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2024

New Record of a Sowerby’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) for the Caribbean
Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Susana Caballero, Diego A. Quiroga, Robinson S. Jiménez-Cabreja, Enrique Pugibet-Bobea, and Wojtek Bachara
Notes on the Natural History and Climatic Specializations of an Endemic Caribbean Paper Wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Mischocyttarus phthisicus)
Alycia Johnson, Clayton H. Ziemke, Donald A. Yee, and Kaitlin M. Baudier

2023

Depredation by Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, from Antillean Z-traps at Discovery Bay, Jamaica
Erin J. Burge, Steven C. Luff, Casey E. Ludwick, Nicholas C. Coleman, Renee R. Touse, and Till J.J. Hanebuth
First Documented Predation Event on White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus, by the Puerto Rican Boa, Chilabothrus inornatus, in Puerto Rico
Alcides L. Morales-Pérez
The Effects of Rainfall on Foliage and Ground Arthropod Availability for Kirtland’s Warblers and Other Gleaning Insectivores in the Late Dry Season in The Bahamas
Joseph M. Wunderle Jr., Patricia K. Lebow, David N. Ewert, Jennifer D. White, and Dave Currie
Effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on Abundance and Occupancy of Margarops fuscatus (Pearly-eyed Thrasher) in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico
Alberto C. Cruz-Mendoza, Frank F. Rivera-Miláns, Wayne J. Arendt, Laura L. Fidalgo-De Souza, Jessica Ilse, and Joseph M. Wunderle Jr.

Population Structure and Size at Maturity of the Caribbean Spider Crab, Maguimithrax spinosissimus, around Eleuthera, The Bahamas
  Logan R. Zeinert, Ami Adams, Meghan Burchell, Nathan J. Robinson, and Iain J. McGaw

First Report of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther) (Southern Platyfish) and Confirmation of Poecilia reticulata (Peters) (Guppy) from Guadeloupe-France
  Zachariah D. Alley, Kayla M. Fast, Jeremy Delolme, and Michael W. Sandel


2022

A Stoichiometric Comparison of Primary and Secondary Forest Stands on Acid Soils
  Ariel E. Lugo, Mary Jean Sánchez, Luz S. Betancourt, Olga M. Ramos González, and Iván Vicens
Natural History and Morphometrics of the Newly Discovered and Critically Endangered Conception Bank Silver Boa (Chilabothrus argentum; Squamata; Boidae)
  R. Graham Reynolds, Alberto R. Puente-Rolón, and Anthony J. Geneva

The Road to Recovery of the Monito Gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus)
  Jan P. Zegarra-Vila, Miguel A. García-Bermúdez, Cielo E. Figuerola-Hernández,Iván Llerandi-Román, Nicole Angeli, Ricardo López-Ortiz, José A. Cruz-Burgos, and Omar A. Monsegur-Rivera
Barnacles Associated with Whales, Dolphins, Manatees, and Sea Turtles from the Puerto Rico Archipelago and Florida
  Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Jamilette Cintrón-de Jesús, Carla I. Rivera-Pérez, Gabriela S. Rivera-Tritsare, and John D. Zardus
An Assessment of Fish Assemblages in Peripheral Lotic Habitats of the Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
  Luberson Joseph, Ryan S. Mohammed, Rakesh Bhukal, and Amy E. Deacon

2021
Identification of Habitat Features Associated with Site Occupancy of Eleutherodactylus richmondi at the Carite State Forest in Puerto Rico
   Diana López-Hernández, Alberto R. Puente-Rolón, and Fernando Bird-Picó
Design and Deployment of an Affordable and Long-lasting Deepwater Subsurface Fish Aggregation Device
   Eric V.C. Schneider, Edward J. Brooks, Michael P. Cortina, David M. Bailey, Shaun S. Killen, and Travis E. Van Leeuwen
Caribbean Tissue-loss Diseases Can be Linked to Fungal Invasion
  Laurent Delvoye, Rolf P.M. Bak, Kristen L. Marhaver, Gerard Nieuwland, and Mark J.A. Vermeij
Rescue, Veterinary Care, and Necropsy of a Stranded Clymene Dolphin (Stenella clymene) from the Caribbean Coast of Colombia
  Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Ana M. Aguirre-González, Susana J. Caballero-Gaitán, Lesly J. Cabrias-Contreras, John A. Cabrera-Pallares, Michelle M. Dennis, Rafael H. Espinoza-Forero, Yenyfer Moná-Sanabria, Nicolas Restrepo-Garzónr, Sandra M. Reyes-Ricardo, Carla I. Rivera-Pérez, Roberto Sanchez-Okrucky, Dalila Caicedo-Herrera, and Fernando Trujillo-González
Inferring Organic Content of Beach Sand from Color
  Andrew S. Maurer and Seth P. Stapleton

2020
A New Locality, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, for the Rare Lizard Leiocephalus onaneyi (Guantánamo Striped Curlytail) and Notes on its Natural History
  Kristin A. Bakkegard, David A. Johnson, and Daniel G. Mulcahy
Hurricane-mediated Extirpation of a Bat from an Antillean Island
  Armando Rodríguez-Durán, Natalie A. Nieves, and Yadiamaris Avilés-Ruiz
Using Biodiversity Metrics to Guide Conservation Planning in Altered Tropical Landscapes
  Kathryn E. Battle, Krishna Pacifici, Jaime A. Collazo, and Brian J. Reich
Coprophilous Fungi from the Caribbean Netherlands Island of Saba
  Michael J. Richardson
On the Occurrence of Runt Eggs in Morelet’s Crocodile
  Steven G. Platt, Thomas R. Rainwater, Ruth M. Elsey, Nichole D. Bishop, and Scott T. McMurry
Opportunistic Fish Consumption by Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Colombia
  Dalila Caicedo-Herrera, Yenyfer Mona-Sanabria, Isabel V. Gómez-Camelo, Maria Camila Rosso-Londoño, and Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannon
Assessment of Small Indian Mongoose Diet on St. John, USVI, Using Stable Isotope Analyses
  Karen E. Powers, Jay E. Raymond, Keifer L. Titus, Heather N. Custer, Shane Brandes, and Jessica S. Lucas
Avian Community Responses to Management of Vegetation and Water Levels in Restored Wetlands at the Humacao Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico
  Francisco J. Vilella, José A. Cruz-Burgos, Richard M. Kaminski, Henry R. Murkin, J. Brian Davis5, Spencer L. Weitzel, and Fernando Vizcarra
First Confirmed Record of the Longfin Mako Shark (Isurus paucus) for Puerto Rico
  Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Daritzel Cintrón-Nieves, Glorimar Franqui-Rivera, Raimundo Espinoza, Juan M. Orcera-Iglesias, Pedro J. Rivera-Ilarraza, Carla I. Rivera-Pérez, and Grisel Rodríguez-Ferrer

2019
Vegetation and Population Survey of the Red-footed Booby (Sula sula L.) Colony in Mona Island
  Andrew J. Blinn and Tomás A. Carlo
The Ecology of a Rare Species, Solanum conocarpum, in St. John, US Virgin Islands
  Cecilia L. Rogers and Heather P. Griscom
Unexpected Limb Proportions in a Pleistocene Population of Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) from the Bahamas
  Jessica A. Oswald, David W. Steadman, and Janet Franklin
Porites divaricata is a Locally Abundant Component of the Epibiont Community on Mangrove Prop Roots at Calabash Caye, Turneffe Atoll, Belize
  Zachary A. Bengtsson, Kirsten M. Kuhn, Anya T. Battaglino, Allen S. L2, Matthew N. Talbot, Marzie Wafapoor, Calder J. Atta, Michael B. Kowalski, Sarah P. Margolis, Ekaterina Rar, Elizabeth M. Burmester, Kathryn C. Lesneski, Karina Scavo Lord, Les Kaufman, Nathan L. Stewart, and John R. Finnerty
Impacts of Hurricanes on a Rebounding Population of Elkhorn Coral, Acropora palmata, in St. John, US Virgin Islands
  Natasha G. Bestromand Renee D. Godard
Not All Pine Habitat is the Same: How Bird Communities Vary Among Mature Hispaniolan Pine Forests Shaped by Fire
   Steven C. Latta
First Record of Albinism in the Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
  Joshua B. LaPergola
Evaluation of Stone Crab (Menippe mercenaria) Fisheries Practices Using Simulated Fishery Scenarios in the Laboratory
  Danielle Orrell, Eric V.C. Schneider, Olivia Eisenbach, Aneri Garg, Bill Bigelow, Hannah Hauptman, Owen O’Shea, Iain J. McGaw, and Travis E. Van Leeuwen
Prevalence and Severity of Cutaneous Pigmented Lesions on Ocean Surgeonfish, Acanthurus bahianus, at Turneffe Atoll and Glover’s Reef of Belize
  Laura E. Eierman and Christopher E. Tanner
Satellite Telemetry of Crocodylus acutus in Jamaica: Habitat Selection and Management Implications
  Jeffrey S. Beauchamp, Byron S. Wilson, Kurt McLaren, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Lawrence P. Henriques, and Frank J. Mazzotti
The Effects of Local Geology and Microclimate on the Fire Regime and Vegetation Structure of North Andros Island, Bahamas
  Eric Kjellmark
Dispersion Patterns of Three Caribbean Species of Sea Urchins: Diadema antillarum, Tripneustes ventricosus, and Eucidaris tribuloides
  Nancy Eufemia Dalman, James D. Gorham, Timothy J. Hernandez, Kendall L. Maze, Richard M. Settele, Logan J. Young, and Jill G. Schulze
Ecological and Physiological Aspects of Caribbean Shrublands
  Ariel E. Lugo, Ernesto Medina, Elvira Cuevas, and Olga Ramos González
Pouteria macrocarpa (Mart.) Dietrich (Sapotaceae) Drift Seed from the Little Cayman Island, Caribbean Sea
  Declan T.G. Quigley
Occurrence of Anthracnose Fruit-rot on the Endangered Plant Species Harrisia portoricensis
  Casiani Soto-Ramos and Merari Feliciano-Rivera
Chelonia mydas (Green Sea Turtle) forage at Higher Rates on Native Caribbean Seagrasses Despite Higher Coverage of Non-native Halophila stipulacea
  Elizabeth C. Shaver, Danielle A. Keller, Joseph P. Morton, and Brian R. Silliman

2018
Origins and Development of Fresh Water Lake, Dominica, West Indies, and Exploratory Study of Traces of Catastrophic Events in its Sediments
  Ronald B. Davis, Shirley L. Davis, Dennis S. Anderson, and Peter G. Appleby
Devastation of 15-year old Community-based Coral Farming and Reef-restoration Sites in Puerto Rico by Major Hurricanes Irma and María
  Carlos Toledo-Hernández, Claudia P. Ruiz-Diaz, Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, and Samuel E. Suleimán-Ramos
Abundance and Distribution of Brevipalpus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in the Residential Rio Piedras Watershed of San Juan’s Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico
  Amanda L. Henderson, Elvia J. Meléndez-Ackerman, and José Carlos V. Rodrigues
Location Near Grass Patches Influences Establishment of Native Woody Species in a Puerto Rican Subtropical Dry Forest
  Juan Gilberto García-Cancel and Merari Feliciano-Rivera
Lizards on Islands within Islands: Microhabitat Use, Movement, and Cannibalism in Anolis sagrei (Brown Anole) and Anolis smaragdinus (Bahamas Green Anole)
  Nicholas C. Herrmann, Shannan S. Yates, Jason R. Fredetten, Molly K. Leavens, Renata Moretti, and R. Graham Reynolds
Kirtland’s Warbler Winter Habitat Changes Across the Bahamian Archipelago in Response to Future Climate-condition Scenarios
  Daniel M. Wolcott, Deahn M. Donne, Donald J. Brown, and Christine A. Ribic
Invasive Rats (Rattus sp.), but not always Mice (Mus musculus), are Ubiquitous at All Elevations and Habitats within the Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico
  Aaron B. Shiels and Gabriela E. Ramírez de Arellano
Observations on the Roosting and Foraging Behavior of Woolly False Vampire Bats, Chrotopterus auritus, in Belize
  R. Mark Brigham, Hugh G. Broders, Cory A. Toth, Jesika P. Reimer, and Robert M.R. Barclay
A Population Study of the House Mouse, Mus musculus (Rodentia: Muridae), in a Rural Community of Mérida, México
  Jesús Alonso Panti-May, Silvia F. Hernández-Betancourt, Marco A. Torres-Castro, Julián Parada-López, Sandra G. López-Manzanero, and Maribel C. Herrera-Meza

2017
Insights into the Genetic Origins of White-tailed Deer on the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
  Verity L. Mathis, Marina S. Ascunce, Karla G. Logan-López, Randy W. DeYoung,Rodney L. Honeycutt, Karen V. Olsong, Gebreyes Kassu, Nova J. Silvy, and David L. Reed
Social Behavior of the Sharptail Snake Eel (Myrichthys breviceps) on a Southern Reef of Bonaire
  David L. Haskins, John J. Enz, and David E. Unger
Response to Hurricanes of Pinus caribaea var hondurensis Plantations in Puerto Rico
  Ariel E. Lugo, Carlos D. Rodríguez Pedraza, Ian Fremont, and Iván Vicens
Potential Impact of Coastal Development on Nearshore Bacterial Diversity, Southwest Puerto Rico
  Gary E. Schultz Jr., Jeffrey J. Kovatch, and Heidi Hertler
Biogeochemical Relationships of a Subtropical Dry Forest on Karst
  Ernesto Medina, Elvira Cuevas, Humfredo Marcano-Vega, Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, and Eileen H. Helmer
Occupancy and Index of Abundance of Eleutherodactylus wightmanae and E. brittoni along Elevational Gradients in West-Central Puerto Rico
  Kelen D. Monroe, Jaime A. Collazo, Krishna Pacifici, Brian J. Reich,Alberto R. Puente-Rolón, and Adam J. Terando
Water Bears from the Caribbean Island of Antigua, with the Description of a New Macrobiotus Species (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)
  Harry A. Meyer, Juliana G. Hinton, W. Logan Gladne, and Mary C. Klumpp
Range Extension in Styracura (= Himantura) schmardae (Caribbean Whiptail Stingray) from The Bahamas
  Owen R. O’Shea, Christopher R.E. Ward, and Edward J. Brooks
Juvenile Tyto alba furcata (Barn Owl) and Remains of Ascalapha odorata (Black Witch Moth) Found in Natural Limestone Cavity in Hellshire Hills, Jamaica
  Seth E. Inman, C. Justin Proctor, and John M. Zeiger

2016
A GIS Model of Habitat Suitability for Solanum conocarpum (Solanaceae) in St. John, US Virgin Islands
  Matthew D. Palumbo, Jonathan P. Fleming, Omar A. Monsegur, and Francisco J. Vilella
Conservation Value of Remnant Habitat for Neotropical Bats on Islands
  Armando Rodríguez-Durán and Waldemar Feliciano-Robles
Preliminary Assessment of Road Mortality in Chilabothrus exsul, the Northern Bahamas Boa
  R. Graham Reynolds, Sean T. Giery, Wendy A.M. Jesse, and Quynh N. Quach
Assessing Effects of Feral Sheep on Plant Composition and Structure in a Caribbean Tropical Dry Forest
  Rachel Granberg, Lori E. Brown, Jessica L. East, Alexis L. Garcia, Alixandra J. Godar, Maria F. Mejia, Clint W. Boal, and Gad Perry
Sighting of Three Female Gervais’ Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon europaeus) from the Exuma Sound, The Bahamas
  Oliver N. Shipley, Owen R. O’Shea, Edward J. Brooks, and Zachary C. Zuckerman
Abundance and Distribution of Brevipalpus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in the Residential Rio Piedras Watershed of San Juan’s Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico
  Toniann D. Keiling, Taylor D. Rodenberg, and Pedram P. Daneshgar
Protected Only on Paper? Three Case Studies from Protected Areas in the Dominican Republic
  Stesha A. Pasachnik, Rosanna Carreras De León, and Yolanda M. León
Characterization of the Network of Protected Areas in Puerto Rico
  Jessica Castro-Prieto, Maya Quiñones, and William A. Gould

2015
The Arachnids of Hellshire Hills, Jamaica
  Sarah C. Crews, Lauren A. Esposito, and Franklyn Cala-Riquelme
Distribution, Abundance, and Conservation Status of the Jamaican Crow, Corvus jamaicensis
  Gary R. Graves and Brian K. Schmidt
Observations of New Bird Species for San Salvador Island, The Bahamas
  Michael E. Akresh and David I. King
Freshwater and Brackish-Water Fishes Observed on Montserrat, Lesser Antilles, West Indies
  Robert E. Schmidt and Erin R. McMullin
Ecosystem Responses to Prescribed Fire Along a Chronosequence in a Subtropical Pine Rockland Habitat
  Bryan M. Dewsbury, Suzanne Koptur, and James W. Fourqurean
Infestation of Hoplias malabaricus (Teleostei, Characiformes, Erythrinidae) with Nematode Parasite Eustrongyloides spp. in the Arena Dam of Trinidad, West Indies
  Rod B. Suepaul, Ryan S. Mohammed, and Asoke K. Basu
The Expansion of Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae, Angiospermae) is Changing the Seagrass Landscape in the Commonwealth of Dominica, Lesser Antilles
  Sascha C.C. Steiner and Demian A. Willette

2014
First Record of Albinism in the Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
  François Fabianek
Ecology and Conservation of the Endangered Puerto Rican Endemic Varronia bellonis (Boraginaceae)
  Ana María Sánchez-Cuervo, Benjamin J. Crain, and Víctor José Vega-López
Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) Population Abundance and Effects of Habitat Features on Trapping Success in Protected Areas of Eastern Puerto Rico
  Diana Guzmán-Colón and Gary J. Roloff
Day–Night Patterns in Natural and Artificial Patch Reef Fish Assemblages of The Bahamas
  Martha J. Zapata, Lauren A. Yeager, and Craig A. Layman
Camera Trapping Wild Cats with Landowners in Northern Belize
  Venetia S. Briggs-Gonzalez and Frank J. Mazzotti
Annotated List of the Vascular Plants at El Verde Field Station, El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico
  Fabiola Areces Berazain, Victor J. Vega López, and James D. Ackerman
Mangroves as Islands: Effects of Tree Size and Isolation on Inhabiting Faunal Richness, Individual Abundance, and Species Turnover
  Shawn J. Wurst and Lauren G. Ruane
Bromeliad Invertebrate Communities on Saba, Netherlands Antilles
  Barbara A. Richardson and Michael J. Richardson
Natural Vegetation Groups and Canopy Chemical Markers in a Dry Subtropical Forest on Calcareous Substrate: The Vegetation of Mona Island, Puerto Rico
  Ernesto Medina, Eileen H. Helmer, Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, and Humfredo Marcano-Vega
Effects of Epibenthic Jellyfish, Cassiopea spp., on Faunal Community Composition of Bahamian Seagrass Beds
  Elizabeth W. Stoner, Lauren A. Yeager, and Craig A. Layman
Revision of Neotropical Aphrophorine Spittlebugs, Part 3: A New Caribbean Tribe Leocomiini (Hemiptera, Cercopoidea)
   K.G. Andrew Hamilton
Survival of Female White-cheeked Pintails During Brood Rearing in Puerto Rico
  Marisel Lopez-Flores, J. Brian Davis, Francisco J. Vilella, Richard M. Kaminski,José A. Cruz-Burgos, and Joseph D. Lancaster
Plant-Pollinator Interactions in Bahamian Coastal Communities
  Carol L. Landry, Nancy B. Elliott, Adam J. Finkle, and Lee B. Kass
Avoidance of Canopy Gaps by a Common Land Snail, Caracolus caracolla (L.), in Montane Forest in Puerto Rico
  Christopher P. Bloch and Michael Stock
Potential Impacts of the Invasive Grass Megathyrsus maximus (Poaceae) on Ground-dwelling Arthropods in a Caribbean Dry Forest
  Lorna M. Moreno, Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, Christopher Cheleuitte, Lourdes Lastra, Ricardo Rodriguez, and Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
Associations between Lepanthes rupestris Orchids and Bryophyte Presence in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico
  Juan G. García Cancel, Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman, Paola Olaya-Arenas, Amelia Merced, Nadia P. Flores, and Raymond L. Tremblay

2013
Annotated List of Spider Wasps from The Bahamas, with Description of a New Species of Tachypompilus (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)
  Frank E. Kurczewski, James P. Pitts, and Nancy B. Elliott
Species Composition and Differences in Diversity Among the Pterocarpus officinalis Forested Wetlands of Puerto Rico
  Rusty A. Feagin, Frances Toledo-Rodríguez, Ricardo J. Colón-Rivera, Fred Smeins, and Roel Lopez
Winter Bird Communities in Pine Woodland vs. Broadleaf Forest on Abaco, The Bahamas
  Janet Franklin and David W. Steadman
Ecology of the King Helmet, Cassis tuberosa (L.), in South Caicos
  Alexander Tewfik and Benedict Scheuer
Facultative Hyperaccumulation of Nickel in Psychotria grandis (Rubiaceae)
   Lia R. Campbell, Catherine O. Stone, Nadia M. Shamsedin, Duane A. Kolterman, and A. Joseph Pollard