Male wire-tailed manakins form long-lasting, cooperative relationships, and scientists are researching how hormones shape these social networks.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
Anat M. Belasen is a conservation biologist focused on amphibian conservation at the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Conservation Genomics. Her postdoctoral research focuses on understanding the genetic basis for intraspecific variation in susceptibility to amphibian chytridiomycosis. Her goal is to carry out research with practical applications for on-the-ground conservation. Belasen’s projects include:
CCG), and Laura Patterson (California Department of Fish
The comprehensive study of an organism’s genome can lead to new discoveries and a better understanding of Earth’s biodiversity.
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Smithsonian scientists and partners believe genetic diversity could hold the key to saving amphibians from Ranavirus, a pathogen that is particularly devastating to frogs and toads in the U.S.
The virus is often fatal and can also infect fish,
Global Health Program researchers study areas where humans and animals interact to help detect and prevent the spread of zoonotic pathogens, which cause about 75 percent of infectious diseases that affect humans.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
As the John and Adrienne Mars director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Brandie Smith oversees the 163-acre Zoo facility in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Park and the 3,200-acre Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute campus in Front Royal, Virginia. She is responsible for the operations of the public Zoo in Washington, D.C., which has approximately 1.8 million visitors a year, and manages the Zoo’s groundbreaking conservation biology research team that works in more than 30 countries.
Fish and Wildlife Service in 2001, to engage zoos and
Flatail characins, also called kissing prochilodus, have silver bodies and colorful fins. They live in the Amazonia River system.
meters) long, arapaima are the largest freshwater fish
Smithsonian scientists study landscape and ecosystem science.
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CCS works in regions of high biodiversity to promote knowledge and develop best practices for the integration of conservation and development. The Center has worked on programs around the world, with ongoing research in Canada, Peru and Gabon.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
The Center for Conservation and Sustainability uses green infrastructure and mitigation hierarchy guidelines to preserve biodiversity around the globe.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
