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Fruits of Sillutinkara pre-Columbian trail, Cotapata National Park, La Paz, Bolivia

By | May 25th, 2018|Andes, Bolivia, graduate students, research, seed dispersal|

Flavia Montaño-Centellas together with colleagues Beatriz Nieto Ariza, Yara Fernández, Alfredo Fuentes, Freddy Zenteno, Emilio Sánchez and Huber Vilka, recently published a gorgeous photo guide to fruits of Sillutinkara pre-Columbian trail in Cotapata National Park, La Paz, Bolivia.  This colorful guide highlights 78 fruiting plant species found along an elevational gradient from 2000-3500 m asl.  [...]

Exciting week of nothing but seed dispersal

By | May 22nd, 2016|birds, ecology, interdisciplinary, research, seed dispersal|

From 9-13 May, Bette spent one glorious week talking about seed dispersal at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center under the excellent leadership of a dynamic trio of young women scientists: Noelle Beckman (SESYNC), Clare Aslan NAU) and Haldre Rogers (Iowa State University).  This team had assembled a stellar cast of empirical, mathematical and theoretical biologists together [...]