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Final month in Panama

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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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Updates (July 2017)

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

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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Some advice for grad students

Posted on July 5, 2017 by

With my new lab starting in Fall 2018, I am now interested in prospective graduate students and postdocs. More information on how to apply here. Below are some of my thoughts and advice on applying to graduate schools and being a … Continue reading →

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Team Vampire, Spring 2017

Posted on June 11, 2017 by

Katharina Eggert is from Germany and visited STRI from March until May 2017. She helped with a broad variety of projects including scoring cooperation in vampire bats, maintaining a system of monitoring bat roosts, and measuring exploration of novel objects … Continue reading →

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