{"id":466,"date":"2022-06-04T22:07:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T22:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/tropical-behavioral-ecology-lab\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:56:17","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/tropical-behavioral-ecology-lab\/about-our-lab\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id466_dbee10-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id466_dbee10-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id466_dbee10-9f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id466_dbee10-9f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_8e3508-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_8e3508-c1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_8e3508-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_8e3508-c1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_8e3508-c1 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_6d011b-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_6d011b-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_6d011b-0f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_6d011b-0f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_6d011b-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_6d011b-0f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_6d011b-0f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_6d011b-0f\">Sabrina Amador<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_eacf7b-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_eacf7b-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_eacf7b-68\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_eacf7b-68 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_eacf7b-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_eacf7b-68\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_eacf7b-68 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_eacf7b-68\">Principal investigator<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_83458a-ad, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_83458a-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_83458a-ad\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_83458a-ad mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_83458a-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_83458a-ad\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading466_83458a-ad wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_83458a-ad\">Ecological and social interactions affect the behavioral responses of organisms. 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class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Cort\u00e9s-Romay, R., &amp; Amador-Vargas, S. 2024. Horse-hair fungus used in bird nests alters the behaviour of acacia ants.&nbsp;<em>Animal Behaviour<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>216<\/em>, 73-83. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2024.07.019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2024.07.019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador Vargas, S. 2024. A potential wintering site of Swainson\u2019s Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) in the North Pacific plains of Costa Rica with notes on their behavior.&nbsp;<em>The Wilson Journal of Ornithology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>135<\/em>(4), 575-581. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1676\/23-00026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1676\/23-00026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farji-Brener, A., &amp; Amador-Vargas, S. 2023. Collateral damage: has the COVID-19 pandemic more strongly impacted medical research than other scientific areas?.&nbsp;<em>PeerJ<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>11<\/em>, e15436. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7717\/peerj.15436\">doi.org\/10.7717\/peerj.15436<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador-Vargas, S., Gonz\u00e1lez, Y., Guevara, M., &amp; Gijsman, F. 2022. Scaling of indirect defences in Central American swollen-thorn acacias.&nbsp;<em>Journal of Tropical Ecology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>38<\/em>(6), 386-392. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0266467422000293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doi.org\/10.1017\/S0266467422000293<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador\u2010Vargas, S., &amp; Porras\u2010Brenes, K. 2022. Three neotropical bird species shift nest\u2010site preferences from swollen\u2010thorn acacias to other sites in human\u2010altered habitats.&nbsp;<em>Biotropica<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>54<\/em>(4), 1071-1080. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/btp.13138\">doi.org\/10.1111\/btp.13138<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador-Vargas, S., &amp; Wcislo, W. T. 2021. Nestmate interference in acacia ants varies with colony size and task specialization.&nbsp;<em>Animal Behaviour<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>181<\/em>, 151-163. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2021.08.026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doi.org\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2021.08.026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gijsman, F., Gonzalez Y., Guevara M. &amp;&nbsp;Amador-Vargas S. 2021. Short-term plasticity and variation in acacia ant-rewards under different conditions of ant occupancy and herbivory.&nbsp;<em>The Science of Nature.&nbsp;<\/em>108(4):31<em>.&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00114-021-01738-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doi 10.1007\/s00114-021-01738-w.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador\u2010Vargas, S., Orribarra, V. S., Portugal\u2010Loayza, A., &amp; Fern\u00e1ndez\u2010Mar\u00edn, H. 2021. Association patterns of swollen\u2010thorn acacias with three ant species and other organisms in a dry forest of Panama.&nbsp;<em>Biotropica<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>53<\/em>(2), 560-566. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/btp.12899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/btp.12899<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farji-Brener A.G.&amp;&nbsp;Amador-Vargas, S.&nbsp;2020<em>.&nbsp;<\/em>Plasticity in extended phenotypes: how the antlion&nbsp;<em>Myrmeleon crudelis<\/em>&nbsp;adjusts the pit traps depending on biotic and abiotic conditions.&nbsp;<em>Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution&nbsp;<\/em>66: 41\u201347.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador-Vargas, S., Dyer J., Arnold N., Cavanaugh L. &amp; S\u00e1nchez E. 2019. Acacia trees with parasitic ants have fewer and less spacious spines than trees with mutualistic ants. Naturwissenschaften 107:3.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador-Vargas, S.&nbsp;&amp; Mueller, U.G. 2017. Ability to reorient is weakly correlated with central-place versus non-central-place foraging in acacia ants.&nbsp;<em>Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology&nbsp;<\/em>71: 43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador-Vargas, S., W. Gronenberg, W. Wcislo, U. G. Mueller. 2015. Specialization and group size: brain and behavioural correlates of colony size in ants lacking morphological castes.&nbsp;<em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B.<\/em>&nbsp;282: 2014-2502.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kardish, M.R., Mueller, U.G.,&nbsp;Amador-Vargas, S., Dietrich, E.I., Ma, R., Barrett, B., Fang, C.-C., 2015. Blind trust in unblinded observation in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior.&nbsp;<em>Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution<\/em>&nbsp;3: 51.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amador-Vargas, S., M. Dominguez, G. Le\u00f3n, B. Maldonado, J. Murillo, and G. L. Vides. 2014. Leaf-folding response of a sensitive plant shows context-dependent behavioral plasticity.&nbsp;<em>Plant Ecology<\/em>&nbsp;215: 1445\u20131454.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id466_9cda22-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id466_9cda22-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id466_9cda22-1b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id466_9cda22-1b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id466_9cda22-1b > 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Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_086d0a-59, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_086d0a-59[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_086d0a-59\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_086d0a-59 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_086d0a-59[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_086d0a-59\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_086d0a-59 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_086d0a-59\">Research Technician<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_30e46f-30, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_30e46f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_30e46f-30\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_30e46f-30 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_30e46f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_30e46f-30\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading466_30e46f-30 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_30e46f-30\">Yorlenis has a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Biology, with a specialty in Botany at the University of Panama. She has been working in the lab since 2019, where she assists in the organization, design, coordination and execution of research projects on the behavior of Neotropical arthropods. She conducts field and laboratory observations and watches over equipment, materials, and everything related to laboratory logistics. She is interested in biodiversity, ecological associations and in learning new ways of doing science every day, in a practical way and that others can easily understand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id466_d963d9-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id466_d963d9-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id466_d963d9-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id466_d963d9-f0 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id466_d963d9-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id466_d963d9-f0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_e18c17-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_e18c17-70 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_4bae19-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_4bae19-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_4bae19-d4\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_4bae19-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_4bae19-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_4bae19-d4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_4bae19-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_4bae19-d4\"><strong>Current <strong>lab members<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id466_e0d769-2d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id466_e0d769-2d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id466_e0d769-2d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id466_e0d769-2d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id466_e0d769-2d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id466_e0d769-2d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><section class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id466_e0d769-2d alignnone mb-5 wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_edfaf5-a7 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/tropical-behavioral-ecology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2023\/11\/Rowan-4-e1714666911971.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/tropical-behavioral-ecology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2023\/11\/Rowan-4-e1714666911971.jpeg 870w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/tropical-behavioral-ecology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2023\/11\/Rowan-4-e1714666911971-300x300.jpeg 300w, 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data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_f6ad95-05\">Rowan McGinley<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_fdb2c0-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_fdb2c0-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_fdb2c0-fd\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_fdb2c0-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_fdb2c0-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_fdb2c0-fd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_fdb2c0-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_fdb2c0-fd\">Postdoctoral fellow<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Rowan is interested in how animals interact with each other and their environment. He obtained his PhD at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, where he studied jumping spiders and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that mediate their behaviour during male-male contests. He then headed to the USA for postdoctoral research examining the evolution of multi-modal communication in wolf spiders and how heterogenous substrates shape the diversity of vibrational signals used by plant dwelling insects. At STRI, Rowan is returning to work on wolf spiders to further examine how variation in the environment affects the transmission of animal signals, including the behaviour of signallers and receivers. In addition to communication, Rowan has interests in natural history and sexual selection.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id466_e8d4a7-13 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:0px;}.kt-accordion-id466_e8d4a7-13 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id466_e8d4a7-13 .wp-block-kadence-pane .kt-accordion-header-wrap 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id466_e8d4a7-13 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-left\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane466_b5037e-18\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Recent publications<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>McGinley, R. H., Starrett, J., Bond, J. E., &amp; Hebets, E. A. 2023. Light environment interacts with visual displays in a species-specific manner in multimodal-signaling wolf spiders.&nbsp;<em>The American Naturalist<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>201<\/em>(3), 472-490. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/722830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/722830<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bStarrett, J., McGinley, R. H., Hebets, E. A., &amp; Bond, J. E. 2022. Phylogeny and secondary sexual trait evolution in Schizocosa wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) shows evidence for multiple gains and losses of ornamentation and species delimitation uncertainty.&nbsp;<em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>169<\/em>, 107397. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ympev.2022.107397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1016\/j.ympev.2022.107397<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McGinley, R. H. 2022.&nbsp;Fighting strategies and mechanisms behind contest resolution in the jumping spider Servaea incana&nbsp;(Doctoral dissertation, Macquarie University).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bStarrett, J., Bui, A., McGinley, R.H., Hebets, E. A., &amp; Bond, J. E. 2021. Phylogenomic variation at the population-species interface and assessment of gigantism in a model wolf spider genus (<em>Lycosidae, Schizocosa<\/em>).&nbsp;<em>Insect Systematics and Diversity<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>5<\/em>(5), 5. DOI:<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/isd\/ixab016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/isd\/ixab016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosenthal, M. F., Hebets, E. A., McGinley, R.H., Raiza, C., Starrett, J., Yan, L., &amp; Elias, D. O. 2021. Exploring a novel substrate\u2010borne vibratory signal in the wolf spider Schizocosa floridana.&nbsp;<em>Ethology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>127<\/em>(2), 135-144. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/eth.13114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1111\/eth.13114<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hebets, E. A., Bern, M., McGinley, R. H., Roberts, A., Kershenbaum, A., Starrett, J., &amp; Bond, J. E. (2021). Sister species diverge in modality\u2010specific courtship signal form and function.&nbsp;<em>Ecology and evolution<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>11<\/em>(2), 852-871. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.7089\">10.1002<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.7089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.7089\">ece3.7089<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id466_5b6a37-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id466_5b6a37-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id466_5b6a37-90 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id466_5b6a37-90 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_3ef6ff-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_3ef6ff-c7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_3ef6ff-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_3ef6ff-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_3ef6ff-c7 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/tropical-behavioral-ecology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/11\/Laura.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/tropical-behavioral-ecology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/11\/Laura.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/striresearch.si.edu\/tropical-behavioral-ecology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/11\/Laura-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"testimonial-block_5e5f132609e97b3c416451559f13f7e5\" class=\"profile-links testimonial\">\n\n  \n  \n    <li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:SeguraLM@si.edu\"><span class=\"icon-icon-email\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    <li class=\"google-scholar\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=es&#038;user=mlaDrmoAAAAJ&#038;view_op=list_works&#038;sortby=pubdate\"><span class=\"icon-icon-google_scholar\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n  \n  \n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_dc04be-0f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_dc04be-0f inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_e39db8-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_e39db8-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_e39db8-a7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_e39db8-a7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_e39db8-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_e39db8-a7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_e39db8-a7 mb-2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_e39db8-a7\">Laura Segura<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_9349e2-ed, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_9349e2-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_9349e2-ed\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_9349e2-ed mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_9349e2-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_9349e2-ed\"] 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She earned her Bachelor and Licenciatura degrees at Universidad de Costa Rica, where she worked in projects related to sexual selection, behavior and biogeography of arachnids.&nbsp;Laura&nbsp;then completed her a PhD at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, focusing on behavior and ecophysiology of pseudoscorpions.&nbsp;Laura&nbsp;is interested in continuing doing research focused on physiological and behavioral responses of arthropods to environmental changes. At STRI, she is developing a project understanding how abiotic and biotic factors can affect the phoretic (i.e. hitch-hiking) behavior of pseudoscorpions. &nbsp;Additionally,&nbsp;Laura\u2019s interests also involve scientific outreach and education.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id466_a4e411-2c .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:0px;}.kt-accordion-id466_a4e411-2c .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id466_a4e411-2c .wp-block-kadence-pane .kt-accordion-header-wrap 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class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Segura-Hern\u00e1ndez, L., E.A. Hebets, K. L. Montooth &amp; J.P. DeLong. 2024. How hot is too hot? Metabolic responses to temperature across life stages of a small ectotherm. <em>Integrative and Comparative Biology. <\/em>DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/10.1093\/icb\/icae093\">10.1093\/icb\/<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/10.1093\/icb\/icae093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">icae093<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kemppinen, J. (\u2026), L. Segura-Hernandez, (\u2026). 2024. Microclimate, an inseparable part of global ecology and biogeography. <em>Global Ecology and Biogeography. <\/em>DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/10.1111\/geb.13834\">10.1111\/geb.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/10.1111\/geb.13834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13834<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrantes G., L. Segura-Hern\u00e1ndez &amp; D. Solano-Brenes. 2023. A novel prey capture strategy in pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae). <em>Animal Behavior. <\/em>DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2023.07.001\">10.1016\/j.anbehav.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2023.07.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023.07.001<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solano-Brenes, D., L. Segura-Hern\u00e1ndez &amp; G. Barrantes. 2022. Description of the courtship and mating behaviours of the wall spider <em>Oecobius concinnus<\/em> (Oecobiidae). <em>Arachnology.<\/em> DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/10.13156\/arac.2022.19.3.597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.13156\/arac.2022.19.3.597<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Segura-Hern\u00e1ndez, L., G. Barrantes, E. Chac\u00f3n-Madrigal &amp; A. Garc\u00eda-Rodr\u00edguez. 2022. Climatic data provide clues on the geographic origin of a spider invasion in the Americas. <em>Biological Invasions. <\/em>DOI: 1<a href=\"http:\/\/0.1007\/s10530-022-02904-5\">0.1007\/s10530-022-<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/0.1007\/s10530-022-02904-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">02904<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/0.1007\/s10530-022-02904-5\">-5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mammola, S., J. Malumbres-Olarte, V. Arabesky, D. (&#8230;), L. Segura-Hern\u00e1ndez, L. Sentensk\u00e1, G. Uhl, L. Walker, C. M. Warui, K. Wi\u015bniewski, A. Zamani, A. Chuang &amp; C. Scott. 2022.&nbsp; The global spread of (mis)information on spiders. <em>Current Biology, 32,<\/em> 871-873.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mammola, S., J. Malumbres-Olarte, V. Arabesky, (&#8230;), L. Segura-Hern\u00e1ndez, L. Sentensk\u00e1, G. Uhl, L. Walker, C. M. Warui, K. Wi\u015bniewski, A. Zamani, C. Scott,A. Chuang. 2022. An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites. <em>Scientific Data. <\/em>DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/10.1038\/s41597-022-01197-6\">10.1038\/s41597-022-<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/10.1038\/s41597-022-01197-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">01197<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/10.1038\/s41597-022-01197-6\">-6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id466_1a37a9-bd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id466_1a37a9-bd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id466_1a37a9-bd > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id466_1a37a9-bd > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id466_1a37a9-bd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id466_1a37a9-bd > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><section class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id466_1a37a9-bd alignnone mb-5 wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_9b8836-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_9b8836-cf inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_b83ad8-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_b83ad8-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_b83ad8-c7\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_b83ad8-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_b83ad8-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_b83ad8-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_b83ad8-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_b83ad8-c7\">Current Interns, Short-term Fellows and Volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mart\u00edn Concepci\u00f3n \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1.  Intern. Project:\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding the transition of Pseudomyrmex ants from arboreal free-living omnivores to plant mutualists from the inside out\u00a0\u201d. 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ian Abreu \u2013 Universidad de Puerto Rico, en Cayey. Intern.\u00a0Project: \u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2025-2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amalia Ceballos \u2013 Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo. Fellow. Proposal:&nbsp;\u201cDo cuticular hydrocarbons promote mutualistic behavior between ants and butterflies?\u201d. Awarded. 2024-2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solmaira Acosta \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Volunteer. 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.kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column466_af5fa5-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column466_af5fa5-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_af5fa5-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_af5fa5-91{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_af5fa5-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_af5fa5-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_af5fa5-91 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_cc599e-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_cc599e-1e inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_9a9097-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_9a9097-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_9a9097-25\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_9a9097-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_9a9097-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_9a9097-25\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_9a9097-25 mb-2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_9a9097-25\"><strong>Dumas G\u00e1lvez<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>galvezd@si.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is working on a project aimed at discovering the effects of forest perturbation on the immune competence of the neotropical ant Ectatomma ruidum. Other lines of interest include conservation, predator &#8211; prey interactions, ecology and evolution of arachnids, covering aspects of foraging strategies, defense against predators and pathogens, competition, among others. He is also interested in the coloration of invertebrates in general, functionality and mechanism of color production. Besides, he works on predator-prey interactions, using agoutis and ocelots as a system. Finally, his previous research experiences also covered subjects in ornithology, herpetology and animal-plant interactions. He is curently staff in La Estaci\u00f3n Cient\u00edfica Coiba (ECC), Panam\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_a9dc30-f8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_a9dc30-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_a9dc30-f8\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_a9dc30-f8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_a9dc30-f8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_a9dc30-f8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_a9dc30-f8 mb-2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_a9dc30-f8\">Fernando Soley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>fgsoley@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is interested in the behavioral adaptations of arthropods and in how behavior affects evolution. He has explored these adaptations mainly through predator-prey interactions and foraging behavior. He has a general interest in insects and spiders, and his past research has focused on spider-eating assassin bugs. He is doing a comparative analysis of the behavior of assassin bugs in Costa Rica and Australia. Finally, he is also interested in the cognitive and sensory capacities of invertebrates and in how these relate to their ecological challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_1de0e7-94 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_30f4c0-83, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_30f4c0-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_30f4c0-83\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_30f4c0-83 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_30f4c0-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_30f4c0-83\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_30f4c0-83 mb-2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_30f4c0-83\">Rosannette Quesada<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>rquesada@alumni.usp.br<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_184f97-13, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_184f97-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_184f97-13\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_184f97-13 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_184f97-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_184f97-13\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading466_184f97-13 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_184f97-13\">She earned her PhD in behavioral ecology at the Instituto de Bioci\u00eancias of the Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo, researching sexual selection and parental care using Opiliones. She is deeply interested in animal behavior and science communication. Currently, she is working at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Department STRI-Advancement-Communication. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_f2113d-7d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_f2113d-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_f2113d-7d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_f2113d-7d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_f2113d-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_f2113d-7d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading466_f2113d-7d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_f2113d-7d\">You can find more about harvestmen arachnides here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/opilio_tracker\/?hl=es\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/opilio_tracker\/?hl=es<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id466_478cc9-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id466_478cc9-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id466_478cc9-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id466_478cc9-6f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id466_478cc9-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id466_478cc9-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><section class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id466_478cc9-6f alignnone mb-5 wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_1824fc-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_1824fc-6a inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_1b9395-e2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_1b9395-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_1b9395-e2\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_1b9395-e2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_1b9395-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_1b9395-e2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_1b9395-e2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_1b9395-e2\"><strong> Fellows <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Macarena Gonzalez \u2013 Instituto de Investigaciones Biol\u00f3gicas Clemente Estable. Fellow. Proposal:\u00a0\u201cVibratory signals during sexual encounters of wolf spiders: joining efforts to unveil knowledge southwards\u201d. Awarded. 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Murcia \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Project:\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding the transition of Pseudomyrmex ants from arboreal free-living omnivores to plant mutualists from the inside out\u00a0\u201d. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awanti Shastri (EEUU, The George Washington University). Proposal:&nbsp;\u201cBehavioral response of arboreal acacia ants to climate warming\u201d. Awarded. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rhayza Cort\u00e9s (Bolivia, Universidad Mayor de San Andr\u00e9s). Proposal:\u201cInclusi\u00f3n de hongos Marasmius en los nidos de aves como un potencial mecanismo para repeler hormigas\u201d. Awarded.&nbsp;2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rowan French<strong> <\/strong>(Canada, University of Toronto, Canada). Proposal: \u201cExaggerated male traits and brain size in a sexually dimorphic insect\u201d. Awarded. 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katherine Porras (Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica). Proposal: \u201cOrientation challenges while carrying oversized loads in leafcutter ants\u201d.&nbsp;Awarded.&nbsp;2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id466_8efe41-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id466_8efe41-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id466_8efe41-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id466_8efe41-0c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id466_8efe41-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id466_8efe41-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><section class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id466_8efe41-0c alignnone mb-5 wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column466_0c8240-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column466_0c8240-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column466_0c8240-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column466_0c8240-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column466_0c8240-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column466_0c8240-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column466_0c8240-24{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column466_0c8240-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column466_0c8240-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column466_0c8240-24 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_c6424e-bc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_c6424e-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_c6424e-bc\"]{font-style:normal;color:#006a3a;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_c6424e-bc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading466_c6424e-bc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_c6424e-bc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading466_c6424e-bc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading466_c6424e-bc\"><strong>Interns <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Joel Trejos \u2013 Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Chiriqu\u00ed. Intern.\u00a0Project: \u201cUnderstanding the transition of Pseudomyrmex ants from arboreal free-living omnivores to plant mutualists from the inside out\u00a0\u201d. 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Pe\u00f1afiel \u2013 Universidad del Magdalena. Colombia. Intern. Project:\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding the transition of Pseudomyrmex ants from arboreal free-living omnivores to plant mutualists from the inside out\u00a0\u201d. 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Owen Blacker \u2013 University of Massachusetts Amherst. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2024-2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah Shamash \u2013 Universidad George Washington, Washington, DC. Intern.&nbsp;Project: \u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2024-2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ryan Snyder \u2013 Butler University. United State. Intern. Project:\u00a0\u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carola Copa \u2013 Universidad Mayor de San Andr\u00e9s, Bolivia. Intern.\u00a0Project: \u201cHitch-hiking in a changing environment: Understanding effects of microclimate change on animal-mediated dispersal behavior\u201d. Mentora: Laura Segura. 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solmaira Acosta \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project:\u00a0\u201cUnderstanding the transition of Pseudomyrmex ants from arboreal free-living omnivores to plant mutualists from the inside out\u00a0\u201d. 2024-2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Bedoya \u2013 Pontifica Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Ecuador. Intern. Project:\u00a0\u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mariela Orozco \u2013 Universidad Central del Ecuador. Intern. Project: \u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sayith Padilla \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project: \u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2024, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria del Pilar Moreno \u2013 Universidad del Valle, Colombia.. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maikol Guevara \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cBuilding structures to prevent disasters: lessons from social insects\u201d. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristian Molina \u2013 University of Chicago. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cPollination of swollen-thorn acacias\u201d. 2023-2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex Wcislo \u2013 Carleton College. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lucas Wcislo \u2013 Carleton College. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2024. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aline Genoud \u2013 University of Z\u00fcrich. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cAves que anidan en plantas defendidas por hormigas\u201d. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alejandra Tapias \u2013 Universidad Javeriana, Colombia. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cSpider Communication in a Variable World\u201d. Mentor: Rowan McGinley. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonah Naugle \u2013 The Pennsylvania State University. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cThe predatory behaviors of jumping spiders hunting acacia ants\u201d. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emmy Zeilstra \u2013 Aeres University of Applied Science. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cPollination of swollen-thorn acacias\u201d. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alice Bossard \u2013 \u00c9cole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure de Paris, PSL University. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cInteractions between ants and fungal rhizomorphs used in bird nests\u201d. 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jane Aguilar \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2023-2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joel Trejos \u2013 Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Chiriqu\u00ed. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Madison Roger \u2013 California&nbsp;State&nbsp;University. Intern. Project: \u201cIllumination of behavior leading to host exploitation by a context-dependent mutualist\u201d. 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ana Mart\u00ednez \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project: \u201cIllumination of behavior leading to host exploitation by a context-dependent mutualist\u201d. 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Akansha Goswami \u2013 Project:&nbsp;\u201cEnvironmental disturbance and its effect on the immune competence of an insect: respirometry\u201d. 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Murcia \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Inter.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cEnvironmental disturbance and its effect on the immune competence of an insect: respirometry\u201d. 2022-2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grisel N\u00fa\u00f1ez \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project: \u201cBuilding structures to prevent disasters: lessons from social insects\u201d. 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristhian Sol\u00eds \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project: \u201cBuilding structures to prevent disasters: lessons from social insects\u201d. 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joel Trejos \u2013 Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Chiriqu\u00ed. Intern.&nbsp;Project: \u201cBuilding structures to prevent disasters: lessons from social insects\u201d. 2022-2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leylanie Castro \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cOrientation challenges while carrying oversized loads in leafcutter ants\u201d. 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jane Aguilar \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cAves que anidan en plantas defendidas por hormigas\u201d. 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katherine Bonilla \u2013 Universidad de Costa Rica. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cAves que anidan en plantas defendidas por hormigas\u201d. 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adolfo Alba&nbsp;\u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cEnvironmental disturbance and its effect on the immune competence of an insect: respirometry\u201d. 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cesar Amaya \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern.&nbsp;Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katherine Porras \u2013 Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eleodoro Bonilla \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cEnvironmental disturbance and its effect on the immune competence of an insect: respirometry\u201d. 2021-2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brenda Virola \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cEnvironmental disturbance and its effect on the immune competence of an insect: respirometry\u201d. 2021-2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carlos Vega \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cEnvironmental disturbance and its effect on the immune competence of an insect: respirometry\u201d. 2021-2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jorge de la O Castro \u2013 Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finote Gijsman \u2013 University of Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2019&nbsp;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maikol Guevara \u2013 Universidad de Panam\u00e1. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aaron de Veres \u2013 University of Edinburgh. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paula Palacios \u2013 Universidad Del Valle (Colombia). Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vivian Orribarra \u2013 Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Chiriqu\u00ed. Intern. Project:&nbsp;\u201cComportamiento, morfolog\u00eda y toma de decisiones en hormigas\u201d. 2019 &amp; 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Permanent staff Sabrina Amador Principal investigator Ecological and social interactions affect the behavioral responses of organisms. 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