Tupper 4pm seminar Tue, Aug 16, 4pm seminar speaker will be Joe Wright On the future of tropical forests and their species Bambi seminars Mon, Aug 15, Bambi seminar speakers will be Patrick Kelley, University of Washington Considering the ecological correlates of physiological stress in rainforest birds: current and proposed work and Noelle Beckman, University of Minnesota TBA APANAC symposium The Asociación Panameña para el Avance de la Ciencia will hold its annual congress from August 17 to 20 at Hotel Crown Plaza, Panama City. See program at: http://www.apanac.org.pa /xcongreso/programa/ind ex_html Arriving this week Lisa Barnett, STRI DC, to consult with staff. Anne Madden, STRI short term fellow, to study the alkaloid variation and its link to diet in the dendrobatid frog, Dendrobates pumilio, from the Bocas del Toro region of Panama. Annemarie Surlyke, University of Odense, Denmark, to study the intensity of bat sonar signals and hearing sensitivity of their insect prey, moths, on BCI. Roger Linington, Oregon State University, to work with the ICBG project. James Voirin, US, to study herbivory samples, on BCI. STRI news Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá www.stri.org August 12, 2005 West- Eberhard elected to the Italian Accademia dei Lincei Galileo Gallilei's and the oldest academy of science in the world www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/stri-wet081005.php STRI staff scientist Mary Jane West-Eberhard was elected to the Italian Accademia dei Lincei, the oldest academy of science in the world, created in 1603. The Accademia promotes, coordinates, integrates and spreads scientific knowledge in its highest expression, in the unity and universality of culture. West-Eberhard authored the book Developmental plasticity and evolution, published by Oxford University Press in 2003, recipient of the R.R. Hawkins Award of the American Association of Publishers for the "Outstanding Professional, Reference or Scholarly Work of 2003." One reviewer called it “an intellectual blitzkrieg” whose “scope and scholarship are truly awe inspiring.” Soon after this publication, the American Society of Naturalists presented her with the 2003 Sewall Wright Award, sometimes called “the ultimate recognition in peer review for an established evolutionary biologist.” La científica de STRI, Mary Jane West-Eberhard, fue elegida miembro de la Accademia dei Lincei de Italia, la academia científica más antigua del mundo, creada en 1603. La Accademia promueve, coordina, integra y difunde el conocimiento científico en su más alta expresión, en la unidad y universalidad de la cultura. West-Eberhard es la autora del libro Devlopmental plasticity and evolutiion [Evolución y plasticidad en el desarrollo], publicado por Oxford University Press en 2003, el cual recibió el premio R.R. Hawkins Award of the American Association of Publishers de EU, por “el trabajo profesional, de referencia o académico por excelencia” de 2003. Un comentarista le llamó una “guerra relámpago intelectual” cuya “magnitud y nivel académico realmente asombran e inspiran.” Pocos meses después de la publicación de Developmental plasticity and evolution, West- Eberhard recibió el Sewall Wright Award, de la American Society of Naturalists de EU, llamado algunas veces “lo último en reconocimiento de colegas para un biólogo evolutivo establecido.”
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Tupper 4pm seminarTue, Aug 16, 4pm seminarspeaker will be Joe WrightOn the future of tropicalforests and their species
Bambi seminarsMon, Aug 15, Bambi seminarspeakers will be Patrick Kelley,University of WashingtonConsidering the ecologicalcorrelates of physiologicalstress in rainforestbirds: current and proposedworkand Noelle Beckman,University of MinnesotaTBA
APANAC symposiumThe Asociación Panameñapara el Avance de la Cienciawill hold its annual congressfrom August 17 to 20 at HotelCrown Plaza, Panama City. See program at:http://www.apanac.org.pa/xcongreso/programa/index_html
Arriving this weekLisa Barnett, STRI DC, toconsult with staff.
Anne Madden, STRI shortterm fellow, to study thealkaloid variation and its linkto diet in the dendrobatidfrog, Dendrobates pumilio, fromthe Bocas del Toro region ofPanama.
Annemarie Surlyke, Universityof Odense, Denmark, to studythe intensity of bat sonarsignals and hearing sensitivityof their insect prey, moths, onBCI.
Roger Linington, OregonState University, to work withthe ICBG project.
James Voirin, US, to studyherbivory samples, on BCI.
STRI newsSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá www.stri.org August 12, 2005
West-Eberhardelected to theItalianAccademiadei Lincei
Galileo Gallilei's andthe oldest academyof science in theworld
STRI staff scientist Mary JaneWest-Eberhard was elected tothe Italian Accademia dei Lincei,the oldest academy of science inthe world, created in 1603. TheAccademia promotes,coordinates, integrates andspreads scientific knowledge inits highest expression, in theunity and universalityof culture.
West-Eberhard authored thebook Developmental plasticity andevolution, published by OxfordUniversity Press in 2003,recipient of the R.R. HawkinsAward of the AmericanAssociation of Publishers forthe "Outstanding Professional,Reference or Scholarly Work of2003." One reviewer called it“an intellectual blitzkrieg”
whose “scope and scholarship are truly awe inspiring.”
Soon after this publication, theAmerican Society of Naturalistspresented her with the 2003Sewall Wright Award,sometimes called “the ultimaterecognition in peer review foran established evolutionarybiologist.”
La científica de STRI, MaryJane West-Eberhard, fue elegidamiembro de la Accademia deiLincei de Italia, la academiacientífica más antigua delmundo, creada en 1603. LaAccademia promueve, coordina,integra y difunde elconocimiento científico en sumás alta expresión, en la unidady universalidad de la cultura.West-Eberhard es la autora dellibro Devlopmental plasticity and
evolutiion [Evolución yplasticidad en el desarrollo],publicado por OxfordUniversity Press en 2003, el cualrecibió el premio R.R. HawkinsAward of the AmericanAssociation of Publishers deEU, por “el trabajo profesional,de referencia o académico porexcelencia” de 2003. Uncomentarista le llamó una“guerra relámpago intelectual”cuya “magnitud y nivel
académico realmente asombrane inspiran.”
Pocos meses después de lapublicación de Developmentalplasticity and evolution, West-Eberhard recibió el SewallWright Award, de la AmericanSociety of Naturalists de EU,llamado algunas veces “loúltimo en reconocimiento decolegas para un biólogoevolutivo establecido.”
More arrivalsYvania Ceron-Sousa,University of Puerto Rico, tostudy dispersal limitations andgenetic structure in twomangrove species, at Naos
Christophe Meskens,Université Catholique deLouvain-la-Neuve, Belgium,to study the coevolution studyof Hispinae and parasitoids, atTupper and Naos.
Caroline Schulze, SI, toparticipate at the InvertebrateTaxonomy Workshop.
Randal Moore, Oregon StateUniversity, to study themechanisms of Avianextinctions in fragmentaltropical landscapes, on BCI.
Michael Kaspari, University ofOklahoma, to study theregulation of brown foodwebs: the ecology of tropicallitter food webs, on BCI.
José Carlon Hernéndez,Universidad de la Laguna,Spain, to conduct an analysisand discuss data on theecology and population ofDiadema antillarum presenton the Canary Islands, atNaos.
Gregory Herbert and GregoryDietl, University of SouthFlorida, to study the evolutionof predation behaviors in thegastropod family Muricidae: Asurvey of the muricid fauna intropical America, at Galeta.
Leaving this weekBen Turner to Sun Valley,Idaho, to attend the InositolPhosphates in theSoil-Plant-Animal Continuumconference, and to consultwith colleagues at USDALaboratary in Kimberly.
New publicationsBorrell, Brendan, LaDuc,Travis J., and Dudley, T.Robert. 2005. "Respiratorycooling in rattlesnakes."Comparative BiochemicalPhysiology 140(4): 471-476.
Cambra T., Roberto, andQuintero Arias, Diomedes.2004. "New species ofXystromutilla Andre(Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) andthe first illustrated key for themales of the genus."Transaction of the AmericanEntomological Society 130(4):463-478.
STRI in the news“Dictan normas para protegercorales” by Hermes SucreSerrano. 2005. La Prensa,August 11.
“El paso de las uranias” porMaritza Bonilla. 2005. ElPanamá Amérca, August 11.
“Ultra-picky female fiddlercrab cited in UCSD study”by Bruce Lieberman. 2005.The San Diego Union Tribune,August 4.
“Yasun Blues: The IMF,Ecuador and coerced oilexploitation.” 2005. RedNovaNews Science, August 5.
“Hémisphère austral - Unmilieu tropical encoreincompris” by ChristianLévesque. 2005. Le Devoir,August 7.
MiscellaneousSTRI's visiting scientist IngridParker will appreciate the loanof old laptop computers 3 or4 Wednesdays this fall to trainstudents in experimentaldesign and data analysis.Please contact Ingrid at:[email protected] call her at 314-9262.
STRI'sPhotographicDepartmentlaunchesdatabaseThe database of STRI'sPhotographic Department canbe seen at:http://photo.stri.si.edu/ It has a 10% of the slides of theDepartment. Additions are on-going. We encourage yourcooperation to add informationfor the entries. Larger resolutionphotos must be requested fromMarcos Guerra or GianMontufar.
La base del Departamento deFotografía puede verse en:http://photo.stri.si.edu/ Contiene el 10% de las
diapositivas delDepartamento. Inclusionesestán en progreso. Apreciaremos su cooperaciónpara añadir información sobrelas entradas. Pida las fotos enmayor resolución a MarcosGuerra o Gian Montúfar.
Sousa gives talk to Galeta guidesWayne Sousa, from theUniversity of California atBerkeley (photo above)contributed a talk on mangroveforests and ther presentcondition on Galeta Point. Thistalk was the first in a program ofactivities to offer training to 10new nature guides. BenjamínOrdóñez and Liz Hernándezorganized the program. Theprogram was formally launchedon Thursday, August 10
Wayne Sousa, de laUniversidad de California enBerkeley (en la foto), dio unacharla sobre manglares, y suscondiciones actuales en PuntaGaleta. La charla fue laprimera de un programa deactividades para entrenar 10nuevos guías naturalistas.Benjamín Ordóñez y LizHernández organizaron elprograma, que se inauguróformalmente el 10 de agosto.
STRI arboretumHábitat de VidaSilvestre showssigns of being a“proper habitat”In the book Birds of Panama byRobert Ridgely, Neal G. Smithdescribes the pheasant cuckoo shownat left, as “uncommon and perhapssomewhat local (though to a largeextent merely overlooked) in densethickets and undergrowth in second-growth woodland and forest bordersin lowlands on the Pacific slope...rarely seen but often heard in properhabitat.”
A lot has happened at STRI'sarboretum “Hábitat de VidaSilvestre” since comptrollerLeopoldo León took upon hisshoulders the management of thisplot next to the STRI Library onRoosevelt Avenue in the Ancon Hill.But today, the arboretum celebratesthis new resident (Dromococcyx
phasianellus rifigularis) as well asother winged organisms likemonarch and Heliconiusbutterflies, or colorful bedbugcolonies (above, at right). Leónexplains that there are trails tovisit the arboretum, howeverlitter fall and broken branchesare left in their place, and somenew plants have been added toattract wildlife. A family ofagouties help to plant moreseeds, and natural fertilizers arealso used. The best time to visitthe arboretum is early morningor late afternoon, but guided
En el libro Aves de Panamá deRobert Ridgely, Neal G. Smithdescribe el cuclillo faisán como“poco común y quizás algo local(aunque en gran medida pasadesapercibido) en espesuras ysotobosque en bosquessecundarios y bordes de bosquede las tierras bajas de la vertientedel Pacífico... raras veces se ve,pero a menudo se escucha en elhábitat adecuado.”
Mucho ha pasado en el arboretode STRI “Hábitat de VidaSilvestre” desde que el contralorLeopoldo León decidió encargarse de la administraciónde esta parcela contigua a laBiblioteca de STRI en laAvenida Roosevelt del CerroAncón. Pero hoy, el arboretocelebra el nuevo residente(Dromococcyx phasianellusrifigularis), así como otrosorganismos alados como lasmariposas monarcas yHeliconias, o coloridas coloniasde chinches (derecha). León
explica que hay un camino paravisitar el arboreto, sin embargolas hojas caen, las ramas caídasse dejan en su lugar, y que sehan incluido nuevas plantaspara atraer más vida silvestre.Una familia de ñeques ayuda asembrar más semillas y tambiénse usan fertilizantes naturales.Las mejores horas para visitar elarboreto es temprano en lamañana y tarde en la tarde, perolas visitas guiadas se puedenarreglar para mediodía. Póngaseen contacto por e-mail con:[email protected]
Deserved recognitionJuan Murillo (at right) from the Tupper Center, received a “Spot Award” for hisloyalty towards STRI. On July 19, Murillo found a wallet with a very large sum ofmoney and immediately notified the appropriate persons so the wallet could bereturned to the owner. The photo also shows Murillo's supervisor Audrey Smith.
Juan Murillo (a la derecha) recibió un “Spot Award” [Premio al Instante] por sulealtad hacia STRI. El 19 de julio, Murillo encontró una billetera con una fuerte sumade dinero, e inmediatamente notificó a las personas apropiadas para regresar labilletera al dueño. En la foto también su supervisora, Audrey Smith.
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