Hidden bird migrations revealed by DNA
Science publishes article on CTR’s Bird Genoscape Project: “Hidden bird migrations revealed by DNA”
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NSF PIRE Workshop in Yaoundé, Cameroon (French)
Coverage of the professional development workshop focused on empowering young local researchers to track and analyze the genetic diversity of the Congo Basin in the face of climate change, which…
NSF PIRE Workshop in Yaoundé Cameroon (English)
Coverage of the professional development workshop focused on empowering young local researchers to track and analyze the genetic diversity of the Congo Basin in the face of climate change, which…
Failing to grasp dire consequences of Africa’s wildlife trade
The South China Morning Post published a letter from Center for Tropical Research Senior Research Fellow Timothy Bonebrake about the effects of the demand for ivory in Hong Kong and…
African International Meeting on Malaria and Related Haemosprodian Parasites of Wildlifeife
Watch the video on Facebook A student researcher’s reaction to the NSF-sponsored Research Coordination Network for Haemosporida (Malaria RCN)’s African workshop in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with students from Cameroon, Nigeria, and…
Study Finds Less Green in the Congo Rain Forest
Scientists say a long drought that has affected trees in Central Africa could help them understand how global warming may harm vegetation. Featuring research by Sassan Saatchi, Center for Tropical…
Center for Tropical Research scientists collaborate with centers for disease control to track spread of deadly bird virus
A study by UCLA researchers is featured in the March issue of the Journal of Infection.
Is West Nile virus coming to your town? UCLA releases first risk-assessment predictions
CTR researchers have created a model to help predict where the disease may occur under future climate change. Their findings were published Feb. 27 in the journal Global Change Biology.
Sustaining L.A.
UCLA Magazine profile on Bruin alumnus, environmental advocate, and IoES Associate Director Mark Gold.
CABAlliance – Mist Netting Birds in Ebo Forest, Cameroon
Dr. Thomas Smith sets up mist nets to catch birds at the Njuma Camp of the Ebo Forest.
Ornithologists discover why Wilson’s Warbler sub-species vanishing
Birdsnews.com. October 2013. Tom Smith, CTR director is quoted.