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Venomous snake captures frog-eating bat
November 01, 2019
Hubert Szczygieł recently arrived at STRI in Panama and is already becoming one of Gamboa’s most awesome natural historians.
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Hope for Chucunaque
First Jaguar in Panama fitted with GPS transmitter
November 29, 2019
After years of catching jaguars only in camera-trap images, Ricardo Moreno, STRI research associate and National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and a team of 20 biologists and community members were able to catch a jaguar and fit it with a transmitter that will help researchers conserve these majestic cats in the wild.
Male or female
How does an intersex bee behave?
March 10, 2020
A collaborative effort at Barro Colorado island described the daily rhythm of a rare half male-half female bee
Buried with snails
What animal bones tell us about the rise and fall of the Maya in Guatemala
May 18, 2020
Tens of thousands of tiny bone fragments reveal eating habits, ceremonial practices and the development of animal domestication during more than 2000 years of history.
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.
More to discover
New bird checklists from Jicarón and Jicarita Islands in Coiba National Park, Panama
July 01, 2020
A trip to Jicarón Island during the Coiba Bioblitz led to a published bird checklist.
Amphibian rescue
Brian Gratwicke Building an amphibian ark and searching for a cure for the amphibian Chytrid Fungus
August 27, 2020
Join Brian as he gives us an update on the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project, its progress over the last 10 years, and its efforts to sustain this collection of living frogs and identify clear solutions to the amphibian crisis.
Darwinian Diet
You are what you eat: Evolutionary lessons from agricultural ants in Panama
October 28, 2020
Just as contemporary human societies depend on large-scale agriculture, leaf-cutter ants depend on a long, co-evolved relationship with a fungus. As humans, we may share some of the same rules that govern their relationship.
