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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 »

Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 48(5): Volatile emission by fireflies to defend against predators

Fig. 4. Using a green LED, we were able to collect the male Photuris fireflies used in the study by imitating the female part of the courtship flash dialogue, which served to entice males to fly down from the forest canopy (Photo: F. V. Vencl).

I am pleased to announce the Editor’s Choice Article for Biotropica 48(5): Fredric V. Vencl, Kristina Ottens, Marjorie M. Dixon, Sarah Candler, Ximena E. Bernal, Catalina… Read More »

Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 48(4): Diet of Borneo’s Exploding Ants

Figure 1. Worker of species ‘OG’ (‘Orange Goo’) feeding from supplied sugar water. Hypertrophy of MG reservoirs is visible through the integument. An upraised gaster is typical of ants feeding on liquids or responding to perceived threats. (Photo D. Davidson)

I am pleased to announce the Editor’s Choice Article for Biotropica 48(4): Diane W. Davidson, Alexey Kopchinskiy, Kamariah Abu Salim, Marica Grujic, Linda Lim,… 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 »

Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 48(2): Tracking Nutrients in Avian Consumers in a Subtropical Desert

Columnar cactus forest and mezquite patches in Zapotitlan Salinas. (Photo by Jazmin Osorio).

I am pleased to announce the Editor’s Choice Article for Biotropica 48(2): Herrera M., L. G. and Osorio M., J…. Read More »

Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 48(1): White Sand Forests & the Evolutionary History of Pagamea

Near the slops of the Andes collecting Pagamea thyrsiflora, the only highland species of the Guiana Shield to reach the Andean region. The author (right) with Ricardo Apanú and his son on the top of the Cerro Tayu-Mujaji, Amazonas, Peru. (Photo: Eric F. R. Rodriguez).

I am pleased to announce the Editor’s Choice Article for Biotropica 48(1): Vicentini, A. (2016), The evolutionary history of Pagamea… Read More »

Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 47(6): Plant colonization on Tropical Volcanoes

Cotopaxi (5897 m) is the second highest mountain in Ecuador. Climate change and, most recently, volcanic activity, are affecting the large glaciers that cover the steep slopes of this volcano (photo: Esteban Suarez).

I am pleased to announce the Editor’s Choice Article for Biotropica 47(6): Suárez, E., Orndahl, K. and Goodwin, K. (2015),… Read More »

Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 47(5): Effect of Logging & Oil Palm on Stream Frogs on Borneo

Fejervarya limnocharis, a generalist species never found in the continuous forest sites. (Photo by By Saleem Hameed (saleemham@rediffmail.com), CC BY 2.5, available at https://commons.wikimedia.org)./w/index.php?curid=1107791

Konopik, O., Steffan-Dewenter, I. and Grafe, T. U. (2015), Effects of Logging and Oil Palm Expansion on Stream Frog Communities… Read More »

Editor’s Choice @Biotropica 47(4): Do bats fertilize their roost trees?

In tropical forests large trees, like this one at La Selva Biological Station, are important roosting sites for bats (Photo by Peter Wilton; CC BY 2.0)

I am pleased to announce the July 2015 Editor’s Choice Article: Voigt, C. C., Borissov, I. and Kelm, D. H…. Read More »

@Biotropica 47(3): Editor’s Choice: Paleoclimate, Environmental Grain, & Species Distributions in Africa & S. America

The Giant Sloth Megatherium cuvieri, one of South America's largest Pleistocene mammals. This image is from the 1866 "Catalogue of casts of fossils"; Rochester, N. Y.,Benton & Andrews, Printers. (Courtesy of the Biodiversity Heritage Library; CC BY 2.0).

I am pleased to announce the May 2015 Editor’s Choice Article: Nakazawa, Y. and Peterson, A. T. (2015). Effects of… Read More »