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Las Mariposas de Puerto Rico / Butterflies of Puerto Rico
This book is a first of its kind, with color plates and photographs, it focuses on the diversity and natural history of the butterflies of Puerto Rico and its adjacent islands. It employs the most up-to-date scienticif names; provides well-organized color plates that facilitate the rapid identification of the 102 butterfly species; publishes for the first time ever photographs of butterlflies as they behave in the wild; and catalogues the plants on which caterpillars feed. This book aims to increase the knowledge of butterflies and contribute to their conservation.
150 Pages / Paper back / Spanish & English
Las Mariposas de La Española / Butterflies of Hispaniola
This book presents the current knowledge of nearly 200 species of butterflies that inhabit Hispaniola. Stunning photographs of the island’s butterflies taken in the wild complement a synthesis of over three centuries of natural history information. This book is for anyone interested in the study of these fascinating insects or their conservation.
343 Pages / Paper back / Spanish & English
Caracoles Terrestres de Puerto Rico
This is the first book dedicated exclusively to the land snails of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. It also includes observations about related species that live in rivers, lagoons and the coast. Land snails make up a zoo group that is extremely vulnerable to environmental changes and habitat reduction and / or loss. To encourage greater knowledge and conservation of this phylum, the fauna of these mollusks is characterized in a simple and readable style, revealing aspects of their morphology, behavior, ecology and distribution, as well as the diversity of sizes, shapes and colors that populate these islands. By documenting their widespread prevalence –generally unnoted by the untrained eye– this work highlights the existence of this interesting group of shell-making organisms, a property acquired during the evolutionary process.
200 Pages / Paper back / Spanish
Pastor Alayo D.
Una Pasión por la Historia Natural
This work compiles aspects of the life and work of the Cuban naturalist Pastor Alayo. Through photos, documents (including letters), and other materials, it documents the trajectory of who is possibly the most important Cuban zoologist of the 20th century. The book also covers relevant aspects of zoology within the historical context in which he lived. Readers will find the new species he described, as well as part of his correspondence, published scientific literature, and the taxa dedicated to him.
143 Pages / Paper back / Spanish
Reviews
Caracoles Terrestres de Puerto Rico
Las Mariposas de Puerto Rico / Butterflies of Puerto Rico
Jose A Mari Mutt (Universidad de Mayaguez)
Robert K. Robbins (Smithsonian Institution)