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.
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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.
Chronic drying
Getting to the roots: How does limiting rainfall affect tropical forest carbon storage?
April 26, 2023
An experiment preventing up to 70% of rain from reaching tropical forest soils aims to understand how important underground carbon stocks will respond to climate change.
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
Forest unearthed
An extinct mangrove forest discovered on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island
January 30, 2024
A volcanic eruption 22 million years ago triggered a sediment flow that preserved a mangrove forest around what is now Barro Colorado Island, providing a better glimpse of the vegetation that existed in a highly changing area.
Litter please!
How fallen leaves sustain tropical forests
February 29, 2024
Decomposing Foliage: A 17-Year Study Unravels the Vital Nutrient Exchange in Tropical Forests of Panama.
Colorful warning
Red flags: I’m not the bug for you!
March 27, 2024
The matador bugs' vibrant flags are neither a dating display nor a distraction tactic, they’re part of an elaborate defense strategy, according to a new study in Gamboa
Evolving diets
Indigenous marine biologist deciphers the evolution of feeding strategies of sister fish species on both sides of the isthmus of Panama
April 19, 2024
Through advanced isotopic analyses, Rodnyel Arosemena seeks to understand how fish in the Caribbean and the Pacific that had a common ancestor take advantage of the resources of their different environments today.
