Palo Verde
Monteverde
Cerro de la Muerte
Corcovado
La Selva
Discovery Bay

Palo Verde (composite)

Aggressive behavior of two acacia ant species in response to simulated cattle browsing
Melissa A. Barger, Gabriel H. Calvi, S. Allie Hunter, Anna R. Nowogrodzki and Chad M. Valderrama

Fruit and leaf visitation by Pseudomyrmex spinicola in response to disturbance of Acacia collinsii
Cayelan C. Carey, Elvina C. Chow, Jenny E. Jun, Daniel J. Madigan and Emily L. Sharp 

Nectar production and plant size in Acacia collins
Timothy R. Matsuura, Lakshmi Narayan, Jonathon C Raffensperger, Richard W Trierweiler and Chelsea L. Wood  

Weak selection on floral characters in Justicia comata
Emily L. Sharp, Daniel J. Madigan, Jenny E. Jun, Elvina C. Chow and Cayelan C. Carey

Forest structure on opposite sides of Cerro Calizos Ridge at Palo Verde, Costa Rica
Chad M. Valderrama, Anna R. Nowogrodzki , S. Allie Hunter, Gabriel H. Calvi and Melissa A. Barger

Differential response to disturbance between obligate and facultative ant mutualists of Acacia collinsii
Chelsea L. Wood, Richard W. Trierweiler, Jonathon C. Raffensperger, Lakshmi Narayan and Timothy R. Matsurra

Effect of color and size on aggressive behavior and female access in the lizard Ctenosaura similis
Lakshmi Narayan and Jonathon C. Raffensperger

Aggressive behavior in the butterfly Anartia jatrophae
Melissa A. Barger, Daniel J. Madigan, Timothy R. Matsuura and Chad M. Valderrama

Do rare species of flower receive more pollinator visits in the presence of a common flower species?
Gabriel H. Calvi

Experimental assessment of the benefits to the alga Anabaene azollea in its symbiosis with the fern Azolla microphylla
Cayelan C. Carey and Emily L. Sharp

Fate of Acacia collinsii seeds
S. Allie Hunter and Richard W. Trierweiler

Diurnal zooplankton diversity and species composition under four dominant aquatic vegetation types in the Palo Verde marsh
Chelsea L. Wood and Elvina C. Chow

Monteverde (composite)

Effects habitat structure and prey availability on abundance of the lynx spider Peucetia viridens
Jenny E. Jun and Anna R. Nowogrodzki

Structural heterogeneity and nutrient availability effects on simulated bromeliad invertebrate communities
Timothy R. Matsuura, Lakshmi Narayan and Cayelan C. Carey

Effects of tree fall on macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity in a tropical stream
Daniel J. Madigna, Chad M. Valderrama and Gabriel H. Calvi

Success of Epiphytic bryophytes over an elevational gradient
Jonathon C. Raffensperger and Chelsea L. Wood

Deceitful pollination in Begonia estrelensis
Elvina C. Chow, Emily L. Sharp and Melissa A. Barger

Island biogeography theory as applied to tank bromeliad communities
Richard W. Trierweiler, S. Allie Hunter, Jenny E. Jun and Anna R. Nowogrodzki

Cerro de la Muerte (composite)

Mite be smart: nectar volume and abundance of Rhinoseius colwelli in Centropogon talamancensis
Emily L. Sharp, Jenny E. Jun and Melissa A. Barger

Distribution and abundance of lianas in primary and secondary forest at Cerro de la Muerte
Gabriel H. Calvi, Timothy R. Matsuura andChad M. Valderrama

Patterns in nectar production among patches of hummingbird pollinated flowers
Daniel J. Madigan, Lakshmi Narayan, Richard W. Trierweiler and Chelsea L. Wood 

Effect of leaf texture on epiphyll cover in a high elevation forest
Anna R. Nowogrodzki and Cayelan C. Carey

Abundance of phoretic mites on passalid beetles
S. Allie Hunter, Jonathan C. Raffensperger and Elvina C. Chow

Effects of the tide on patterns of fishing activity in Noctilio leporinus
Daniel J. Madigan and Chad M. Valderrama

Corcovado  (composite)

Environmental preference and shell selection in hermit crabs
Melissa A. Barger, Gabriel H. Calvi, Timothy R. Matsuura and Jonathon C. Raffensperger

Effect on neritid snails on the abundance of algae and palaemonid shrimp in a Neotropical stream
Lakshmi Narayan and Cayelan C. Carey

Environmental determinants of species richness and abundance in tropical intertidal pools
Jenny E. Jun, Elvina C. Chow, Emily L. Sharp and Chelsea L. Wood

Hitchhiker's guide to the leaf-cutter colony
Anna R. Nowogrodzki, Richard W. Wrierweiler and S. Allie Hunter

Trees as providers of structure, prey capture, and protection for web-building spiders
Gabriel H. Calvi, Timothy R. Matsuura and Lakshmi Narayan

La Selva (composite)

Circadian foraging patterns in Paraponera clavata
Jonathon C. Raffensperger

Changes in leaf litter across ages of Hyeronima alchorneoides trees
Chad M. Valderrama

Influences of light availability on delayed greening strategy in Welfia georgii
AnnaR. Nowogrodzki, Melissa A. Barger, Cayelan C. Carey and Chelsea L. Wood

Effect of food resources on the abyndance of Dendrobates pumilio territories
Elvina C. Chow, S. Allie Hunter, Jenny E. Jun and Emily L. Sharp

Dung preference and diurnal foraging in dung beetles
Richard W. Trierweiler and Daniel J. Madigan

Discovery Bay  (composite)

Influence of turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) on zooplankton distribution in the water column of a shallow back reef
Chelsea L. Wood and Anna R. Nowogrodzki

Site fidelity and food resources of the foureye butterflyfish
Daniel J. Madigan, Chad M. Valderrama and Gabriel H. Calvi

Differential patterns of dispersion and abundance in sea urchins Tripneustes ventricosus and Lytechinus variegatus
Lakshmi Narayan and Jonathon C. Raffensperger

Homing and aggregating in Diadema antillarum
Richard W. Trierweiler and S. Allie Hunter

The effect of algal species and substrate type on infaunal assemblages in Penicillus capitatus and Penicillus dumentosus
Emily L. Sharp and Cayelan C. Carey

Diurnal patterns of parrotfish herbivory on Thalassia testudinum
Elvina C. Chow

Diurnal changes in Tripneustes ventricosus covering response in Thalassia testudinum sea grass beds
Jenny E. Jun, Timothy R. Matsuura and Melissa A. Barger

Effects of refuge size and density on predation and habitat selection in brittle-stars
Lakshmi Narayan, Jenny E. Jun and Anna R. Nowogrodzki

Benefits of mixed species schools for three fish species
Timothy R. Matsuura, Melissa A. Barger, Gabriel H. Calvi and Daniel J. Madigan

Effects of bauxite on marine invertebrate population in Discovery Bay, Jamaica
Chelsea L. Wood and Cayelan C. Carey 

Differential effect of depth on microhabitat selection in polychaete tube worms
Jonathan C. Raffensperger and Chad M. Valderrama

Effects of prey and predators on the distribution and abundance of Hermodice carunculata
Emily L. Sharp, S. Allie Hunter and Richard W. Trierweiler

Competitive interactions between Diadema antillarum and Tripneustes ventricosus
Elvina C. Chow

Diel zooplankton activityin the Back Reef at Discovery Bay, Jamaica
S. Allie Hunter, Cayelan C. Carey, Richard W. Trierweiler, Sharon J. Martinson
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