Browsing by Author "Álvarez, Alberto O."

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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. 

    • 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. 

    • 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.