A marine invader
Species invasion throughPanama Canal? Pacific jingleshell found in Caribbean
Enero 24, 2014
Scientists first discovered the shiny sea critter in 2009. Genetic testing suggested it crossed the canal on more than one occasion.
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Profile: Donald Winsdor
What is merdigery?
Septiembre 28, 2012
Some beetles have a rather inventive, if unsavory, way of fending off predators.
Profile: Kristin Saltonstall
Fire fuels invasive grass
Octubre 19, 2012
Panama’s infamous canal grass rises from the ashes of fire much faster than trees, complicating reforestation efforts.
Tracking nutrient blasts
How do natural and human-discharged nutrient pulses impact tropical marine ecosystems?
Marzo 14, 2018
Nutrient upwelling season in the Bay of Panama and water quality tests from 20 previously unmonitored rivers provide a Panamanian researcher with clues about how nutrient addition impacts coastal ecosystems.
A damselfish moves to Mexico
An Indo-Pacific damselfish takes hold on the other side of the globe
Mayo 23, 2018
Smithsonian marine biologist Ross Robertson suspects that the regal demoiselle hitched a ride to the Gulf of Mexico on an oil rig. Its outstanding success in its new habitat raises questions about its impact in the Gulf.
Invading the hemisphere
Coastal study from Panama to Alaska discovers where marine invaders fare better
Mayo 30, 2018
Initial results from a massive study comparing marine organisms sampled along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Panama with samples from the Atlantic show that the success of invaders is lopsided.
Interesting Chemistry
Innovation by ice cream bean relatives explains biodiversity
Marzo 14, 2019
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.
Pheromone talk
The queen gets to keep her daughter
Mayo 23, 2019
Why did some bee species become social, while the majority have remained solitary? On Barro Colorado Island, a bee that adopts both strategies interchangeably, may unlock the evolutionary origins of sociality in insects
Hot and breathless
Learning to live without oxygen
Septiembre 05, 2019
In Bocas del Toro’s Caribbean waters in Panama, a STRI postdoctoral fellow asks how marine life responds to low oxygen levels and higher temperatures in the ocean
Tackling intruders
Invaders are lunch for local marine species
Septiembre 10, 2019
Native predators could contribute to controlling the abundance and expansion of invasive species
