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Are city ants weaker?
April 16, 2020
To understand the effects of urbanization and forest loss on insects, Dumas Gálvez studies the ability of ants to defend themselves against diseases in the city and in nature
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All the fish in the sea?
Smithsonian sleuths distinguish tropical marine habitats in Panama using eDNA
May 25, 2020
One of the big questions about using DNA in seawater to make species lists is whether it comes from a specific site or has floated in from elsewhere. In this study researchers could distinguish different marine habitats using only DNA.
Too Close
Humpback whales may risk collision with vessels in the Magellan Strait
May 26, 2020
By tagging and tracking migrating humpback whales that feed in the Magellan Strait in Chile, the scientists were able to provide policy recommendations to reduce the risk of collisions
Locked up
Unraveling sustainable forest management while in confinement
May 27, 2020
Edwin H. García started as a Bachelor student in Agua Salud 8 years ago. Now he leads a research project that will allow for estimating the value of native trees for reforestation and restoration
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
Compliance
Have vessels cooperated with whale conservation efforts in the Gulf of Panama?
July 24, 2020
Several years after the International Maritime Organization adopted Traffic Separation Schemes to reduce the risk of collision between vessels and migratory whales in the Gulf of Panama, scientists assessed whether these conservation management actions are being effective
Healthy relationships
Why do small marine organisms matter for the future of our oceans?
September 15, 2020
Beneficial partnerships between diverse marine organisms are often favorable to the health of marine ecosystems as well. Listen to STRI postdoctoral fellow and marine and evolutionary biologist Matthieu Leray describe how mutualistic relationships among coral reefs and small marine species or microorganisms may help them cope with climate change.
Ñeques, ants and arachnids
A journey of growth and discovery
October 09, 2020
The first time Dumas Gálvez saw the ant species Ectatomma ruidum under a microscope, he was just a little boy. He was immediately fascinated. A few decades later, as a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), a professor in the entomology department at the University of Panama and a mentor to young scientists, he does research on that same ant species. Listen to him narrate every step of his academic journey: his experiences, mentors, mistakes and lessons learned.
Guano secrets
DNA in fringe-lipped bat poop reveals unexpected eating habits
October 26, 2020
The poop of Trachops cirrhosus revealed surprising results about its foraging abilities and prey preferences.
Picture the Unseen
A community of scientists put microbial ecosystems back together again using anvi’o
January 14, 2021
Post-doc Jarrod Scott is an active contributor to anvi’o, a set of computational tools to visualize microbial communities.
