Berry College
Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation: BIO383
Tropical Biomedicine: BIO480
Costa Rica, Summer 2011
HABITATS!
PLANTS!
Poor-man’s Umbrella
Gunnera spp.
Hot
Hot
Lips
Lips
Plant
Plant
Psychotria
Psychotriaelata
elata
Tree Fern
Hummingbird Pollinated Bromeliad
Bromeliaceae
Solanum wendlandii
Solanaceae
Epiphytic Orchid
Orchidaceae
Witheringia meianthes
Solanaceae
BUGS!
Fulgorid
BugFly)
Fulgorid Bug
(Lantern
Fulgoridae
Fulgoridae
Ambylopigid Bug
Ambylopigidae
Clear-wing Butterfly
Ithomidae
Giant Katydid
Tettigoniidae
Aposematically-colored Grasshoppers
Taenipoda spp.
Hercules Beetle
Dynastes hercules
Golden Beetle
Coleoptera
Giant Crab Spider
Sparassidae
Mexican Red-Legged Tarantula
Brachypelma emilia
MAMMALS!
Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
Mantled Howler Monkey
Alouatta palliata
White-faced (Capuchin) Monkey
Cebus albifrons
Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffanii
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
HERPS!
Red-eyed Tree Frog
Agalychnis calladryas
Marine Toad
Bufo marinus
Poison Dart Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Hyla pseudopuma
Harlequin Frog
Atelopus varius
Harlequin FrogHarlequin Frog
Atelopus chiriquiensis
Atelopus chiriquiensis
Golden Toad
Bufo periglenes
Eyelash Viper
Bothriechis schlegelii
Eyelash Viper
Bothriechis schlegelii
BIRDS!
Black-headed Trogon
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogon melanocephalus
Trogon massena
Resplendent Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Scarlet Macaw
Great Green Macaw
Ara macao
Ara ambigua
Broad-billed Mot-mot
Turquoise-browed Mot-mot
Electron platyrhynchum
Eumomota superciliosa
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Golden-browed Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia callophrys
Long-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia linearis
Black-faced Solitaire
Myadestes melanops
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
STUDENTS!
Tentative Course Details
• 1 week of lectures at Berry (May 9 – May 14):
Focus on conservation ecology and intro to
tropical diseases
• 3 weeks in the field in Costa Rica (May 14 –
June 4): Focus on biodiversity surveys and
short-term research projects.
• Evaluation:
– lecture exams
– group project reports and papers
– individual project reports and papers
– field participation
Tentative Course Details
• Tentative Travel Schedule
Travel schedule
Location
Arrive
Depart
Arrive from U.S. May 14
San Jose
14-May
16-May
Travel to Monteverde
Monteverde
16-May
21-May
Travel to La Fortuna
La Fortuna
21-May
23-May
Travel to Palo Verde
Palo Verde
23-May
27-May
Travel to La Selva
La Selva
27-May
1-Jun
Travel to Cahuita
Cahuita
1-Jun
3-Jun
Travel to San Jose
San Jose
3-Jun
4-Jun
Return to U.S. June 4
Tentative Course Details
• Students' payment schedule
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Due date
15-Dec-10
15-Jan-11
15-Feb-11
9-Apr-11
Item
Deposit
Fee/Tuition
Tuition
Tuition
Per student
$900*
$400
$1500
$1750
• * Tentative until final budget approval and all reservations have
been made. Students may use HOPE and International Programs
Study Abroad Scholarship funds to help pay tuition and fees.
For more information
• Dr. Martin Cipollini at mcipollini@berry.edu
or Ext. 2149
• Dr. Christopher Hall at chall@berry.edu or
Ext. 2669
• Visit: http://facultyweb.berry.edu/mcipollini/bio480/index.html