{"title":"Notes on the Agonistic Behavior of Two Acrorhagi-bearing Sea Anemones (Actiniaria) from Bocas del Toro, Panama","authors":"Sriram V. Ramamurthy","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140374876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mayte A. Cerezo-Matias, Edwin Omar Rivera-Lopez, Byron K. Olivo-Natal, Claudia M. Ramos-Lugo, Daynaliz Saldaña-Lopez, C. Rios-Velazquez
{"title":"First Report of Salmonella Typhimurium Bacteriophages Infecting Multiple Serovars from a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Puerto Rico","authors":"Mayte A. Cerezo-Matias, Edwin Omar Rivera-Lopez, Byron K. Olivo-Natal, Claudia M. Ramos-Lugo, Daynaliz Saldaña-Lopez, C. Rios-Velazquez","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140222212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alex M. CUBAS-RODRIGUEZ, C. Antúnez-Fonseca, Leonardo Johnson, Lauany L. Serafim, Martha Medrano
{"title":"Native or Introduced? First Record of Incilius valliceps (Wiegmann, 1833) (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Bay Islands of Honduras","authors":"Alex M. CUBAS-RODRIGUEZ, C. Antúnez-Fonseca, Leonardo Johnson, Lauany L. Serafim, Martha Medrano","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140222339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kendall Brancart, D. Kerstetter, Mark Bond, Derek Burkholder
{"title":"Predator-Prey Interactions in Marine Ichthyofaunal Communities of the Nearshore Environment of South Bimini Island","authors":"Kendall Brancart, D. Kerstetter, Mark Bond, Derek Burkholder","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140222272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elián Villalobos Alvarado, J. M. Mora, Jorge Campos-Villalobos, Lucía I. López
{"title":"Progressive Greying in the Blue-gray Tanager, Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766), in Costa Rica","authors":"Elián Villalobos Alvarado, J. M. Mora, Jorge Campos-Villalobos, Lucía I. López","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140470718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Records and Miscellaneous Notes on the Bromeliaceae of Trinidad and Tobago","authors":"J. F. Morales, Eric Gouda, A. Cascante-Marín","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140478187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tom W. Brown, F. Murcia, Alejandro Garcia, E. Ramos
{"title":"Spinner Dolphin with Evidence of Shark Interaction on Utila Island, Honduras","authors":"Tom W. Brown, F. Murcia, Alejandro Garcia, E. Ramos","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140472878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Desireina D. S. Delancy, Tannice A. Hall, E. Garraway
{"title":"An Assessment of Host Preference of Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877 (Hemiptera) in Jamaica","authors":"Desireina D. S. Delancy, Tannice A. Hall, E. Garraway","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139606076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two New Prey for the Gray Hawk, Buteo plagiatus (Schlegel, 1862)","authors":"Juan De Dios Astorga-Acuña, José Manuel Mora","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v54i1.a2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139607226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biodiversity Knowledge and Conservation Awareness in a Bufferzone Community: An Assessment of Public Engagement Strategies and Tools","authors":"Dionne Newell, E. Garraway","doi":"10.18475/cjos.v53i2.a27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v53i2.a27","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examines the impact of environmental conservation activities on the awareness of residents of a small rural community in Jamaica. Millbank lies in the buffer zone of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park and is partially surrounded by a Forest Reserve. The community is considered a model for community conservation, however, there has never been a comprehensive study of the community's knowledge and awareness of biodiversity and conservation, important components for sustainable management of the natural resources on which the community largely depends. The general trend in conservation awareness is positive for Millbank due to the varied efforts of stakeholders from sectors including academia, community based organizations, government and nongovernment organizations. While public awareness efforts and strategies have yielded increased knowledge including the heightened awareness of protected species and pesticide poisoning of the river systems, reports of insufficiencies in public awareness strategies, limited funding and ineffective enforcement threaten the potential for successful conservation. Overcoming these limitations require greater consistency and sustained efforts in community engagement. The legacy of projects resonates in signs that display images of biodiversity and positive conservation messages. However, greater effort is needed to improve their effectiveness which has diminished over time as many signs fade and the messages become illegible. Stakeholders should utilise a wide range of communication methods and devices while recognizing the benefits of using layman terms in public education for greater understanding of conservation concepts. This will strengthen the stakeholder-community relationship and foster greater cooperation for long term conservation.","PeriodicalId":55274,"journal":{"name":"Caribbean Journal of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138951661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}