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Phenotypic shifts in urban areas in the tropical lizard Anolis cristatellus by Winchell, Kristin M., Reynolds, R. Graham, Prado-Irwin, Sofia R., Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Revell, Liam J.

“…Urbanization is an increasingly important dimension of global change, and urban areas likely impose significant natural selection on the species that reside…”
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Succession and seasonality drive tropical butterfly assembly after an extreme hurricane by Aparicio‐Jiménez, Dayneris, Terry, Caitlin N., Massol‐Deyá, Arturo, Puente‐Rolón, Alberto R., Hulshof, Catherine M.

“…The composition and biodiversity of insect community assemblages are mediated by a complex set of biotic and abiotic factors. Among these factors are forest…”
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Ecological specialization and morphological diversification in Greater Antillean boas by Reynolds, R. Graham, Collar, David C., Pasachnik, Stesha A., Niemiller, Matthew L., Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Revell, Liam J.

“…Colonization of islands can dramatically influence the evolutionary trajectories of organisms, with both deterministic and stochastic processes driving…”
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Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of West Indian boid snakes (Chilabothrus) by Reynolds, R. Graham, Niemiller, Matthew L., Hedges, S. Blair, Dornburg, Alex, Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Revell, Liam J.

“…[Display omitted] •We present a multilocus (10-gene) phylogenetic analysis of the boid genus Epicrates in the West Indies.•This group forms a monophyletic…”
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Complexity-Based Discrepancy Measures Applied to Detection of Apnea-Hypopnea Events by Spies, R. D., Di Persia, L. E., Gareis, I. E., Rolón, R. E., Rufiner, H. L.

“…In recent years, an increasing interest in the development of discriminative methods based on sparse representations with discrete dictionaries for signal…”
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Influence of Habitat Structure and Prey Abundance on Occupancy and Abundance of Two Anole Ecomorphs, Anolis cristatellus and Anolis krugi, in Secondary Karst Forests in Northern Puerto Rico by Vega-Castillo, S. I, Collazo, Jaime A, Puente-Rolón, Alberto R, Cuevas, Elvira

“…Ecological studies strive to identify factors that explain patterns of species distribution and abundance. In lizards, competition and predation are major…”
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Discriminative methods based on sparse representations of pulse oximetry signals for sleep apnea–hypopnea detection by Rolón, R.E., Larrateguy, L.D., Di Persia, L.E., Spies, R.D., Rufiner, H.L.

“…[Display omitted] •Two novel methods to detect apnea–hypopnea events are presented.•Sparse representations of only pulse oximetry signals are…”
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Genetic analysis of a novel invasion of Puerto Rico by an exotic constricting snake by Reynolds, R. Graham, Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Reed, Robert N., Revell, Liam J.

“…The tropical island Puerto Rico is potentially vulnerable to invasion by some species of exotic snakes; however, until now no established populations had been…”
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Preliminary genetic analysis supports cave populations as targets for conservation in the endemic endangered Puerto Rican boa (Boidae: Epicrates inornatus) by Puente-Rolón, Alberto R, Reynolds, R Graham, Revell, Liam J

“…The endemic Puerto Rican boa (Epicrates inornatus) has spent 42 years on the Endangered Species List with little evidence for recovery. One significant…”
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Occupancy and Abundance of Eleutherodactylus Frogs in Coffee Plantations in Puerto Rico by Monroe, Kelen D., Collazo, Jaime A., Pacifici, Krishna, Reich, Brian J., Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Terando, Adam J.

“…Shaded coffee plantations are of conservation value for many taxa, particularly for resident avifauna in the face of extensive landscape changes. Yet, little…”
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Cytoarchitectural impairments in the medium spiny neurons of the Nucleus Accumbens core of hyperactive juvenile rats by González‐Burgos, I., García‐Martínez, S., Velázquez‐Zamora, D.A., Ponce‐Rolón, R.

“…Dopaminergic activity in the Nucleus Accumbens has been strongly implicated in the motor hyperactivity associated with Attention deficit hyperactivity…”
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A comparison of populations of island and adjacent mainland species of Caribbean Selenops (Araneae: Selenopidae) spiders by Crews, Sarah C., Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Rutstein, Elliot, Gillespie, Rosemary G.

“…The role of the landscape in structuring populations has been the focus of numerous studies, in particular, the extent to which islands provide opportunities…”
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An Isotopic Study of Diet and Muscles of the Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) in Puerto Rico by Govender, Y, Muñoz, M. C, Camejo, L. A. Ramírez, Puente-Rolón, A. R, Cuevas, E, Sternberg, L

“…In Puerto Rico, the number of nonnative Green Iguana, Iguana iguana, has increased and the species has proliferated throughout the island. Reports on diet in…”
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Isolation and characterization of 23 novel polymorphic microsatellite markers from the endangered Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrusinornatus) using paired-end Illumina shotgun sequencing by Reynolds, R. Graham, Puente-Rolón, Alberto R., Kolodzaike, Karen, Butler-Smith, Tiara

“…We developed 23 microsatellite loci for the endangered Puerto Rican boa, Chilabothrus inornatus , from 100 bp reads obtained from a paired-end Illumina shotgun…”
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Masculine copulatory behavior is facilitated by intrathecally administered muscarine by DURAN, I, GIL, L, CUEVA-ROLON, R

“…Behavioral experiments were conducted to examine the role of the cholinergic receptor-agonist muscarine or its antagonist homatropine on the mating behavior of…”
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Divergent habitat use of two urban lizard species by Winchell, Kristin M., Carlen, Elizabeth J., Puente‐Rolón, Alberto R., Revell, Liam J.

“…Faunal responses to anthropogenic habitat modification represent an important aspect of global change. In Puerto Rico, two species of arboreal lizard, Anolis…”
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Genetic diversity in the US ex situ populations of the endangered Puerto Rican Boa, Chilabothrus inornatus by Aungst, Emily R., Puente‐Rolón, Alberto R., Reynolds, R. Graham

“…The Puerto Rican Boa (Chilabothrus inornatus) was placed on the US Endangered Species List in 1970. Progress has been made since to clarify the recovery status…”
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Cholinergic facilitation of erection and ejaculation in spinal cord-transected rats by VARGAS, V. M, TORRES, D, CORONA, F, VERGARA, M, GOMEZ, L. E, DELGADO-LEZAMA, R, CUEVA-ROLON, R

“…Penile reflexes (PRs) were monitored in chronic spinal cord-transected rats by identifying them visually, and at the same time they were recorded as the…”
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Muscarinic mediation of the urethro genital reflex in spinal cord-transected rats by Gil, L, Gómez, L.E, Durán, I, Cueva-Rolón, R

“…The effects of muscarinic receptor stimulation were tested on the urethro genital reflex (UGR) in anesthetized and spinal cord-transected rats. Drugs were…”
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Prevalencia y características de uveítis como manifestación extraarticular en Espondiloartritis Axial by Capelusnik, D., Cavalieri, M., Rolón Campuzano, R., Schneeberger, E.E., Orozco, M.C., Sommerfleck, F.A., Zamora, N., Citera, G.

“…Introducción: la Uveítis Anterior Aguda (UAA) es la manifestación extraarticular más frecuente en la Espondiloartritis axial (EsPax), con una prevalencia…”
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