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The unifying goal of the senior scientists, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students at the Center for Tropical Research (CTR) is to understand the biotic processes that underlie and maintain the diversity of life in the tropics and to advance conservation efforts that protect endangered species and habitats.
| The Fall 2009 CTR Newsletter features Paul Barber's research on evolution and conservation of marine biodiversity in the Coral Triangle hotspot and Eduardo Mendoza Ramírez's field study of the endangered Central American Tapir. See our News & Updates section. |
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| Paul Barber (right) giving an underwater lesson
on coral identification to postdoctoral researcher Eric Crandall (left). |
Coral Triangle Partnerships for International Research and Education team members, Bolinao, Phillipines. |
Central American Tapir (Tapirus bairdii). |
CTR Spotlight
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CTR Avian Influenza Virus Research and Surveillance Projects in North, Central, and South America, Cameroon, and Vietnam In 2006, CTR was awarded a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases entitled “Effects of Avian Migration and Anthropogenic Change on the Distribution and Transmission Risks of Avian Influenza.” CTR researchers are working in the field and the laboratory to determine the role that North American migratory passerines play in the dispersion of avian influenza virus (AIV) strains. Collaborators have collected more than 36,000 cloacal and tracheal bird samples to screen for AIV. CTR researchers are also monitoring wild and domestic birds for AIV in Cameroon and Vietnam. For more information, click here.
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International Research and Training Center in Ecuador Jordan Karubian, Director of the IRTC program in Ecuador, returned from a trip to the Chocó rainforest. Read more and view video about the Ecuador IRTC. |
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Current CTR Projects Learn about current CTR projects on West Nile virus, mosquitoes and avian malaria, endangered and threatened plant and animal populations, rainforest restoration, lizard and bird behavior, species distribution modeling, and more on the Research page.
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