Facility
Earl S. Tupper
A global center
for tropical science
A global center
for tropical science
I have worked on the behavior and natural history of diverse organisms, and have generally allowed them to guide me to interesting questions rather than attempting to impose my own pre-planned questions on them. Other than a general emphasis on natural selection, behavior and its functions, and...
My colleagues and I bring field-collected leaf beetles (principally Cassidinae sensu lato) into the lab to more carefully observe and photograph feeding behavior and to archive the various immature stages for systematic morphological study. Insects are labeled and stored in ethanol at -20C and...
My lab’s research focuses on coastal marine ecology with an emphasis on host-parasite and consumer interactions, infectious diseases and biological invasions. I focus on how trophic interactions such as parasitism and predation alter populations, community structure and ecosystems. Parasites are...
Scientists first discovered the shiny sea critter in 2009. Genetic testing suggested it crossed the canal on more than one occasion.
Researchers find genetically modified pollen from soybeans in otherwise GMO-free Mexican honey.
The tiny female fig wasp carries a huge burden but cutting corners may not be worth the risk.
Deployed from Greenland to Australia, caterpillar decoys were attacked the closer they were to sea level and the nearer they were to the tropics.
In a remote Bolivian forest, a Smithsonian researcher discovers the first beetle species that live on orchids.
After a half century of pioneering research on evolutionary developmental biology and induction into the National Academy of Sciences, a long-time Smithsonian scientist retires.