When I was a PhD student at University of Missouri-Saint Louis in tropical biology doing field work in Ecuador and Argentina, I was allowed and encouraged to take a class in political science to shore up how politics intersected with conservation biology in Latin America. 1/

Just a monthly reminder that Biology PhD students are not expected to be able to afford basic living costs. rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/BiologyP…

Quito. Anoche. Conmovedor.

Apreciada comunidad académica internacional, pasamos a explicarles por qué Ecuador, gobernantes como Guillermo Lasso,Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador, Policía Ecuador, Fiscalía Ecuador, etc., son cómplices por acción o por omisión del asesinato de la compañera Dra. Maria Belén Bernal Otavalo

PIPER HERBIVORY -- Cool photos by Diego Salazar Amoretti in the Bulletin ESA Ecological Society esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/8VDZT33I…

Just out of the oven 🍞📑! Beyond proud to share the work of my dearest friend &colleague Andrea Vallejo et al. An amazing effort to put together TEAM’s massive database to unravel regional patterns of diel activity among mammals in the tropics 🐆🌎🌍. Check it out 👀!

First publication of my PhD at #JCU is out! Through an international collaboration, we reconstructed the diversification and biogeography of a charismatic tree frog clade #Osteocephalus in #Amazonia. Check it out ->

Share widely! Amazing opportunity with an amazing mentor, human being & researcher to work on an amazing project! (Stress on the word amazing)

A real time plant response to pest attack. Glutamate activates the movement of calcium ions throughout the plant which catalyzes the production of jasmonic acid, an insect antifeedant and plant protectant. The first insect bite elicits an immediate plant wide defense response.

¡Unite a la conversación! El próximo lunes tendremos una nueva edición de la Serie de conferencias: OET 60 Aniversario. @flor_ales contará sobre "La restauración ecológica participativa en Sarapiquí". 📅 26 de junio ⏰ 2pm Centroamérica / 3pm Panamá 🎥 bit.ly/3XdlziI

A palm that flowers and fruits exclusively UNDERGROUND??? Yes, seriously!! Just described in International Palm Society journal PALMS. Great piece out in The Guardian Guardian Environment today. 1/5 @KewScience Plants People Planet 🌱👥🌐 Dr Benedikt Kuhnhäuser @PeterPetoe @SidonieBellot theguardian.com/environment/20…

New paper product of a wonderful teamwork Juan Carlos Copete Vojtech Novotny Alfred Kik. We review and highlight the importance of Indigenous and local people in cataloging biodiversity on Earth. Thread (1/4) 👇

¿Lunes después de Semana Santa? Todo bien que yo le traigo una noticia positiva. ¿Sabía que Colombia acaba de ganar una multimillonaria demanda por negarse a permitir la perforación de la zona de La Macarena, cerca de Caño Cristales? 🇨🇴 Échele ojo a este hilo...

Sin que nos demos cuenta, EEUU está instalando un centro de operaciones militares en Galápagos Operaciones que vulneran la constitución y ponen en riesgo sus frágiles ecosistemas

Plant Chemical Ecology Lab presente en Oaxaca 🇲🇽. 🌿 Amazing talk at #ATBC2025 by Chris Sorich! Our lab's research reveals how Hawaiian lobeliads use specialised metabolites not just for defense—but to adapt to climate stress 🌞🌧️ 🌱 #ChemicalEcology #Metabolomics Diego Salazar Amoretti