Dodging
Olive ridley turtles avoid unfavorable conditions
Enero 30, 2020
The nomadic nature of these marine turtles allows them to adapt to dynamic environmental factors, but presents a conservation challenge that STRI researchers hope to resolve
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Swimming on microplastics
Microplastics are new homes for microbes in the Caribbean
Febrero 19, 2020
Only about 1% of marine plastic debris is recovered at the ocean’s surface, meaning the other 99% likely either sinks or is consumed by marine organisms
Male or female
How does an intersex bee behave?
Marzo 10, 2020
A collaborative effort at Barro Colorado island described the daily rhythm of a rare half male-half female bee
Sick and shunned?
Even fake illness affects relationships among vampire bats
Marzo 12, 2020
How do social interactions change in the face of illness? As humans face potential global pandemics we look to nature for examples. Close observation of another highly social animal, the vampire bat, sheds light on how interactions change—or do not change—as individuals become sick.
Just a little respect
Bocas dolphins may be more sociable while we shelter in place
Abril 13, 2020
A study of dolphin behavior in the presence of tourist boats informs conservation efforts.
Grounded
Monkey party?
Abril 29, 2020
White-faced capuchin monkeys come down from the trees on Panama’s Coiba island
STRI Zoom Seminar Series
Bat Talk with Dr. Rachel Page, May 20, 2020
Mayo 21, 2020
Find out more about why bats carry viruses and how both bats and humans benefit from bat conservation.
All the fish in the sea?
Smithsonian sleuths distinguish tropical marine habitats in Panama using eDNA
Mayo 25, 2020
One of the big questions about using DNA in seawater to make species lists is whether it comes from a specific site or has floated in from elsewhere. In this study researchers could distinguish different marine habitats using only DNA.
Too Close
Humpback whales may risk collision with vessels in the Magellan Strait
Mayo 26, 2020
By tagging and tracking migrating humpback whales that feed in the Magellan Strait in Chile, the scientists were able to provide policy recommendations to reduce the risk of collisions
By Popular Demand
Mariana Muñoz-Romo’s introduction to the fascinating world of bats
Junio 10, 2020
People who’ve attended Bat Night, the STRI bat lab’s open house in Gamboa, Panama, may have had the opportunity to hear bat researcher, Mariana Muñoz-Romo, talk about her favorite animals: the only mammals with wings. Now we all have a chance to hear her talk online.
