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Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 49(1): The running speed of ants

Fig. 7. Dr. Steve Yanoviak in the field in Panama. (Photo: Christian Ziegler)

I am pleased to announce the Editor’s Choice Article for Biotropica 49(1): Stephen P. Yanoviak, Cheryl Silveri, Alyssa Y. Stark,… Read More »

Photos from the Field: Patterns of plant phenology in Amazonian seasonally flooded and unflooded forests

Photos from the Field: Patterns of plant phenology in Amazonian seasonally flooded and unflooded forests

Hawes and Peres, (2016). Patterns of plant phenology in Amazonian seasonally flooded and unflooded forests. Biotopica, 48:465-475. doi: 10.1111/btp.12315 Few… Read More »

Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 48(3): Mapping Hunting Pressure in Central Africa

Cameroon, near Jakiri Koumengba (photo by jbdodane, CC BY-NC 2.0)

  I am pleased to announce the Editor’s Choice Article for Biotropica 48(3): Stefan Ziegler, John E. Fa, Christian Wohlfart,… Read More »

Photos from the Field: Knowledge and Experience Predict Indiscriminate Bat-Killings

Carollia perspicillata is a common, fruit-eating bat across much of Latin America, but people sometimes confuse it for a vampire bat, exacerbating human-bat conflict.

J. Leighton Reid, (2016). Knowledge and Experience Predict Indiscriminate Bat-Killing Intentions among Costa Rican Men. Biotropica, 48: 394–404. doi: 10.1111/btp.12279 Human–wildlife… Read More »

Photos from the Field: Predicting the Terminal Velocity of Dipterocarp Fruit

The first author, James Smith, prepares to release a dipterocarp fruit from a tree tower in Danum Valley, Malaysian Borneo. Dipterocarp fruit were experimentally released to measure their terminal velocities (rate at which the fruit descends through the air column). We regressed species terminal velocity against fruit wing-loading (fruit mass divided by wing area), generating a model from which terminal velocities of dipterocarp fruit can be predicted from their morphological dimensions.

James R. Smith, Robert Bagchi, Chris J. Kettle, Colin Maycock, Eyen Khoo and Jaboury Ghazoul, (2016). Predicting the terminal velocity… Read More »

Photos from the Field: Phenology of Predation on Insects in a Tropical Forest

Having fun with home-made flagging tape (from plastic bags). Mwesige Isaiah and Francis Katuramu Kanywanii wear the skirts, Boniface Balyeganira and Harriet Kesiime are also present. (Photo: Freerk Molleman).

Freerk Molleman, Triinu Remmel, and Katerina Sam, (2016). Phenology of Predation on Insects in a Tropical Forest: Temporal Variation in… Read More »

Photos from the Field: Tracking Nutrient Routing in Avian Consumers

Momotus mexicanus (Photo by J. Osorio M.)

Gerardo Herrera and Jazmín Osorio, (2016). Tracking Nutrient Routing in Avian Consumers in a Subtropical Desert. Biotropica, 48: 255–264. doi: 10.1111/btp.12274 The… Read More »

Photos from the Field: Does Fire Trigger Seed Germination in the Neotropical Savannas?

Figure 2. Fire experiments conducted in wet grasslands to evaluate how fire affects vegetation composition, structure and dynamics. Local people usually burn the wet grasslands every two years in order to stimulate the production of flowering stalks of Syngonanthus nitens (“capim dourado “ - golden grass/ Eriocaulaceae), which is used in handcraft. (Photo: Alessandra Fidelis)

Santos Fichino et al., (2016). Does Fire Trigger Seed Germination in the Neotropical Savannas? Experimental Tests with Six Cerrado Species…. Read More »

Photos from the Field: Timing and Frequency of Flowering and Fruiting Events in Bornean Peat-Swamp Forests

OuTrop team members collecting data on fruiting and flowering phenology in the Sabangau Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Photo: Andrew Walmsley/OuTrop)

Harrison et al., (2016). Disparity in Onset Timing and Frequency of Flowering and Fruiting Events in Two Bornean Peat-Swamp Forests…. Read More »

Photos from the Field: Red Coloration in Tropical Leaves and Reduced Fungal Pathogen Damage

Authors Peter Tellez and Enith Rojas applying a pathogen plug onto leaves in the understory. (Photo: Sunshine Van Bael).

Tellez, Rojas and Van Bael (2016). Red coloration in young tropical leaves associated with reduced fungal pathogen damage. Biotropica, 48: 150–153…. Read More »