Fellows Symposium
Where bright young minds meet
Febrero 19, 2019
The diverse community of students working in the Panamanian tropics learn from each other during STRI’s two-day fellowship symposium.
The diverse community of students working in the Panamanian tropics learn from each other during STRI’s two-day fellowship symposium.
The back and forth relationship between insects and their food plants may drive tropical biodiversity evolution according to work on Barro Colorado Island’s 50 hectare plot.
Study Sheds New Light on Fundamental
Question in Evolutionary Biology
Long-distance migrations are common for large whales, but when in their evolutionary past did they begin to migrate and why? Fossil whale barnacles may have the answers
What do playing the banjo and recording katydids have in common? We join Sharon Martinson on Barro Colorado Island to find out.
By taking on characteristics from another, younger stage in its life-cycle, this fossil crab was probably able to adapt to new conditions.
The trajectory of the renowned archaeologist of the Smithsonian Institution in Panama spans half a century and has had a tremendous impact in the field of Central American archeology and the careers of dozens of researchers. A magazine from the University of Costa Rica honors him.
Fever may be less effective at repelling infections in cold-blooded creatures
A new generation stands on the shoulders of giant (archaeologists)
From understanding the origin of ancient diseases to correcting misinterpretations of archaeological evidence, STRI bioarchaeologist Nicole Smith-Guzman opens a window into the intricacies of pre-Columbian life in Panama