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The Center for Tropical Research (CTR) regularly posts feature articles written by affiliated scientists conducting research in the tropics. Click on the links below to view PDFs of the archived articles from the News & Updates page. CTR Newsletters from 2003 to 2005 are also archived below.

 

 

 

April 2009 Feature Article

High-altitude Adaptation in Rufous-collared Sparrows (html)
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by Zachary Cheviron, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institude of the Environment, UCLA

April 2009 Field Reports - Brazil and Colombia

Exploring the Mechanisms of Diversification in the Amazon Raiforest (html)
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by Hilton Oyamaguchi, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institude of the Environment, UCLA

Studying Mechanisms of Population Differentiation in Andean Birds (html)
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by Raul Sedano, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institude of the Environment, UCLA

October 2008 Feature Article

Ecological Factors Influencing the Distribution and Transmission of West Nile Virus in Orange County, California (html)
(view in PDF format)
by Ryan Harrigan , Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

October 2008 Field Report - Panama

Natural Selection and Social Behavior in Panamanian Sweat Bees (html)
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by Karen Kapheim, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

April 2008 Feature Article

Integrating Wildlife Conservation into the Management of Cameroon's Cacao Agricultural Landscape (html)
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by Thomas Dietsch, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

April 2008 Field Report - Indonesia

Restoration of Lowland Tropical Rainforests in Kalimantan, Indonesia (html)
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by Akane Nishimura, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

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January 2008 Feature Article

Mpala Research Centre: A Unique Resource for Field Research in East Africa (html)
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by Maraget Kinnaird, Ph.D., Director, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

January 2008 Field Report - Borneo

Accousit Communication Systems of "Ultrasonic" Frogs (html)
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by Victoria Arch, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

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October 2007 Feature Article

Alternative Mating Tactics in a Tropical Damselfly (html)
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by Brenda Larison, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

October 2007 Field Report - Brazil

Preserving Biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and its Araucaria Moist Forest Ecoregion (html) (view in PDF format)
by Ana Paula Giorgi, Graduate Student, Department of Geography and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

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June 2007 Feature Article

Conserving Evolutionary Process in the Sky Islands of Northern Mexico (html)
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by John McCormack, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

June 2007 Field Report - Peru

Host-parasite Coevolution in Neotropical Ants (html)
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by Shauna Price, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

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April 2007 Feature Article

Finding Endangered Tropical Dry Forest in the Pacific: A Case Study from Fiji (html)
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by Dr. Thomas W. Gillespie, Associate Professor of Geography, UCLA

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October 2006 Feature Articles

Bird Flu Research at the Center for Tropical Research
by Dr. John Pollinger, CTR Associate Director
Avian Influenza Virus - An Overview
Avian Flu Surveillance Sampling of Migratory Passerines in North America during the Spring/Summer of 2006
Evaluating Transmission Pathways of Avian Influenza (H5N1) by Domestic and Wild Birds in Central Africa
Effects of Avian Migration and Human-induced Change on the Distribution and Transmission Risks of Avian Influenza

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July 2006 Feature Article

What drives song variation in tropical birds? A study across habitats and populations in Cameroon and Uganda
by Alex Kirschel, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

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July 2006 Field Report

Field training in the Tanzanian rainforest
by Jennifer Sun, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCLA

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CTR Newsletter Archives

Volume 3, Issue 1, Fall 2005
Volume 2, Issue 2, November 2004
Volume 2, Issue 1, April 2004
Volume 1, Issue 2, November 2003
Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2003

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