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...
Existing conservation policies rarely reward local people who care for old-growth forests. In this study, Indigenous Emberá residents worked with scientists to show how, through their sustainable lifestyle in communities established during the 1960’s-1980’s in one of Central America’s most pristine, old-growth forests, they act as custodians, conserving this, shared space.
BCI 100, Book giveaway during visit to Bocas Station, School vacations at Punta Culebra and more
A tropical research community
on the edge of the Panama Canal
Geologist Tony Coates changed the way we think about the ground under our feet. He confirmed the date when North and South America were connected at about 3 million years ago. We remember Tony not only as a skilled field geologist, but as a kind person and storyteller, who captured the imagination of scientists and non-scientists alike with his ability to spin a tale.
Join us to explore a few examples showcasing the spectrum of relationships among tropical organisms and their consequences from the genome to the global level. How does being in relationship change with time and what triggers tipping points that radically change the partners’ lives?
Jackson / Knowlton Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science by a STRI Fellow or Intern, OAS Ambassadors visit the BCI100 exhibit at the NMNH, International Mangrove Ecosystem Defense Day, New book by Fernando Santos-Granero, Book by Gregory Gilbert and Ingrid Parker, Documenting Reef-Fish Diversity in the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Pacific Mexico and more
