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Tupper seminar Tue, Feb 8 is Carnival Day. There will be no seminar. Bambi seminar Thu, Feb 10, Bambi seminar speaker will be John Christy, STRI Social monogamy in a simultaneous STRI news Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá www.stri.org February 4, 2005 hermaphrodite Ernst Mayr, 1904-2005 Arrivals Professor Ernst Mayr, 100, During his life he authored 45 Ellen Andresen, UNAM, legendary zoologist, the leading books and over 700 scientific Mexico, Jan 31 - Mar 31, to do evolutionary biologist of our papers, received 16 honorary research with Susan Laurance era considered the “the Darwin doctorates from Sweden, on the effects of hunting on of the 20th century”, died yes- England, Germany, France, dung beetles populations, at terday morning peacefully, near Australia, Canada, Italy, and the Gamboa. his home in Bedford, Massa- US. He was the recipient of chusetts. Mayr was Harvard more than 30 special awards Jacqueline Miller, University of University Alexander Agassiz including the National Medal of Toronto, Canada, Feb 5-25, to Professor of Zoology, Emeri- Science in 1964, the Darwin study the phylogeny, function tus, and a good friend of the Medal in 1984, and the Japan and form: the evolution of Smithsonian Institution and Prize in 1994. He received the acoustic communication in STRI. Balzan Prize in 1983 at age 78, Peromyscine rodents, in Mayr was born in 1904 in the International Prize for Darien. Germany. At the age of 21, he Biology which he won in 1994 mentor to Mary Jane West- received a Ph.D. from the Uni- at age 89, and the 1999 Eberhard, and he influenced the Yvonne Zimmerman, versity of Berlin, where he Crafoord Prize. Together, these careers of many others at the SI. University of Dusseldorf, worked for the following four last three awards comprise what While not widely known, he was Germany, Feb 5 - May 5, to years. Emigrating to the US he is known as biology's triple also a philanthropist. He work with Thomas Eltz, on became curator at the Ameri- crown. contributed all of the hundreds BCI. can Museum of Natural His- Professor Mayr had a long of thousands of dollars he tory, working on bird classifica- association with the received from the many Sandra Duran, postdoctoral tion while formulating his key Smithsonian. He advised SI international prizes he won to fellow from Smithsonian ideas about evolution. In 1942 secretary Ripley, made a number charity including an endowment Marine Station, Ft. Pierce, he published his most impor- of trips to Panama often in the at STRI to support the research Florida, Feb 6-12, to study the tant work, Systematics and the capacity of a one-man visiting of students from developing morphological and chemical Origin of Species. Mayr moved to committee providing advice on nations. variation in sponges inhabiting Harvard University in 1953 and scientific directions and In the closing remarks of reefs and mangroves: cryptic served as director of the Univer- evaluating accomplishment of STRI director Ira Rubinoff at a species or phenotypic sity's Museum of Comparative STRI. A member of the AIBS Meeting honoring Dr. plasticity? She will be posted Zoology from 1961 to 1970. In National Academy of Sciences, Mayr he states “In this era on Bocas del Toro. 1994 Harvard's dedicated the he served as chairman of their where our society honors the Ernst Mayr Library at the Mu- Committee for Ecological celebrity of athletic Robert Lessnau, Armstrong seum of Comparative Zoology. Research for the Inter-Oceanic accomplishments, military Atlantic State University, GA, Mayr helped define the mod- Canal, whose report was largely might, political power and the Feb 7 - Mar 1, to study ern synthesis of evolutionary responsible for ending plans to accumulation of financial population dynamics on the theory, proposing the biological build a canal at sea-level, with all wealth—it is a great pleasure to howler monkey population, on species concept. In particular, of the environmental problems honor professor Ernst Mayr as BCI his work on species and that would have caused. a scientist, as a historian, as a speciation helped scientists un- Professor Mayr influenced the humanitarian and for the Chad Montgomery, Southern derstand the progress and careers of many STRI scientists. greatness of his mind.” Illinois University, Feb 8-16, mechanisms of evolution from STRI director Martin Moynihan to work with Karen Lips, at El one species to another, and the was his post-doctoral student. The photo shows Ernst Mayr in Copé. importance of the species unit Director Ira Rubinoff was his Panama during his last visit to as "the keystone of evolution." graduate student, he was a STRI in July, 2004. Ernst Mayr, 1904-2005 More arrivals El profesor Ernst Mayr, 100, trabajo de Mayr sobre las Canal Interoceánico, cuyo Meshage Hunte and Andrew zoólogo legendario, el líder de especies y su diversificación informe, en gran parte, cambió Brown, Drexel University, PA, la biología evolucionista de ayudó a que los científicos los planes de construir un canal Feb 9, to study the response of nuestra era considerado “el comprendieran el progreso y a nivel, debido a todos los tropical stream ecosystem Darwin del siglo XX” murió en los mecanismos de la evolución problemas ambientales que ese structure and function to la mañana de ayer de una especie a otra, y la canal pudo haber causado. amphibian extinctions, at tranquilamente, cerca de su importancia de la unidad de las El profesor Mayr influenció Fortuna and El Copé. hogar en Bedford, especies, como “principio las carreras de muchos Massachusetts. Mayr era el central de la evolución.” científicos de STRI. El director Kyle Elliot, University of Profesor de Zoología Emérito Durante su vida escribió 45 Martin Moynihan fue su Bristish Columbia, Canada, Alexander Agassiz de la libros, más de 700 artículos estudiante de posdoctorado. El Feb 10 - Jun 1, to study signal Universidad de Harvard, y un científicos, recibió 16 director Ira Rubinoff fue su evolution and speciation in gran amigo del Smithsonian y doctorados honorarios de estudiante graduado, fue mentor bearded manakin (Manacus de STRI. Suecia, Inglaterra, Alemania, de Mary Jane West-Eberhard, e spp.), in Gamboa and Pipeline Road. Mayr nació en 1904 en Francia, Australia, Canadá, Italia influenció la carreras de muchos Alemania. A la edad de 21 años y los Estados Unidos. Recibió otros en SI. Aunque no era de Chris Darling, University of recibió el doctorado de la más de 30 condecoraciones todos conocido, también fue un Toronto and students, Feb 10- Universidad de Berlín, donde especiales incluyendo la Medalla filántropo. Contribuyó con 24, for the Field Course trabajó los siguientes cuatro Nacional de Ciencias en 1964, la cientos de miles de dólares que Tropical Ecology & Evolution años. Emigró a los EU y se Medalla Darwin en 1984, y el recibiía de sus muchos premios - B10303H1, in Gamboa and convirtió en curador en el Premio Japón en 1994. Recibió internacionales para la caridad, Bocas del Toro. Museo Americano de Historia el Premio Barzan en 1983 a la incluyendo un fondo en STRI Natural, trabajando en edad de 78, el Premio para apoyar las investigaciones clasificación de aves mientras Internacional de Biología en de estudiantes de naciones en formulaba sus ideas claves 1994 a los 89, y el Premio desarrollo. Departures sobre la evolución. En 1942 Crafood 1999. Juntos, estos tres Durante las palabras al cierre Mark Wishnie, Feb 5-11, to escribió su obra más premios son lo que se conoce de una reunión de AIBS en New Haven, NY and importante, Sistemática y el como la triple corona de la honor al Dr. Mayr, el director Washington DC, to meet with Origen de las Especies. Más biología. de STRI Ira Rubinoff concluyó, officials regarding PRORENA programs. adelante, en 1953, Mayr se fue a El profesor Mayr tuvo una “En esta era donde nuestra trabajar en la Universidad de larga asociación con el sociedad honra a celebridades Harvard y fungió como Smithsonian. Asesoraba al por logros atléticos, la director del Museo de Zoología secretario Ripley, hizo varios supremacía militar, el poder New publications Comparativa de esta viajes a Panamá, con frecuencia político y la acumulación de Leigh, Jr., Egbert Giles, Loo Universidad de 1961 a 1970. en calidad de comité visitante de riquezas financieras—es un gran de Lao, Suzanne, Condit, En 1994, Harvard le dedicó la un sólo hombre, para ofrecer placer honrar al profesor Ernst Richard G., Hubbell, Stephen Biblioteca Ernst Mayr en el asesoría en las directrices Mayr como científico, P., Foster, Robert B., and Museo de Zoología científicas y las evaluaciones de historiador, humanista, y por la Perez, Rolando. 2004. "Barro Comparativa. los logros de STRI. Miembro de grandeza de su mente.” Colorado Island Forest El Dr. Mayr ayudó a definir la la Academia Nacional de La foto de la página anterior Dynamics Plot, Panama." In síntesis moderna de la teoría de Ciencias (de EU), fungió como muestra a Ernst Mayr en Losos, Elizabeth C., and la evolución, proponiendo el síndico del Comité de Panamá durante su última visita Leigh, Jr., Egbert Giles (Eds.), concepto de las especies Investigación Ecológica para el a STRI en julio de 2004. Tropical forest diversity and biológicas. En particular, el dynamism: Findings from a large- scale plot network: 451-463. Chicago: University of Can a resident population of monarch butterflies be established at Chicago Press. the STRI arboretum? The jury is out. However, larvae of Danaus plexippus were seen last week, and an adult was observed since st Losos, Elizabeth C. 2004. February 1 , 2005. Guided observation tours began on Thursday, "Habitat specialization and at 12:30 pm. No reservations required. Just show up at the species rarity in Forest Arboretum entrance at the Tupper Center.
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