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Morphometric and molecular analysis of the mabouia-brooki haitianus Complex (Sauria: Gekkonidae) at the Western-Central Region of Puerto Rico
(2004)
The genus Hemidactylus belongs to the family Gekkonidae, a group of nocturnal lizards of African origin. Several species from this genus have arrived to the Western Hemisphere and have spawned many studies because the time ...
Social behavior, exocrine glands and facial structure in Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola Richards (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
(2014)
The remarkable ecological success of the eusocial insects has been attributed, in part, to the economic division of labor within the colony. This behavioral specialization is mediated by variation in a host of morphological ...
Benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of water quality in the Yaguez River, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
(2008)
The objective of this study was to correlate the diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates with
water quality of the Yagüez River in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. In the year 2005, for a period
of eight months (January 27-December ...
Description and phylogeny of Azotoctla, a new neotropical genus of Acalyptini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) associated with the staminodes of Cyclanthaceae
(2011)
The weevil genus Azotoctla gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Acalyptini Thomson) is described to accommodate the following 15 new Neotropical species: A. aecuatorialis, sp. nov. (Ecuador), A. anerunca, ...
Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of the neotropical genus Argentinomyia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 (Diptera: Syrphidae)
(2012)
The genus Argentinomyia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 (Syrphidae: Syrphinae: Bacchini), was taxonomically
revised and a phylogenic analysis was conducted. The monophyly and internal phylogenetic composition
of Argentinomyia ...
Efecto de las variaciones en la radiación fotosintética activa (“PAR”) en el contenido nutricional del mirto, Murraya exotica (Rutaceae), y su habilidad de sustentar a Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), vector de la enfermedad de enverdecimiento de cítricos
(2015)
The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemimptera: Liviidae), is an important pest of citrus because it transmits the bacteria (Candidactus Liberibacter spp.) that has been implicated in causing Huanglongbing ...
Estatus de Atlantea tulita (Dewitz, 1877) en Puerto Rico
(2003)
The genus Atlantea is endemic to the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and
Puerto Rico) with an endemic species in each of the islands. In Puerto Rico it is
represented by Atlantea tulita (Dewitz) 1877, a medium ...
Diversidad de hormigas (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en cultivos de cítricos y áreas boscosas aledañas a zonas agrícolas del oeste de Puerto Rico.
(2012)
The purpose of this investigation was to study the composition of the ant fauna in
citric plantations and in nearby forested areas within the three agricultural experiment
substations of the west side of Puerto Rico and ...