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    • Cannibalism in an Introduced Population of Cyclura nubila nubila on Isla Magueyes, Puerto Rico 

      Pérez-Buitrago, Néstor; Álvarez, Alberto O.; García, Miguel A.
      In the mid-1960s, Cuban Iguanas (Cyclura nubila nubila) were introduced to Isla Magueyes, a 7.2-ha islet in southwestern Puerto Rico (Rivero 1978). Anecdotal information affirms that this population originated from a ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Orinoquía. 

    • Conserving the Puerto Rican herpetofauna 

      Pérez-Buitrago, Néstor; Joglar, Rafael L.; Álvarez, Alberto O.; Aide, T. Mitchell; Barber, Diane; Burrowes, Patricia; García, Miguel A.; León-Cardona, Abimael; Longo, Ana V.; Puente, Alberto; Rios-López, Neftalí; Tolson, Peter J.
      With a total area of 8900 km2, Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. It is divided in three physiographic regions or areas of relief: the mountainous interior, the karst region, and the coastal plains and ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Orinoquía. 

    • Development and characterization of 11 microsatellite loci for the Mona Island iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri) 

      Pérez-Buitrago, Néstor; Rosas G., Keysa; Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro; Funk, S. M.; McMillan, Owen
      We isolated and characterized 11 microsatellite loci in the Mona Island iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri). Eleven loci exhibit moderate to high allelic diversity (two to 12 alleles, mean = 4.5) and polymorphism (mean ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Orinoquía. 

    • Do headstart programs work? Survival and body condition in headstarted Mona Island iguanas Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri 

      Pérez-Buitrago, Néstor; García, Miguel A.; Sabat, Alberto; Delgado, Johanna; Álvarez, Alberto O.; McMillan, Owen; Funk, Stephan M.
      Headstarting refers to the raising of hatchlings in captivity and subsequently releasing them into the wild and it is a widely used tool to protect endangered species by increasing survivorship. Evaluating the success ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Orinoquía. 

    • Natal dispersal, home range and habitat use of hatchlings of the Mona Island iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri) 

      Pérez-Buitrago, Néstor; Sabat, Alberto
      In the last two decades our knowledge of the biology of the highly threatened rock iguanas (Cyclura) has been expanding. However, most studies have focused on the adults and none has been conducted to document the biology ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Orinoquía. 

    • Survival, dispersal and reproduction of headstarted Mona Island iguanas, Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri 

      Pérez-Buitrago, Néstor; García, Miguel A.; Álvarez, Alberto O.; Tolson, Peter J.
      The endemic Mona Island Iguana, Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri, is considered endangered, and exhibits relatively low population numbers and reduced recruitment of juveniles to adults. A headstarting program was initiated ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Orinoquía.