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Hurricanes: their effect on birds

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Hurricanes can affect birds in multiple ways: from affecting habitats and food sources, to changing their migration patterns, to increasing mortality.

 

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El Niño and its effect on birds

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The phenomenon known as El Niño can not only affect climate, but also bird migration and their food sources.

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Hurricanes put birds at risk

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Raúl A. Pérez Rivera (University of Puerto Rico at Humacao) describes how brids are at risk during the hurricane season in Puerto Rico.

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CDC conducted study about lead levels in Puerto Rican children

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The CDC and the Department of Health conducted a study about lead levels in Puerto Rican children. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.

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Puertorican scientists study how to improve access to graduate education

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A group of researchers at the Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) studied how different admission criteria predict the performance of a student in graduate school.

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Molluscs of Puerto Rico

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This article describes the different species of Molluscs that are found in Puerto Rico.

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The dilemma of similar boas

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Scientists at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the University of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources used genetics to discover that the Mona Island boa and the Virgin Islands boa are different species and not subspecies of the same.

 

The paper detailing this research was published in “Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution” 88, 144–153 en abril del 2015.

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Puerto Rican scientist discovered a new whale specie fossil

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Jorge Vélez Juarbe, scientist at the Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles, California discovered the fossils of anuknown whale specie along with his international collaborators. The study was published in PLOS ONE.

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Centipedes in Puerto Rico

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Approximately 50 species of centipedes can be found in Puerto Rico.

 

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