Mystery Migration
Whale Shark Logs Longest-Recorded Migration
Abril 30, 2018
A whale shark named Anne swam all the way across the Pacific from Coiba National Park in Panama to the Marianas Trench.
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Seeking seabird sanctuary
Seabird studies on uninhabited tropical island may lead to island’s protection
Mayo 18, 2018
Isla Boná in the Gulf of Panama is an understudied breeding ground for thousands of tropical seabirds. Marine biologist Héctor Guzmán’s newest research program will contribute to understanding their ecology and the conservation of the island for birds and birders alike.
Save the bees
Pollination guide aims to avert global pollination crisis
Mayo 21, 2018
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published a newly revised version of The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners, edited by STRI staff scientist, David Roubik. Its release this year coincides with the first World Bee Day, on May 20 and contributes to awareness of the importance of pollinators for food security and conservation and direct steps to save them.
Behavioral evolution
First report of stone tool use by Cebus Monkeys
Julio 09, 2018
White-faced capuchin monkeys in Panama’s Coiba National Park habitually use hammer and anvil stones to break hermit crab shells, snail shells, coconuts and other food items, according to visiting scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). This is the first report of habitual stone-tool use by Cebus monkeys.
Color differences
Mysteries of a golden beetle
Octubre 24, 2018
Human sisters may look extremely different from one another. What does that have to do with gold, black and red beetles?
Killer Whales
First study of humpback whale survivors of killer whale attacks in the Southeastern Pacific
Noviembre 07, 2018
Attacks on humpback whales may be on the rise, according to an analysis of scars on humpback whales published in Endangered Species Research.
Drop Your Weapons!
Autotomy, the shedding of a body part, reveals the hidden cost of conflict
Noviembre 16, 2018
Not only does it take energy to make weapons, it may take even more energy to maintain them. Because leaf-footed bugs drop their legs, it is possible to measure how much energy they allocate to maintaining this appendage that males use to fight other males.
Frog Sex in the City
Urban tungara frogs are sexier than forest frogs
Diciembre 10, 2018
How do animals adapt to urban environments? In the case of the Tungara frog, city males put on a more elaborate display than males in forested areas.
Adaptation
Surfer’s Ear Points to Ancient Pearl Divers in Panama
Enero 18, 2019
A small bump in the ear canal of skulls from burials near the Gulf of Panama, may indicate that ancient coastal residents dove in icy waters to recover pearls and valuable orange Spondylus shells.
VAT Fat
The Evolution of Obesity
Enero 29, 2019
The epidemic of obesity-related diseases such as heart disease and type-2 diabetes may be a result of an advantageous process gone awry as the body stores excess energy as visceral adipose tissue, fat surrounding the internal organs in the abdomen.
