Interns and fellows’ display their photographic skills
Each year since 2018 (with the exception of 2020), the Office of Academic Programs sends a call for interns and fellows (graduate students and postdoc fellows) to submit photos and videos while doing research at STRI as a way to recognize the talent of our academic community.
Text by Paola Gómez
Cover photo by Luke Linhoff
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Scientists share lessons about the
Anthropocene’s impact on tropical forests
Nine articles explore impacts of ancient human societies on tropical ecosystems, revealing the importance of incorporating the paleosciences, social sciences and Indigenous traditional knowledge to solve contemporary environmental challenges.
Text by Leila Nilipour
Historical Ecology Archaeology Paleontology and Paleobiology Anthropology Ecosystem Ecology Forest Ecology Life in Deep Time
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Dolores PipernoSpecial
Feature
First report of dorsal
navigation in a flying insect
Sweat bees navigate through dark tropical forests guided by canopy patterns.
Animal Behavior Canopy Biology Entomology Biodiversity Evolutionary Biology Zoology Origins of Species and Societies
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William WcisloDark
navigation
New bilingual videos feature tropical landscape management for a sustainable future
The Agua Salud project’s new videos, narrated in Spanish and English by Panamanian actress Hilary Hughes, share the results of tropical reforestation and landscape restoration research pioneered in Panama.
Biodiversity Bioinformatics Conservation Biology Ecosystem Services Ecosystem Ecology Forest Ecology Global Change Long-term monitoring Reforestation and Silviculture Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Agua Salud
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Jefferson HallCelebrate
Earth Day
2021!
Male bats with high testosterone
levels have large forearm crusts
when females are fertile
Male Fringe-Lipped bats smear a sticky, odorous substance on their forearms. When this was discovered, researchers guessed that it might play a role in mating. Post-doctoral fellow Mariana Muñoz-Romo has confirmed that the presence and size of the forearm "crust" is, indeed correlated with other reproductive traits.
Animal Behavior Zoology Chemical Ecology Natural History Biodiversity Origins of Species and Societies
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Rachel PageBat
Hormones
Animated maps of sea level rise: the Isthmus of Panama during the last 26,000 years
These maps dramatically illustrate how rising sea levels completely altered the shape of Panama’s coastline, creating islands and submerging large areas of land.
Panama
Paleontology and Paleobiology Geology Geography and Biogeography Archaeology Natural History Life in Deep Time Naos
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Aaron O'DeaThe great
flood
Brian Gratwicke
Building an amphibian ark
and searching for a cure
for the amphibian Chytrid Fungus
Join Brian as he gives us an update on the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project, its progress over the last 10 years, and its efforts to sustain this collection of living frogs and identify clear solutions to the amphibian crisis.
Panama
Herpetology Disease Ecology Zoology Microbial Ecology Global Change Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Gamboa
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Roberto IbañezAmphibian
rescue
New bird checklists from Jicarón and Jicarita Islands in Coiba National Park, Panama
A trip to Jicarón Island during the Coiba Bioblitz led to a published bird checklist.
Panama
Exploration Zoology Biodiversity Taxonomy Origins of Species and Societies Coibita Island
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Owen McMillanMore
to discover
A new social role for echolocation
in bats that hunt together
Socially foraging bats may find food faster by listening in to the search-phase calls of their group members
Gamboa
Byline: Leila Nilipour
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Rachel PageIndividual
signatures
Director Emeritus
Matthew Larsen retires
The entire STRI community shares its gratitude with Dr. Larsen for his six years of service, for his leadership, kindness and the positive changes he has overseen.
Earl S. Tupper
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Matthew LarsenFarewell
Dr. Larsen
