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Bolivia's Jaguars Set a Record 3 'Xplaining Generation X - An NSF-Sponsored Webcast 5 Harness viruses to make dazzling colours without dye 7 Robotic Bug Gets Wings, Sheds Light On Evolution of Flight 9 Turn anything (even your clothes) into a touchscreen 12 Manufacturing Goes Viral 15 Laser 'tractor beams' could reel in lost astronauts 18 Dark Matter Mystery Deepens 20 Spaceport America conjures up spine-tingling future 22 What's the Greenest Building? 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(Credit: WCS Bolivia Program) ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2011) — In a new camera trap survey in the world's most biologically diverse landscape, researchers for the Wildlife Conservation Society have identified more individual jaguars than ever before. Using technology first adapted to identify tigers by stripe patterns, WCS conservationists have identified 19 individual jaguars by spot patterns in the rainforests of Bolivia, a record number for a single camera trap survey in the country. The animals were identified from a total of 975 photographs, a record number of images due to the use of digital cameras as opposed to camera traps that use film. The images come from the Alto Madidi and Alto Heath, a region at the headwaters of the Madidi and Heath Rivers inside Bolivia's outstanding Madidi National Park. The survey also included Ixiamas Municipal Reserve, created following a previous WCS survey in 2004 along the Madidi River, which revealed a high abundance of jaguars and other species such as white-lipped peccaries, spider monkeys, and giant otters. "We're excited about the prospect of using these images to find out more about this elusive cat and its ecological needs," said WCS Conservationist Dr. Robert Wallace. "The data gleaned from these images provide insights into the lives of individual jaguars and will help us generate a density estimate for the area." The study is noteworthy in its use of digital camera traps replacing the traditional film units used in the past. The cameras are strategically placed along pathways in the forest and especially the beaches of rivers and streams for weeks at a time, snapping pictures of animals that cross an infrared beam. Now, researchers returning to the traps can download the images in seconds, rather than waiting days for film to develop. Before embarking on second field trip to the even more remote Heath River, Bolivian jaguar field biologist Guido Ayala noted that "series of digital images also capture more data than traditional film." 3 Infoteca’s E-Journal No. 177 November 2011 Sistema de Infotecas Centrales Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila "The preliminary results of this new expedition underscore the importance of the Madidi landscape to jaguars and other charismatic rainforest species," said Dr. Julie Kunen, Director of WCS's Latin America and Caribbean Program. "Understanding the densities and ranging habits of jaguars is an important step in formulating effective management plans for what is arguably the most biodiverse landscape on the planet." Madidi National Park is one of the top tourist attractions in Bolivia and is the centerpiece of a continuous chain of six national protected areas in northwestern Bolivia and southeastern Peru, one of the largest such complexes in the world. 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When: Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, 1 p.m. EST. Where: Media are invited to participate in the webcast on the phone or online via the Science360 website. (Note: the URL will only be live during the event.) Please contact [email protected] for phone number and passcode information. Jon Miller will respond to questions from the media throughout the webcast. Media are encouraged to direct questions before and during the webcast to [email protected]. -NSF- Media Contacts Bobbie Mixon, NSF (703) 292-8070 [email protected] Diane Swanbrow, University of Michigan (734) 647-9069 [email protected] http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=122044&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click 6 Infoteca’s E-Journal No. 177 November 2011 Sistema de Infotecas Centrales Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila Harness viruses to make dazzling colours without dye 15:36 20 October 2011 by Melissae Fellet Tapping mandrills' colour secrets (Image: Martin Harvey/Peter Arnold/Getty) Talk about a viral idea.
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