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Tracking Animals on the Move

Tracking animal migration patterns has important scientific implications. Such monitoring helps predict responses to changes in climate and land use. It also assists with disease control if migrating animals carry…


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To Predict a Bird’s Song, Head Out to Space

“Thomas Smith, an ecologist at UCLA, and his team from the US, UK, Cyprus, and The Netherlands, found that satellite data, combined with traditional field studies, could help them predict…


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Central African Biodiversity Alliance

The Central African Biodiversity Alliance is an international partnership that seeks to develop an integrated framework for conserving central African biodiversity under climate change that is both evolutionary-informed and grounded…


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The Drill Project

A fascinating and rare glimpse into the life of drills living on Bioko Island in a film produced by Drexel University for the project.


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CTR Receives New Grant Support

Tom Smith and CTR colleagues Katherine Gonder (University of Albany) and Nicola Anthony (University of New Orleans) received a five year $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation Partnerships…


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NIH Grants Support for Avian Influenza Research

Tom Smith and CTR were awarded a one-year $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the “Comparative Spillover Dynamics of Avian Influenza in Endemic Countries.” Other…