By listening to a frog call, adult bats can tell which prey are palatable and which are poisonous. Young bats must acquire ...

The love songs of these Panamanian frogs is a dinner bell for fringe-lipped bats. But how do they learn which frogs and toads ...

In Panama, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute – the only bureau of the Smithsonian outside the United States – ...

The bat research team from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and bird research team from the University of Wyoming celebrate the inauguration of the biannual bat count on Pipeline Road, ...

Data collected on juvenile and adult fringe-lipped bats provide the first insights into how eavesdropping behavior develops ...

Tropical bats learn to “eavesdrop” on their prey over time to help distinguish between tasty and toxic frogs, a new analysis suggests. The study looked at fringe-lipped bats that range from ...

Until now, most research has used either generalized cell samples or organoids made from just one type of tropical fruit bat, and only from a single organ. But a breakthrough has arrived: a research ...

a behavioral ecologist and staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Sponsor Message She's been studying fringe-lipped bats, native to Panama, for more than 20 years.

Scientists create the world’s largest bat organoid platform—offering new tools to study viruses and boost pandemic ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between ...