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Members of the Dartmouth Biology Fsp 2012 MEMBERS OF THE DARTMOUTH BIOLOGY FSP 2012 FACULTY RYAN G. CALSBEEK MATTHEW P. AYRES CELIA Y. CHEN LAB COORDINATOR CRAIG D. LAYNE GRADUATE ASSISTANTS MICHAEL L. LOGAN NINA K. LANY SAMUEL B. FEY UNDERGRADUATES WALES A. CARTER MILO S. JOHNSON M. HEMAYAT R. CHOWDHURY BENJAMIN J. KESSLER ROBIN A. COSTELLO MADELINE K. KREHER ANNA L. DEFFEBACH JAMIE E. MCLAUGHLIN SHEA E. FLANAGAN JESSE T. RIEB NINA B. FRANKEL AMY E. VAN SCOYOC MADILYN M. GAMBLE i Dartmouth Studies in Tropical Ecology, Vol. 22 Dartmouth College runs an annual 9-10 week ecological field research program in Costa Rica and the Caribbean. Manuscripts from the research projects in this program have been published in the annual volume “Dartmouth Studies in Tropical Ecology” since 1989. Copies are held in the Dartmouth library and in Costa Rica at the San Jose office of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS/OET), at the OTS field stations at Palo Verde, Las Cruces and La Selva, at the Cuerici Biological Station, at the Sirena Station of the Corcovado National Park, and at the Monteverde Biological Station. On Little Cayman Island, there are copies at the Little Cayman Research Center. Dartmouth faculty from the Department of Biological Sciences, along with two Ph.D. students from Dartmouth’s Environmental and Evolutionary Biology graduate program, advise ca. 15 advanced undergraduate students on this program. The first few projects are designed by the advisors, but undergraduates soon begin conceiving and designing their own projects. The order of authorship on each paper is alphabetical, in keeping with the style of the program, which emphasizes a cooperative and egalitarian relationship among undergraduates in each project. Where faculty or graduate student mentors have pre- designed a project, this is indicated after the author listing at the head of the paper. For each paper there is a faculty editor (also indicated after the author listing), who takes responsibility for defining the required revisions, and decides on the acceptability of manuscripts for publication. On each paper, at least one faculty member and one graduate student are heavily involved as mentors at every stage, from project design to final manuscript. However, it is our policy that faculty and graduate students are not included as authors for undergraduate projects. Our annual books do include a few exceptions, i.e. projects initiated and conducted by graduate students; these tend to be rare, due to the heavy research advising commitments of Ph.D. students on the program. We thank the Costa Rican Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MINAE) for permission to conduct research in Costa Rica’s extraordinary national parks. The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS/OET) has provided essential support for our program for over 30 years, taking care of most of our logistical needs in Costa Rica, always to high standards of quality and reliability. We thank OTS staff at the Palo Verde and La Selva Biological Stations, and at the Wilson Botanical Garden at Las Cruces, for all their services rendered efficiently, politely and in good spirit. Staff at the Santa Rosa and Corcovado National Parks have also been gracious in accommodating and assisting us. We thank Carlos Solano at the Cuerici Biological Station for his depth of knowledge and inspiration. We are grateful to the staff of the Monteverde Biological Station for access to their facilities, and for making us so comfortable when we arrive late, dirty, hungry and tired from Santa Rosa. On Little Cayman Island, the Little Cayman Research Center (LCRC), operated by the Central Caribbean Marine Institute, is our base for the entire coral reef ecology segment of the program. Expert LCRC staff run the lab, provide accommodations and food, operate research vessels and take care of SCUBA diving logistics and safety. On the Dartmouth campus, the Off Campus Programs Office, under the Associate Dean of International and Interdisciplinary Studies, deals with administration and emergency services and provides an essential lifeline to remote locations in rare times of need. We acknowledge the generous financial support of Dorothy Hobbs Kroenlein. For further information about this volume or the program in general, contact the Program Director or the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, Hanover New Hampshire, USA (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biology/) Matthew P. Ayres Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of Biology Foreign Studies Program Life Sciences Center, 78 College Street Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755 603 646-2788 lab 603 359-7231 cellphone http://www.dartmouth.edu/~mpayres/ [email protected] ii Bio Foreign Studies Program: schedule for Costa Rica 2012. Date Day Location Morning Afternoon Evening 5-Jan Wed To San Jose Travel Travel Arrive in evening 6-Jan In San Jose OTS, InBIO free: shopping etc. Group dinner in SJ 7-Jan To Palo Verde Travel Orientation Lec: Intro CR ecol (RC, HC) 8-Jan Sun At PV Orientation Lec: Primate Ecol (ML, AD). Res. Qs. Lec: Avian Ecol (NL, NF) 9-Jan At PV FP-1 (ant-acacia) Stat lab (ML/NL) Data analysis/synthesis 10-Jan At PV FP-2 ArthLab(NL/RC). Lec: Behav (RC, WC) FP-1 symposium. Writing. 11-Jan At PV FP-2 VertLab(RC/ML). Lec: DivCoex (RC, JR) Writing. FP-1 ms due 12-Jan At PV SIFP-1 plan/proposals Plant lab (NL)-Data Anal/Writ. FP-2 seminars. Writing 13-Jan At PV SIFP-1 SIFP-1 Writing. FP-2 ms due. 14-Jan At PV SIFP-1 SIFP-1/analysis. Revisions. SIFP-1/anal. Revs. 15-Jan Sun At PV River trip SIFP-1 symposium. Writing. Writing: SIFP-1 ms due 16-Jan To Santa Rosa Travel/walk Orientation. Lec:Turtles(ML) Field: Sea turtle nesting 17-Jan At SR Lec: Mngrv(NL) Exploration Field: Sea turtle nesting 18-Jan To Monteverde Travel Orientation Writing (revisions) 19-Jan At MV Orientation SIFP-2 planning Lec: Amphibs? (A Pounds?) 20-Jan At MV SIFP-2 pilot /props SIFP-2 Lec: His/Orig (RC, MK) 21-Jan At MV SIFP-2 SIFP-2 Analysis.Writing (rev.) 22-Jan Sun At MV SIFP-2 Analysis/synthesis SIFP-2 symposium 23-Jan At MV Writing Writing SIFP-2 ms due. Bat Jngl Writing 24-Jan At MV All final mss due Exploration Free 25-Jan To Cuerici Travel Travel/Orientation Lec: Coevol 1 (MA, SF) 26-Jan At Cuerici Trip to Paramo Orientation Writing lab 1 (MA) 27-Jan At Cuerici SIFP-3 planning / proposals SIFP-3 pilot SIFP-3 final proposals 28-Jan At Cuerici SIFP-3 SIFP-3 Lec: Coevol 2 (MA, BK) 29-Jan Sun At Cuerici SIFP-3 SIFP-3 Analysis, writing 30-Jan At Cuerici Analysis, writing SIFP-3 symposium Writing SIFP-3 ms due 31-Jan To La Palma Exploration at Cuerici Travel to La Palma Sirena preparation 1-Feb To Sirena Hike to Sirena Hike to Sirena Natural history reports from hike 2-Feb At Sirena Orientation SIFP-4 plan Lec: Social insects (MA, AvS) 3-Feb At Sirena SIFP-4 pilot SIFP-4 Lec: Plant-Herb. interactions (NL, MG) 4-Feb At Sirena SIFP-4 SIFP-4 Writing lab 2 (MA) 5-Feb Sun At Sirena SIFP-4 SIFP-4 Analysis. Writing 6-Feb At Sirena SIFP-4 Analysis. Writing SIFP-4 symposium. 7-Feb To Las Cruces Hike out of Sirena Travel to Las Cruces Writing 8-Feb At Las Cruces Orientation Writing. Botany. Writing 9-Feb At Las Cruces Writing. Botany. Writing. Botany practicum. What is the purpose of science? 10-Feb To La Selva Travel Travel Lec: Aquatic Ecology (SF, MJ) 11-Feb At La Selva Orientation SIFP-5 plan/pilot SIFP-5 proposals. Night walk. 12-Feb Sun At La Selva SIFP-5 SIFP-5 Lec: Herpetology (ML, RC) 13-Feb At La Selva SIFP-5 SIFP-5 Lec: Ecosystems (SF, JM) 14-Feb At La Selva SIFP-5 SIFP-5 Lec: Cons. Biology (MA) 15-Feb At La Selva SIFP-5 Analysis. Writing Analysis. Writing. Night walk. 16-Feb At La Selva Agroecology field trip Analysis. Writing SIFP-5 symposium. 17-Feb At La Selva Final revisions to all CR mss. Final revisions to all CR mss. Final revisions to all CR mss. 18-Feb To San Jose Exploration Travel to SJ Free 19-Feb Sun To Little Cayman until 8 March FP = "Field problem" (staff initiated) SIFP = "Student initiated field problems". Each FP and SIFP culminates in a seminar presentation and a polished manuscript for publication in Dartmouth Studies in Tropical Ecology. iii Schedule for Little Cayman 2012 The schedule is very likely to change depending on weather conditions, which influence when we are able to dive. When the weather is good (low winds), we will do a dive. See www.windfinder.com, winds less than 10 knots are best but we can dive when winds are slightly greater (15) but from the east or southeast. Nearly all morning and afternoon activities will be outdoors and will usually last from 8-12 and 1-5. Take 1 Bonine or Dramamine the NIGHT BEFORE a dive and also in the morning depending on your susceptibility to sea sickness. Breakfast is at 7 am, lunch at noon, and dinner at 6 pm. If you will be late for lunch or dinner, then ask someone to set food aside. IF YOU GO ANYWHERE, ALWAYS GO WITH A BUDDY AND SIGN OUT ON THE WHITEBOARD IN THE DINING HALL. Enjoy these 3 weeks in paradise! Date Morning Afternoon Evening 19 Feb Arrive from CR 13 people arrive 5:35 pm Sun Unpack Main orientation and safety information – Rob, Celia, and Perry 20 Feb Orientation Discussion about Coral biology lecture & Critique: Coral Mon program to date and Reef morphology (CC) biogeochemistry (Robin expectations for LC Snorkel to see coral Costello) and Coral segment.
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