Tracking blue whales through
oceanic corridors.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, travel hidden ocean highways.
By: Sonia Tejada
Conservation Biology Fisheries and Marine Conservation Marine Biology Animal Behavior Natural History Zoology Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Naos
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Hector M. GuzmanMagnificent
ocean giants
Potential caterpillar mimicry in
White-necked Jacobin chicks
discovered in Panama.
A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be something unusual among hummingbirds?
By: Rosannette Quesada Hidalgo
Animal Behavior Zoology Natural History Biodiversity Origins of Species and Societies Gamboa
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baby hummingbird
The first volumes of the BCI 100
celebration series are now
available online
To celebrate a century of scientific research in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a series of volumes will provide a record of the major contributions to plant and ecosystem science, animal science, and the physical environment for future generations of researchers.
Author: Vanessa Crooks
Forest Ecology Botany Plant Physiology Biodiversity Long-term monitoring Ecosystem Ecology Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments Barro Colorado Island
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Helene Muller-Landau S. Joseph WrightThe longest
conversation
Best wishes for a happy
and healthy 2025!
Last year we celebrated 100 years of tropical biology research, a testament to the teamwork and commitment of the STRI team to science across national boundaries. This year will bring new challenges, but our dedication to the study of tropical forests and reefs will not waver.
Biodiversity Exploration Forest Ecology Natural History Conservation Biology Earl S. Tupper
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New Year
Art and science converge in
Irene Kopelman’s latest work
Irene Kopelman’s most recent exhibit, which includes a new collaboration with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, can be seen at Panama’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
By: Vanessa Crooks
Animal Behavior Disease Ecology Natural History Biodiversity Botany Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments Barro Colorado
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William Wcislo Erin SpearA different
perspective
Leatherback sea turtle behavior: stay near home or set off across the ocean?
A new study finds that leatherback sea turtles tend to migrate rather than forage when chlorophyll, primary productivity, and sea surface temperature levels are lower.
By Olivia Milloway
Herpetology Marine Biology Animal Behavior Movement Ecology Conservation Biology Physical Monitoring Remote Sensing Global Change Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet
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Hector M. GuzmanLeatherback
Migrations
Hopeful News for Caribbean Reefs? Low Oxygen May Be More Deadly for Staghorn Corals than High Temperatures
First experimental comparison of the effects of temperature and oxygen deprivation on three key Caribbean coral species shows that nightly low oxygen tips the balance of species survival away from tall, elegant, reef-building corals, towards lower, weedy corals, simplifying coral communities.
by Beth King
Marine Biology Conservation Biology Global Change Biodiversity Physical Monitoring Fisheries and Marine Conservation Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet
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Biodiversity
Autotomy, the shedding of a body part, reveals the hidden cost of conflict
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.
Gamboa, Panama
Animal Behavior Entomology Evolutionary Biology Natural History Zoology Biodiversity Origins of Species and Societies Gamboa
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William WcisloDrop Your
Weapons!
First study of humpback whale
survivors of killer whale attacks
in the Southeastern Pacific
Attacks on humpback whales may be on the rise, according to an analysis of scars on humpback whales published in Endangered Species Research.
Animal Behavior Conservation Biology Fisheries and Marine Conservation Biodiversity Ecology Global Change Zoology Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Naos
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Hector M. GuzmanKiller
Whales
Research and Empowerment
Transform Science Education
in Panama and the World
Inspired by a universal call-to-action from the Interacademy Partnership (IAP) within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), in conjunction with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and other organizations, is bringing together a global team to design inclusive and equitable research-based science education.
Tupper Center
Disease Ecology Entomology Global Change Zoology Animal Behavior Biodiversity Evolutionary Ecology Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Earl S. Tupper
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