DARTMOUTH STUDIES IN TROPICAL ECOLOGY 2006
STUDENT EDITORS: Nathan H. Raines, Sarah L. Emel, Catrina A. Lindgren
FACULTY EDITOR: David R. Peart; STAFF EDITOR: Leslie L. Barrow

PARTICIPANTS: David R. Peart, Matthew P. Ayres, John J. Gilbert, Craig D. Layne, Erik E. Stange, Elizabeth M. Wolkovich, Abigail L. Adams , Katherine R. Amato, Brian D. Bates, Andrew R. Carreras, Sarah L. Emel, Catrina A. Lindgren, Christina H. May, D. Dünya Önen, Nathan H. Raines, Scott W. Schwartz, Paul R. Wright, Kathryn M. Sullan, William F. Stork

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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

Palo Verde (composite)

A failed mutualism between Acacia cornigera and its resident ants
Brian D. Bates, Sarah L. Emel, William F.J. Stork, and Kathryn M. Sullan

Relation between A. collinsii nectary density and disturbance-induced activity of P. spinicola
Abigail Adams, Paul Wright, Katherine R. Amato, Catrina Lindgren, Marcie Wing

Aggressive responses of P. spinicola to numbers of introduced P. flavicornis
Scott W. Schwartz, Nathan H. Raines Andrew R. Carreras, Christina H. May, D. Dünya Önen

Comparison of defenses and stem densities of woody plants between cattle-browsed areas and protected areas at Palo Verde National Park
William F.J. Stork , Sarah L. Emel, Andrew R. Carreras, Nathan H. Raines, and Scott W. Schwartz

Density dependence of herbivory on Ruellia inundata at small spatial scales
Katherine R. Amato, Brian D. Bates, Catrina A. Lindgren, Paul R. Wright

Effects of litter type and depth on arthropod diversity in a tropical dry forest
Abigail L. Adams, Christina H. May, D. Dünya A. Önen, and Kathryn M. Sullan

Nest, we have a problem: Nasutitermes termite's behavioral response to trail damage at varying distances from nest
Andrew R. Carreras and Scott W. Schwartz

Foraging efficiency and group behavior in Northern Jacanas
Paul Wright, Abigail Adams and Sarah Emel

Habitat distribution of Common Pauraques and their prey in an open field at Palo Verde
Brian D. Bates

The effects of cattail management on the aquatic food web of the Palo Verde Wetland
Christina H. May, D. Dünya Önen, and Kathryn M. Sullan

Still life: Great Egret response to encounters with conspecific and heterospecific birds
Catrina A. Lindgren and William F. J. Stork

Effects of large-scale cattail management on local, microhabitat-specific foraging behavior of Great Egrets
Katherine R. Amato and Nathan H. Raines

Monteverde (composite)

Stream water quality of Quebrada Máquina at Monteverde, Costa Rica
Nathan H. Raines, Andrew R. Carreras, Scott W. Schwartz, and William F. J. Stork

Differences in moss morphology and community composition between an open and a forest understory habitat
Katherine R. Amato, Brian D. Bates, D. Dünya Önen

Variable sex ratios in the monoecious perennial Begonia involucrata
Catrina Lindgren, Sarah Emel, and Abigail Adams

The distribution of Oreopanax xalapensis with respect to forest edges
Paul R. Wright, Kathryn M. Sullan, and Christina H. May

Cerro de la Muerte (composite)

A possible adaptation in Tipulidae to reduce predation by inhabiting Chusquea longifolia nodes
Scott W. Schwartz and Paul R. Wright

Secondary metabolites in plants with known medicinal uses in sun and shade habitats
Christina H. May, Sarah L. Emel, and Kathryn M. Sullan

Nectar availability and flower preferences of high-altitude tropical hummingbirds
D. Dünya Önen, Nathan H. Raines, Abigail L. Adams, Andrew R. Carreras, and Brian D. Bates

Social structure and reproductive success in Passalid beetle colonies
William F. J. Stork and Katherine R. Amato

Living on the edge: Adaptations by epiphytic bromeliads to light intensity and desiccation in exposed canopy habitats
Catrina Lindgren

Corcovado  (composite)

Comparison of foraging behavior between howler monkeys, spider monkeys, and squirrel monkeys
Katherine R. Amato, D. Dünya Önen, Sarah L. Emel, and Christina H. May

Resource preference and foraging efficiency in leaf-cutter (Atta columbica) ants
Kathryn M. Sullan, Catrina A. Lindgren, Abigail Adams

Evaluating the Exploitation Ecosystems Hypothesis in a marine-influenced river community
Andrew R. Carreras, Brian D. Bates, Paul R. Wright

Size effects on foraging patterns in Macrobrachium shrimp
Scott W. Schwartz

Bat species distribution in primary and secondary forests at Corcovado National Park
Nathan H. Raines and William F.J. Stork

La Selva (composite)

Vertical distribution and competitive interactions of ant-following birds
Sarah Emel, Andrew Carreras, Scott Schwartz, Catrina Lindgren and Nate Raines

Bottom-up and top-down effects on arthropod communities across a successional gradient
D. Dünya Önen, Kathryn M. Sullan, Katherine R. Amato and Paul R. Wright

Tropical bird community structure in flowering and fruiting trees
Abigail L. Adams, Brian D. Bates, Christina H. May, William F.J. Stork

Discovery Bay  (composite)

Light avoidance in Euapta lappa 102
Brian D. Bates, Nathan H. Raines, and Andrew R. Carreras

Wear Sunscreen: Differences in covering behavior and covering material preference in Lytechinus variegatus and Tripneustes ventricosus
Sarah L. Emel, Catrina A. Lindgren, Kathryn M. Sullan, Katherine R. Amato, and Paul R. Wright

Potential benefits of juvenile coloration in damselfish
Christina H. May, Abigail L. Adams, William F. J. Stork, Scott W. Schwartz, and D. Dünya Önen,

Diel zooplankton variation in a Caribbean back-reef
Kathryn M. Sullan, Katherine R. Amato, Brian D. Bates, Scott W. Schwartz, Elizabeth M. Wolkovich and the 2006 FSP class

Distribution and sources of fish species richness in west Discovery Bay
William F.J. Stork, Christina May, Catrina A. Lindgren, Erik E. Stange, and the 2006 FSP class

Seeing red: Examining the possible functions of Apylsia dactylomela ink
Andrew R. Carreras, Brian D. Bates, and Scott W. Schwartz

Mechanisms affecting the colonization of an artificial substrate by marine invertebrates
Kathryn M. Sullan, D. Dünya Önen, and Christina H. May

Factors driving fish community composition on patch reef islands
Paul R. Wright, Sarah L. Emel, Abigail L. Adams, William F. J. Stork, Catrina A. Lindgren

Diadema antillarum’s impact on coral cover and juvenile corals along the west fore reef, Discovery Bay, Jamaica: Past and present
Nathan H. Raines and Katherine R. Amato

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