STRI newsletter
Dec:ember 30, 1994 SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE - Apmada 2072. Balboa, Panama No. 51TUPPER CENTER SEMINARS Tuesday, January 3, noon seminar speak- er will be Egbert Leigh, STRI
TIle EvolutiON of Hannony at Various Levels of Biological Organization
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Coffee will be served before<9
noon seminar at 11 :30am.PEOPLE Arrivals
• Steve Mulkey, 5TRI research afflliate from the University of Missouri, Jan 1-31 Aug, to continue his work with Joe Wright on Psychotria and Mamniaa'1le, at Parque Naturn\ Metropolitano and BCl
• Alexander Ellis, Princeton Uni versity, Jan I-IS May, to study the light mosa- ic on the forest floor in relation to local density and species divcersily on seedlings. at Bel.
• Pedro Gonzalez, post-doctorai fellow from the 51 National Museum of Nat- ural History, Jan 8-31 Dec, to make an analysis of the molecular divergence in the sea urchin geminate species in both sides of the Panama Isthmus, at Naos.
• William Rose, Cornell University, Jan 1·15, to work with Deedra McClearn in a survey of mammal communities at three forested sites in the BCNM.
• Bettina Engelbrecht University of Wiirzburg, Jan 1·30 Oct, to study the specialization to light regime in Piper species: consequences for distribution, population dynamics and co-existence, at BCL
• Annette Meltz, University of Wiscon- sin, Jan 2-23, to work with Gregory Adler on an experimental study of the population limitation in a tropical fruit·eating rodent, at BCL
Published weekly by the STRI OfficI! of Fellowships and Education
Editor. Maria Luz Ca/der61/
Director. Georgina de Alba Photographic Services: STRI Pllolo
Department
Carlos Tejada (left) and Jose Ranton Pen/rena (right) presented ConslIl Chamorro,/llan Campos and Andres Lee with Personal Recognition for Ingenuity, Drive and Excellence (PRIDE) awards for tlte special assistance provided to ti,e Libran; witll tI,e installation and stabiliza·
tiOll of new shelving·· • Carlos Tejada (izqllierda) y Jose Ramott Peril rena (derecha) e1Jtregaroll a C611sul Chamorro, Juan Campos y Andres Lee certificados de premios erz electivo ai illstallie (PRIDE) por III especial asisienda rcnlizada ala bibliotcca con la insta/adou y cstabilizacion de lIueI'OS
tablilleros. (FolD: A. MontDnerJ
• M~lvin Tyree, STRl research affiliat~ fTom th~ Univ~rsity of
Vermont, Jan 3·3 Mar, to do research in the evolution and structure of terrestrial ecosystems, at BCI.
• Tara and Douglas Robinson, University of Illinois, Jan 5-31 Jul, to continue their work on avian community dynamics, at Gamboa.
• Virginia Velez, Universidad de Los Andes, Jan 5·5 Mar, to work with Melvin Tyree, at Bel.
• Olga Linares, STRl, Jan 6, returns to post of duty.
Departures
• Ira Rubinoff, Jan 4-7, to Washington D.C., on official business at 51.
• Eldredge Bemlingham, Jan 4·8, to St. Louis, Missouri, to attend the meetings of the American Society of Zoologists.
Congratulations
To Hely Kristine Cortez, Accounting Department, for obtaining her Bachelor's degree in Fimmce, at the Universidad Santa Maria, on Thursday, Dec 28.
MONDAY, JAN 2 IS A HOLIDAY 1 EL LUNES 2 DE ENERO ES FERIADO
December 30, 1994 SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUrE, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Panama No. 51
Fe1icitaciones
A Leondo Rodriguez, por haber redbido un
"premio PRIDE" como reconoctmiento a todos sus esfuerzos durante didembre.
TIIINGS TO KNOW AI the Tupper Cenler
Tue,
Jan
3 • Short-Term Fellowships Meeting, SMR, 1 :30pm .• General Scientific Support Staff Meeting, LMR, 2pm.
Fri, Jan 6 • Coral Reef Symposium Meeting, LMR, 1:30pm.
At the Culebril Marine Reserve Tue, Jan 3 EscueIa Primaria Ricardo Mir6i
Mari.nold Sisters; BriSllS del Mar Wed, Jan 4 Escuela Nuevo Befell
Thu, Jan 5 Escuela Nuevo Belbl Fri, Jan 6 Escuela Nuevo Be1i1l Sat, Jan 7 The TIger Cubs
JANUARY STRI BIRTHDAYS Fernando Pascal 4
Carlos Guevara 7
Jose Sanchez 8
Antonio Escala 9 Mary Ann Lindgren 15
Joe Wright 17
Enrique Marciaga 17 Wilbert Forde 20 Carlos Espinosa
Eladio GonzAlez Roxana Duran Agapito Conzalez Leonor Motta Notis Salazar
21 25 28 29 30 30
MISCELLANEOUS For Sale ••• Se Vende
Hyundai Elantra 1992. Standard; full extras; excellent conditions. $8,200. Call Daniel Millan a. w.h. at 56·6725.
Se Alquila
Casa en Villa de las Fuentes No.2, calle sin salida, 3 recamaras, 2 banos, lavande- ria cerrada, electrodomesticos y T.v.
cable. Interesados favor comunicarse con Carmen Caldames al 61-9632.
A group of blind adults sponsored by tile "Ptdronato dt LllZ: del Citgo"
visited eulcbra tlds past week and experienced tlfe man·ne organisms at tilt "toucll pools" ancl coastal environments at the site ••• Un grupo de adultos organizados por eI Patronulo de Luz del Ciego visitaron Culebra III sema1la pasada, experimelllQroll los organismos marinas en los a.cuarios y 511 ambie1zle marino en ellugar. (Folo: A. Monta1ll:'r)
NEW STRI PUBLICATIONS
Kitajima, Kaoru. 1994. "Relative Importance of Photosynthetic Traits and Allocation Patterns as Correlates of Seedling Shade Tolerance of 13 Tropical Trees." Oecologia. 98: 419428.
Nemtzov, S.c. and Oark,. Eugene. 1994. "Intras-pecific Egg Predation by Mal. Razorfishes Qabrida.l During Broadcast Spawning' tlilal Camu- ballsm or Intra-Pair Parasitism?" Bulletill
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Marine Scietlce SS{1}: 133--141.Villa, Marittin Valentin and Viera del Cid, Roque B. 1994. Evaluaci6n ComparaHva de Tres Agentes de Control Biologico, sabre Larvas de Anopheles all:rimanus y Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) [Thesis]. Panama, Universidad de Panama.
Zeh, David. W., Zeh, Jeanne A. and May, CA. 1994. "Charomid Cloning Vectors Meet the Chelae: Single-Locus Minis.:lte- Bite DNA Probes for in the Harlequin Beetle- Riding Pseudoscorpion." 3: 517·522.
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SMITHSONIAN TROl'ICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
1994 has beetr a year marked by new additions to the scientific staff and major (lCiluisiliolls tlmt set STRJ 011 its ?ltll towards the /lCUI millenium. We have made major strides to improve tefe-commullica- lions aud access to remote sites will be grently facil- itated by the /lew RV Urracd. The BCNM pro- tection services has devel- oped an trainjllg program, both locally and i,dema- tiollallyalld the Office of Human Resources has continued Irair/jng efforts of STRl's most important asset. Our ill/emalional adivities coll/inue to apaud with Cayos Codli-
The Year in Review
Panama
December 30, 1994 No. S1
R.V. Urraaf
SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH
Olivia Newton-John
Francisco sanchez retired
Itltroductioll to Field BioIoKY Course
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December 30, 1994 No. 51
1I0S ill Honduras. a new eTFS plot in Amazollian Ecuador and new facilities at Mpala RImch. Parting the Greetl Curtain contin- ued its tours ill South America and tire T1lPper Cellter was tile sile of local and intematiollal work-
S/lOpS, exhibits and eduCQ- tiollal programs. New fel- lo'Wships were establislled in hOllor of Earl S. Tupper and Alall P. Smitll and tIle /lumber of publicaliolls increased, resulting from new initiatives and Ollr
efforts to difuse the result of our researdl to the general public. We hosted
tile visit of celebrities like
"0011 Francisco~ (Illd Dlivin Newton-Johl1 who were attracted by our research activities in tire tropics. 111 spite of budget·
ary cuts, STRI is sl!IIrclz- ing nC'w paths to contilllle its work with our clwrac·
leric CTrutivity and re- sourcefulllesS.
