Oceanic islands are famous for their high endemism. We all love Darwin’s finches, Hawaiian honeycreepers, Komodo Dragons, and all those weird things on Australia. These endemic wonders suggest that islands may be home to unique processes of diversification.  However, there are many mainland regions that rival islands in their level of endemicity, especially in mountainous regions that have strong dispersal barriers and environmental gradients. Thus, you could ask, are islands truly special? Leer más.

Thanks to ARC Trust I’ve been doing some research into whether smooth snakes can overwinter when gravid (like adders) and give birth the following season.  Also, if they can, is this a regular aspect of their biology. Leer más.

What if you woke up every day to find that the closest grocery store had moved several miles farther away from your home? Over time, you would have to travel hundreds of extra miles to find essential food for yourself and your family. This is potentially a scenario faced by thousands of marine animals affected by climate change. Leer más.

The Spiny Giant Frog, Eleutherodactylus nortoni, is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is found in the montane forests of south-western Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Leer más.

La rana toro es una de las 100 especies invasoras más peligrosas que existe, según la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, porque devora lo que encuentra. Proviene de Estados Unidos pero, a través del comercio, ya ha invadido 29 países de cuatro continentes, incluido Venezuela. Leer más.