Canal grass
Smithsonian scientist clears up Panamanian urban legend
November 30, 2020
How did canal grass arrive in Panama? STRI staff scientist Kristin Saltonstall compared the DNA of sugar cane relatives from around the world to find out.
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Invasion dynamics
Biologists discover that more intense predation in the tropics can limit marine invasions
June 23, 2021
What makes a successful invasion? What keeps invaders out? Are some geographic locations more vulnerable to invasion than others?
Deceiving plumage
Female Hummingbirds look like males to avoid harassment
August 31, 2021
Colorful female Jacobins in the wild may feed more frequently and for longer periods than their drab counterparts
Fortuitous discovery
Accidental tree wound reveals novel symbiotic behavior
January 07, 2022
A group of high school students describe how Azteca alfari ants respond to damage to their host plant
Manatee lagoon
Have Antillean manatees crossed the Panama Canal?
July 13, 2022
Over half a century ago, a group of manatees from Bocas del Toro was flown into the artificial Gatun Lake to control the abundance of aquatic plants and for public health reasons. Where are they now?
Palm pollinators
Not such evil Weevils
May 26, 2021
Join Brazilian biologist, Bruno de Medeiros, as he explores mysterious trade-offs between plants and their pollinators and why they are important to the Brazilian economy and ecosystems.
Confined
Isolation led white-faced capuchin monkeys into the Stone Age
July 21, 2020
After 14 thousand years of living in confinement and without the threat of predators, the white-faced capuchin monkeys on the Coiba National Park islands have begun to exhibit behaviors that have not been recorded in the mainland populations. For example, they are highly terrestrial and have learned to use stones as tools. Listen to doctoral student in animal behavior and former STRI fellow, Claudio Monteza, tell us this story.
Tiny Tool
Modern pollen as a tool for paleoecological research (talk in Spanish)
April 25, 2023
Each plant produces a particular type of pollen, which means that it has unique characteristics that can be used to identify the species to which it belongs.
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
Risky Business
Courtship movements put katydids in danger
April 30, 2020
Females may also be prone to predation as they move toward a mating call
