Redefining sexual dimorphism
Is odor the secret to bats’ sex appeal?
January 29, 2021
A literature review revealed that odor-producing glands and tissues in bats may play a prominent role in mating behavior
A literature review revealed that odor-producing glands and tissues in bats may play a prominent role in mating behavior
A new study in Nature combining satellite thermal- and in situ warming data found that a percentage of tropical leaves are already reaching the temperatures at which they can no longer function.
A species of tree fern found only in Panama uses ‘zombie leaves’ or reanimated dead leaf fronds, and turns them into root structures that feed the mother plant.
Temperatures affect ant behavior and colony function
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In my lab we try to understand how climate change affects tropical forests by studying how environmental factors influence the physiology and ecology of tropical trees and lianas. We are interested in identifying threshold temperatures for various aspects of plant performance, including carbon...
A global center
for tropical science
A tropical research community
on the edge of the Panama Canal
Studying the forest
from the top down
The Winter lab studies how tropical plants, particularly trees, function and interact with their environment. We explore plant function in the field and under controlled conditions, at the whole organism level and at the level of individual organs, combining physiological, biochemical and...