Just a little respect
Bocas dolphins may be more sociable while we shelter in place
April 13, 2020
A study of dolphin behavior in the presence of tourist boats informs conservation efforts.
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Grounded
Monkey party?
April 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
May 21, 2020
Find out more about why bats carry viruses and how both bats and humans benefit from bat conservation.
By Popular Demand
Mariana Muñoz-Romo’s introduction to the fascinating world of bats
June 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.
Old Genes, New Traits
Recycling old genes to get new traits – How social behavior evolves in bees
June 10, 2020
Researchers learned from some unusual sweat bee species on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, how the sophisticated division of labor in highly complex insect societies can arise from humble beginnings.
Insect societies
Can social bees and ants teach us the pillars of sustainable societies?
June 18, 2020
STRI staff scientist and evolutionary biologist Bill Wcislo discusses the foibles of social bees and farming ants and the evolution of their behavior in changing environments. In a time of crisis, what can we learn from these insects about their highly efficient public health care systems?
Ancient diseases
The trace of suffering, in the bones
July 02, 2020
Human remains used to be considered a nuisance in archaeological excavations. Today they are considered a valuable source of information to understand the ways of life of prehistoric populations and their conditions.
Mision Manati
Science and technology for the conservation of manatees in Bocas del Toro and the Ngäbe-Buglé region
July 09, 2020
Manatees are endangered aquatic mammals. To help protect them, researchers Héctor Guzmán from STRI, Fernando Merchán, Héctor Poveda and Javier Sánchez-Galán from the Technological University of Panama (UTP), and Guillaume Ferré from ENSEIRB-MATMECA, developed a monitoring system based on hydrophones, which detects in real-time the underwater calls these animals make to communicate with each other.
Time travel
Long-term consequences of river damming in the Panama Canal
July 10, 2020
As the demand for hydroelectricity and water increases in the tropics, a team of scientists explored the natural impacts of one of the oldest tropical dams in the world
Picky eater
Invasive lionfish may be a selective predator
July 30, 2020
By evaluating the diet choices of this species in a semi-natural environment, scientists could improve predictions of how it might affect newly invaded communities
