Author Archives: Gerry Carter

About Gerry Carter

I study the behavioral, sensory, and social ecology of vampire bats. http://socialbat.org.

Final month in Panama

Posted on September 11, 2017

I have only one month left in Panama! We wrapped up data collection for our captive experiments, and we are now shifting to fieldwork. On June 28, I hired our last research intern for Panama, Darija Josic (MSc in Biology), … Continue reading →

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Meeting with the vampire bat control team, and footage of a white-winged vampire bat

Posted on September 8, 2017

On September 1, bat workers with the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) in Colon visited the Gamboa Bat Lab. We had an amazing and informative meeting and shared experiences working with vampires and other bats. We are hoping to develop … Continue reading →

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Job opening: Animal Behavior PI position at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (also 3 ecology positions)

Posted on August 24, 2017

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) has openings for 5 Staff Scientists. These are Principle Investigator positions where you run your own research lab as if you were a professor, but with minimal teaching duties. The STRI Staff Scientists pursue independent, … Continue reading →

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Behaviour17 Conference

Posted on August 5, 2017

Scientific conferences are some of the biggest highlights of my year. I just attended the Behavior2017 Conference in the beautiful seaside town of Estoril, Portugal. I’m still early enough in my scientific career that when I attend a conference, I … Continue reading →

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molecular evolution in vampire bats (video)

Posted on July 19, 2017

More information: Sears Lab  

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English translation of Park (1988) Dominance relationships in a colony of vampire bats. Korean Journal of Zoology.

Posted on July 18, 2017

Rachel Crisp is currently writing her masters thesis on dominance interactions in female vampire bats. Males have a clear dominance hierarchy in competition over roost territories, but do the female vampires have a dominance rank? If so, does it strongly … Continue reading →

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Updates (July 2017)

Posted on July 6, 2017

New timeline July 30- August 4, 2017: I’ll be at the Behavior 2017 Meeting in Portugal September 3, 2017: Team Vampire wraps up captive experiments and we begin our fieldwork led by Dr. Simon Ripperger. October 15, 2017: I leave Panama. … Continue reading →

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