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Elizabeth Torres, California State University
Phylogenetic reconstruction of the ostracod family
Cypidinidae, and the evolution of bioluminescence
Angel Valdez, NHMLAC
Morphological and molecular study of the geminate
species of opisthobranch mollusks from the Central
American isthmus
John P. Wares, University of Georgia
Global phylogeny of Chthamalus
James Watling, Florida International University
Geographic and temporal variation in chemical defense
of the dendrobatid frog, Dendrobates pumilio, and its
relationship to diet, color/pattern and forest structure.
Lee Alan Weigt, Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History (SI-NMNH)
All Bocas Barcode Alliance project to DNA barcode the
marine invertebrates of Bocas del Toro
Bret Wolfe, University of Virginia
Effects of nutrient over-enrichment on structure and
function of seagrass and mangrove ecosystems
Janie Wulff, Florida State University
Influence of competition, mutualism, and environment
on patterns of sponge diversity and co-occurrence in
Caribbean coral reefs and mangroves
Brian Wysor, Roger Williams University
Preliminary investigations for the NSF proposal RUI:
Collaborative Research: Marine algal diversity of
southern Central America
Post-doctoral Researchers
Arthur Anker, University of Alberta
Taxonomy, molecular and morphological phylogeny of
the shrimp genus Alpheus and molecular phylogeny of
the family Alpheidae
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Marcy Balunas, Oregon State University
The Panama ICBG project—collection of marine
cyanobacteria as a potential source of antiparasitic and
anticancer drugs
David Ferrel, Florida State University
Coral spawning in the Montastraea annularis complex
Mande Holford, University of Utah
Intoxicating connections: bridging the gap between
the lab bench and informal science education using
venomous mollusks
David Kline, STRI
The effect of anthropogenic stress on white band disease
transmission
Martine Maan, University of Texas
Poison or passion: warning and attraction in a colorpolymorphic
frog
Aaron O’Dea, University of Bristol
Dissection of an extinction: Evolution and environment
in tropical American cupuladriids
Tiffany Troxler, Florida International University
Quantifying relationships between resource
heterogeneity and plant community structure in a
coastal freshwater swamp in Panama
Graduate students
Fernando Alda, Museo Nacional de Ciencia, Madrid,
Spain
Dispersal limitations and genetic structure of two
mangrove species
Jeffrey Barnes, McGill University
Do ecological principles or physiological properties
explain the patterns of colonization of exotic species
by parasites?
Stephen Barnes, University of Hawaii
The ecology of speciation in neotropical corals