Cuba 2021
Anolis porcatus © Raimundo López-Silvero

Effect of climate change on the geographic distribution of various ecomorphs in Cuban Anolis species

Master project Cuba 2021

Use of camera traps to quantify the population of birds in the forest of Poyen, a Biological Reserve in Guadeloupe

Master project Guadeloupe 2021

Use of camera traps to quantify the population of mammals within the forest of Poyen

Master project Guadeloupe 2021
Phyllonycteris poeyi © Raimundo López-Silvero

Evaluation of effectiveness of current Protected Areas for conservation of bats diversity priority zones in the insular Caribbean

Master project Cuba 2021

Ecological drivers of species radiation in livebearing fishes of the genus Limia (Teleostei, Poeciliidae) in the Greater Antilles

PhD project Les Grandes Antilles 2021

Factors explaining the IUCN status of terrestrial vertebrate species endemic to the insular Caribbean

Master project Insular Caribbean 2020

Use of camera traps to assess the influence of environmental factors on the presence and relative abundance of the Forest Thrush, Turdus lherminieri, in Guadeloupe

Master project Guadeloupe 2020

The importance of natural and artificial wetlands for wintering and migrating waterbirds in Haïti

Ingénieur Agronome project Haïti 2020

Study of the chemical ecology of Pseudosphinx tetrio larvae using various biochemical and molecular analysis tools preceded by a study about biodiversity appreciation

Master project 2020

Determinants of habitat use in cleaner gobies (Elacatinus prochilos and E. evelynae) in Barbados

Master project Barbade 2020

Contribution to the study of Caribbean pigeons: Estimating the population size of two pigeon species of the genus Geotrygon in Guadeloupe using camera traps

Master project Guadeloupe 2019
Anolis allogus © Jehovanny Rodriguez

Thermal ecology and evaporative water loss in Cuban lizards of the Anolis allogus species group

Master project Cuba 2019
Leptodactylus fragilis © Josiah Townsend

Potential distribution of a new introduced frog in Cuba, Leptodactylus fragilis (Anura Leptodactylidae): Predicting the invasion of acoustic niche

Master project Cuba 2019

Diversity and level of endemism of Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in relation to the diversity and level of endemism of the vegetation in Western Cuba

Master project Cuba 2019

The relevance of urban remnant forest and urban shaded agriculture for avian diversity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Master project Haïti 2018

Variation in the diversity of pollinating insect assemblages in urban green space in the Port-au-Prince area, Haïti

Master project Haïti 2018

Contribution to the study of the White-crowned Pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala, in the Caribbean region: Census and Genetic analysis of the guadeloupean population

Master project Guadeloupe 2017

Implementation of a detection method on a species of pigeon of the Patagieonas genus , P. leucocephala, in Guadeloupe: Comparison between the passive listening method and the call-broadcast method.

Master project Guadeloupe 2016

Contribution to the study of the White-breasted Thrasher, Ramphocinclus brachyurus, in Martinique

Master project Martinique 2016