Advances in the knowledge of vertebrate paleontology in Panama

J. Pino. 2012. Advances in the knowledge of vertebrate paleontology in Panama. Boletín electrónico del PCP-PIRE. Florida Museum of Natural History. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/panama-pire/voices/2012-issues/advances-in-the-knowledge-of-vertebrate-paleontology-in-panama/The first symposium on Panama’s paleontology “Advances in the understanding of vertebrate paleontology in Panama: Interchanges and Neotropical connections” was held August 16-18 at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the University of Panama. Several topics were discussed related to geology and the vertebrate fossil discoveries made in Panama, focusing on the ones made from the Panama Canal area. The knowledge produced in recent years by PCP-PIRE project researchers was also discussed. Students and faculty from the Biology department at the University of Panama and Marine Biology students at the International Maritime University of Panama attended the symposium.PIRE-PCP Project -Florida Museum of Natural History at University of Florid

First report on the density of the small-earned shrew, cryptotis nigrescens (Eulipotypla: soricidae) from Western Panama.

The potential effects of climate change on the community assemblage of tropical montane species have increased the interest in understanding these species' current ecology from several perspectives. Nonetheless, the inconspicuousness of some species may have promoted that groups of small mammals, such as shrews, have escaped the general interest of local researchers in Mesoamerica. Here field-based approximations are presented for the density of the Small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nigrescens) in Panama. Shrews were collected in a grid system using Sherman live traps at the Parque Internacional La Amistad, a locality that offers a scenario for developing studies of interspecific interactions between C. nigrescens and other small mammals. A maximum density of 19 individuals per hectare was registered in a single day, and an average of 5.3 individuals per hectare based on the days with effective captures; suggesting that C. nigrescens is common in the study area. It is considered imperative to study the ecology of this shrew, which is restricted to the fragile montane environments, before they disappear

Observaciones sobre la abundancia de los primates de La Llana Área de Conservación Alto Chagres, Panamá

Pino, J.L. 2007. Observaciones sobre la abundancia de los primates de La Llana: Área de Conservación Alto Chagres. Pp. 26-42 en: Informe de las actividades de censos de mamíferos en transectos con énfasis en el indicador disponibilidad de presas del jaguar en el Área de Conservación Alto Chagres, Panamá (J.L. Pino, editor). Sociedad Mastozoológica de Panamá. Documento Técnico 56p. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11821.1584

Getting to know wild cats: A key component for felids conservation in Panama and the Neotropics

J. Pino. 2012. Getting to know wild cats: A key component for felids conservation in Panama and the Neotropics. Boletín electrónico del PCP-PIRE. Florida Museum of Natural History. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/panama-pire/voices/2012-issues/getting-to-know-wild-cats-a-key-component-for-felids-conservation-in-panama-and-the-neotropics/After a year of designing it as class project, the exhibit “Wild Cats of Panama” is now a reality traveling across Panama. This exhibition was planned during the course Broader Impacts, offered by the PCP-PIRE at the University of Florida. The exhibition is targeted to local students and teachers and it has updated information about the diversity, ecology and conservation of this threatened group of mammals in Panama.PIRE-PCP Project -Florida Museum of Natural History at University of Florid

Phoretic pseudoscorpions associated with the Alston’s Singing Mouse (Scotinomys teguina) in Western Panama

Phoresy is a form of commensalism that has been widely studied, however, limited literature is found about this interaction in Mesoamerican rodents. Rodent trapping in highlands from Western Panama allowed the first report of phoretic pseudoscorpions (Chernetidae), associated with Scotinomys teguina; which also represents the first phoretic record in mammals from Panama.Phoresy is a form of commensalism that has been widely studied, however, limited literature is found about this interaction in Mesoamerican rodents. Rodent trapping in highlands from Western Panama allowed the first report of phoretic pseudoscorpions (Chernetidae), associated with Scotinomys teguina; which also represents the first phoretic record in mammals from Panama.Foresis es una forma de comensalismo que ha sido ampliamente estudiada, sin embargo, la literatura sobre esta interacción en roedores de Mesoamérica es limitada. Capturas de roedores en montañas del occidente de Panamá, permitieron el primer reporte de pseudoescorpiones (Chernetidae), foréticos asociados a Scotinomys teguina; el cual también representa el primer reporte de foresis en mamíferos de Panamá

Studying Mammals in Panama

J. Pino. 2012. Studying Mammals in Panama. Boletín electrónico del PCP-PIRE. Florida Museum of Natural History. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/panama-pire/voices/2012-issues/studying-mammals-in-panama/I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida with interests in molecular systematics, phylogeography, biogeography and community ecology of Neotropical mammals. I am currently working on the evolutionary history of the Neotropical singing mice.PIRE-PCP Project -Florida Museum of Natural History at University of Florid

Wildcats of Panama

J. Pino. 2012. Wildcats of Panama. Boletín electrónico del PCP-PIRE. Florida Museum of Natural History. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/panama-pire/voices/2012-issues/wildcats-of-panama/Wildcats of Panama” is the title of a traveling exhibit that will start its journey on April 2012 across several Panamanian high school centers. This activity aims to promote the understanding of wildcats’ diversity in Panama and to encourage pride in having such an emblematic species present in Panamanian forests.PIRE-PCP Project -Florida Museum of Natural History at University of Florid

Museo de Ciencias Naturales visits the Florida Museum of Natural History

J. Pino. 2011. Museo de Ciencias Naturales visits the Florida Museum of Natural History. Boletín electrónico del PCP-PIRE. FLMNH. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/panama-pire/voices/2011-issues/museo-de-ciencias-naturales-visits-the-florida-museum-of-natural-history/Collaboration between the PCP-PIRE and the National Secretary for Science and Technology of Panama (SENACYT) led to the visit of two Panamanians to the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH). Martin Martinez, taxidermist of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales in Panama City (MCN), and Judith Carrion, Biology undergrad student from the University of Panama, visited the FLMNH facilities from May 16th to 28th. The goal of this visit was to be trained in curatorial activities that will allow them to improve current preservation activities in the MCN.PIRE-PCP Project -Florida Museum of Natural History at University of Florid

Educating about Less Traditional Topics in our Panamanian Universities: Workshop -Ancient and Modern Biodiversity in Panama

J. Pino. 2011. Educating about Less Traditional Topics in our Panamanian Universities: Workshop -Ancient and Modern Biodiversity in Panama. Boletín electrónico del PCP-PIRE. FLMNH. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/panama-pire/voices/2011-issues/educating-about-less-traditional-topics-in-our-panamanian-universities-workshop-ancient-and-modern-biodiversity-in-panama/Organized by the PCP-PIRE, the workshop “Ancient and Modern Biodiversity in Panama” was held October 13th -15th at the Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí (UNACHI) in western Panama. The workshop was aimed at UNACHI faculty and undergraduate students studying Biology and the Natural Resources. Nearly 80 students participated in the workshop, which informed them about the research activities PCP-PIRE and other collaborating institutions are developing in Panama.PIRE-PCP Project -Florida Museum of Natural History at University of Florid

Theoretical parameters of trailing vortices versus aspect ratio of wing models

We perform 2D-PIV measurements to characterize trailing vortices in NACA0012 wing models for aspect ratios ranging between 1 and 2.5, and for chord-based Reynolds numbers from 7000 to 40000. Firstly, and regarding the influence of the Reynolds number, the increase of this dimensionless parameter generates a more concentrated and intense vortex, presenting, therefore, an increase in all its characteristic magnitudes: maximum azimuthal velocity and vorticity. Secondly, the greater the aspect ratio, the greater the vortex strength is observed. Thirdly, the radial location of the peak of the azimuthal velocity has a strong decay as the aspect ratio increases for Re=7000, but it changes its trend for Re=40000.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spain) Grant No. DPI2013-40479-P and DPI2016-76151-C2-1-R and Junta de Andalucía Grant No. P11-TEP-7776