The Natural History of Bees
Did you know that there are more than 20,500 species of bees, each with its own natural history?
Animal Behavior Biodiversity Entomology Developmental Biology Natural History Origins of Species and Societies Earl S. Tupper
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William WcisloBee
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Red-eyed treefrog eggs hatch a plan to escape warming temperatures
A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) shows that red-eyed treefrog embryos hatch early when exposed to high ammonia levels — an environmental cue that it’s too hot and dry for the eggs to survive.
Story by Olivia Milloway
Animal Behavior Herpetology Developmental Biology Conservation Biology Evolutionary Biology Global Change Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Gamboa
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New, giant horned dinosaur discovered in the ancient swamps of Montana, United States
Joe Sertich, paleontologist from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Colorado State University, co-authored a new study naming a new species of dinosaur, which he says "pushes the envelope on bizarre ceratopsian headgear."
Montana, United States
Press release from authors
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Carlos JaramilloLokiceratops
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Tambor y mejorana en la música para violín de Roque Cordero (Drum and mejorana in Roque Cordero's violin music - talk in Spanish)
We will learn how Cordero incorporated his Panama into the context of a musical language at once intimate and universal.
Anthropology Sociology Anthropology Sociology
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A turtle time capsule:
DNA found in ancient shell
Paleontologists discover possible DNA remains in fossil turtle that lived 6 million years ago in Panama, where continents collide
Paleontology and Paleobiology Evolutionary Biology Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Natural History Paleoecology Biodiversity
Life in Deep Time
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Friendly or Dangerous?
All about spiders
Discover the fascinating world of spiders in Panama!
Animal Behavior Entomology Natural History Taxonomy Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments
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Sabrina AmadorSpidey-Sense!
STRI special events,
December 2022
In the face of catastrophe, Conferences of Parties strategize (COP27, COP15, CITES), Farewell Mireya Correa and Tony Coates, Kudos to Jaramillo and Spears labs, charting the future of microbiology research, Sanjur in the public eye and more outreach news.
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The mystery of an unusual
Panamanian plant’s dispersal
Camera traps in the forest canopy document a nocturnal mammal that may help Zamia pseudoparasitica survive up in the air.
Text by Leila Nilipour
Animal Behavior Natural History Botany Forest Ecology Canopy Biology Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet
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Kristin SaltonstallCaught
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Desperate brittlestars, suffocating corals and resilient microbes: First multidisciplinary data from an acute marine hypoxic event and its historical context
In September 2017, divers observed a massive “dead zone” rising to envelop Caribbean coral reefs in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Smithsonian post-docs joined together to understand marine hypoxia now and in the past.
Global Change Fisheries and Marine Conservation Paleontology and Paleobiology Historical Ecology Microbial Ecology Physical Monitoring Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments
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Aaron O'DeaCaribbean
asphyxiation
Exploring the cloudiest forest
in Central America
The Fortuna Hydrological Reserve hosts one third of Panama’s tree species, a variety of fungi waiting to be discovered and a great potential to offset global warming
Forest Ecology Ecosystem Ecology Biodiversity Long-term monitoring Soil Science Plant Physiology Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Fortuna
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