Publications and Resources

On each page you'll find updated links to publications from data collected on and around the Station. We have also included COTERC's educational fact sheets for a variety of species, and other downloadable resources. Please visit frequently for updates!


Below is a complete list of reports, checklists and other documents that can be found on the Caño Palma and COTERC websites:

Field Checklists:

• Bats (updated May 18 2010)
• Birds
• Fish
• Herpetofauna
• Mammals
• Plants

Educational Factsheets:COTERC have developed a number of educational fact-sheets about a diverse range of species found in the area surrounding the biological station. For a access to these down-loadable resources, please click here to visit their website.

Raphia Newsletter: COTERC produces a newsletter for its Members which includes interesting stories and information about activities that COTERC is involved in including CPBS. For access to past newsletters, please visit here to view the archive. If you would like to receive the newest edition of Raphia, consider becoming a member.

CPBS/COTERC presentation: This presentation was designed for use by former volunteers and interns to share their experiences with universities or other groups that may be interested in participating at the station. Please email station@coterc.org for the Powerpoint presentation.

Historical Publication Archive:

• 2013
• Foraging behaviour of three primate species in a Costa Rican
• coastal lowland tropical wet forest, K. Graham, M. Bulloch, & T. Lewis;
• Night Patrol protocols
• Morning Patrol Protocols
• Foraging behaviour and characteristics of the Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliate) in the lowland swamp forest in the Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, 2013
• Selection of migratory routes by neotropical migrants along a coastal area in Costa Rica
  Kas A. Koenraads, 2013
• Size, clutch size and nesting distribution in leatherbacks on Playa Norte, Costa Rica, 2013, Ros, Esmeralda J.G. 
• Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of a Neotropical Rainforest, Using Soundscape Recordings, 2013 Ström, C 
• Plant phenology in an Atlantic lowland tropical wet rainforest -The beginnings of a phenology study at Caño Palma Biological Station, 2013 Wockner, O
• A Plant Species Inventory of a One-hectare Forested Plot Using ACER Sampling Methodologies at The Caño Palma Biological Station in Tortuguero, Costa Rica 2013 Royea- Spratt, D and  Griffin, J

• 2012
• 2012 Technical Report for Nesting Leatherback Turtles, Bonham, K
• COTERC 2012 Technical Report for Nesting Leatherback Turtles, Bonham, K and Hulatt, A
• Beach profile correlated to nest site selection of Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Playa Norte, Tortuguero, Costa Rica, 2012 Leemans, I
• Foraging and Nesting Habits Of Leafcutter Ants 2012 Buijs, J. 
• A comparative study of the herpetofauna in two different forest types at Caño Palma Biological Station,Costa Rica. 2012, Groen, M
• Investigating the relationship between the distance from the high tide line and the number of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests found in Tortuguero, Costa Rica.  2012 Pottie, S., Anglia Ruskin University

• 2011
  • Heavy metal screening in feathers of resident birds and Neotropical migrants at selected sites in Costa Rica and Panama, by Lane et al (2011) (conference poster)
  • 2011 Technical Report for Nesting Green, Hawksbill and Loggerhead Turtles, Hulatt, A
  • Evaluacion Ecológica cerro Tortuguero (2011)
  • Ecological notes on the Annulated Tree boa (Corallus annuluatus) from a Costa Rican Lowland Tropical Wet Forest, Lewis et al (2011) IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 18(4):202-207
  • Invertebrates at Cano Palma Biological Station, compiled by Ross Ballard and Todd Lewis (2011)
  • Herpetofauna Found at Cano Palma Biological Station, Cerro Mountain, and Tortuguero Area (revised October 2011)
  • Hatching neonates of Sibon annulatus (Gunther, 1872) in a Manacaria swamp forest, Costa Rica by David and Lewis (2011) Herpetology Notes 4(269).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• 2010
  • The Applied Anthropological Perspective on the Current State of Natural Resource Management: The case of the Manacaria saccifera in the Tortuguero region, Costa Rica by Snarr et al (2010) Unpublished field school report, summer 2010, Laurentian University, Barrie Campus, Ontario.
  • Marine Turtle Monitoring Program – Playa Norte: Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), 2010 Report, by A. Stevens
  • A botanical survey of Cano Palma Biological Station (Estacion Biologica Cano Palma), Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Lewis, T et al (2010). Brenesia 73-74:73-84
  • High Speed Boat Traffic: A risk to Crocodilian populations. P Grant and T Lewis (2010) Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5(3):456-460
  • Defense behavior in Dipsas articulata (Cope, 1868) by Lewis, T and O, Lewis (2010), Herpetozoa 23(1/2)79-81.
  • Defensive Behaviour in Dipsas articulata by Lewis and Lewis (2010), Herpetoza 23(1/2):79-81
  • Excavation Protocol, Playa Norte, Tortuguero, by COTERC, updated (2010)
  • Predation attempt by Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler) (Mexican
    Vine-snake) on Basilicus plumifrons (Cope) by Grant & Lewis (2010)Acta Herpetologica 5(1):19-22
  • Morning Census Protocol, Playa Norte, Tortuguero, by COTERC, updated (2010)
  • Sea Turtle Monitoring: Nighttime Protocol, Playa Norte, Tortuguero, by COTERC, updated (2010).
  • Ringed Snail-eater (Sibon annulatus) maximum size, by Lewis et al., (2010)], Herpetological Review 41 (1): 98.
  • List of Species Observed on Field Trip to Costa Rica, by Mason T. COTERC Chair, (2010).
  • C.R.B.D. Project 2010: Barra del Colorado Baseline Coverage Analysis and Habitat Mapping GEOS421FinalReport, Solano C. et al., April (2010)], Southern Alberta Institute for Technology (SAIT).

• 2009
  • Playa Norte Green and Hawksbill Report 2009
  • Communal behaviour by Basiliscus plumifrons in a Manacaria swamp forest, northeast Costa Rica, Lewis T.R. & Grant P.B.C. (2009), Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española 20:35-37.
  • Predation by Corallus annulatus (Boidae) on Rhynchonycteris naso (Emballonuridea) in a lowland tropical wet forest, Costa Rica by Lewis (2009), Cuadernos de Herpetologica 23(2):93-96.
  • Marine Turtle Monitoring Program – Playa Norte: Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), 2009 Season Report, by Arroyo Arce S and Jones D, (2009).
  • The Current State of Knowledge on Molt and Plumage Sequences in Selected Neotropical Bird Families: A Review, by Ryder, T & Wolfe, J., (2009)], Ornotologia Neotropical 20:1-18. Note: Copyright for other than private use is restricted to [Neotropical Ornithological Society] (NOS)
  • Breeding Seasons, Molt Patterns, and Gender and Age Criteria for Selected Northern Costa Rican Resident Birds, by Wolfe J. et al, (2009), The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 121 (3):556-567.
  • Habitat use of Neartic-Neotropic migrant birds in northeastern Costa Rica, Wolfe, J. D., (2009)], Masters thesis. Supervisor, MD Johnson, The Humboldt State University, California, USA. Due to publisher copyright issues, we cannot provide a copy of this research.
  • Drab Snail-eater (Sibon longifrenis) reproduction by Lewis T., (2009)], Herpetological Review 40 (1): 103.
  • Correlations between El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Changes in Nearctic–Neotropic Migrant Condition in Central America, by Wolfe J. & Ralph C. J., (2009)], The Auk, 1264(4):809-814.
  • Annual Report of Bird Monitoring in Costa Rica, by Elizonda et al., December (2009).
  • Where Jungle Meets Sand – film flyer, by Abdelmalik S. (2009), part of Masters portfolio, Faculty Environmental Studies, York University, full length found at: Gateway2nature.com
  • Large Mammal Web Project, Southern Alberta Institute for Technology (SAIT), (2009).
  • Herpetofauna Field Checklist, Lewis T. et al., updated (2009). Found at Cano Palma Biological Field Station and Tortuguero Area.

• 2008
  • Marine Turtle Monitoring Program – Playa Norte: Green Turtle (Chelonia
    mydas), 2008 Season Report, by Tsui W. et al., (2008).
  • Marine Turtle Monitoring Program – Playa Norte: Leatherback Turtle
    (Dermochelys coriacea), 2008 Season Report, by Verissimo D. et al., (2008).
  • Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilis) opportunistic foraging by Grant et al., (2008)], Herpetological Review 39 (3): 345-346.
  • Sabinal Frog (Leptodactylus melanonotus) diet by Lewis et al., (2008), Herpetological Review 39 (1): 79.
  • Bird Species Captured at Caño Palma Research Station 1994-2006, by Herrera P. A., (2008).
  • Sea Turtle Monitoring: Nighttime Protocol, Playa Norte, Tortuguero, by COTERC, updated (2008).
  • Sea Turtle Monitoring: Daytime Protocol, Playa Norte, Tortuguero, by COTERC, updated (2008).
  • Jaguar Cichlid (Parachromis managuensis), by COTERC (2008).
  • Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus), by COTERC (2008).
  • Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), by COTERC (2008)
  • Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), by COTERC (2008).

• 2007
  • A Comparison of Marine Turtle Conservation on the Caribbean and Pacific Coasts, Costa Rica, by Card, K, (2007)
  • On the diet of Rhadinaea decorate, Lewis and Grant (2007),Herpetozoa 20:1/2 p91
  • Marine Turtle Monitoring Program – Playa Norte: Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Jackson J. et al., (2007).
  • Marine Turtle Monitoring Program – Playa Norte: Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), 2007 Season Report, by Jackson J. et al., (2007)
  • Of Turtles and Tactics- Conservation and Sustainable Development in San Francisco, Costa Rica, by van Oudenhoven F., (2007). Major Paper, Masters in Environmental Studies, York University, supervisor Dr. Patricia Perkins
  • Crocodilians as sentinels of current use pesticide contamination in Costa Rica (Information Poster) by Grant P., (2007).

• 2006
  • Nightime Protocol, Playa Norte, Tortuguero, by COTERC (2006)
  • Morning Census Protocol, Playa Norte, Tortuguero, by COTERC (2006)
  • Matching morphology and diet in the disc-winged bat Thyroptera tricolor, Safi D. D. K. & Vonhof M.J., (2006), Journal of Mammology, 87(5)1013-1019. Due to publisher copyright issues, we cannot provide a copy of this full report but include the publicly available abstract.
  • Proyecto Etnobotánico en el Caribe norte de Costa Rica, by Quesada M. G., (2006).
  • Marine Turtle Monitoring Program – Playa Norte: Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), 2006 Season, by Chaparro L. et al., (2006).
  • Marine Turtle Monitoring Program – Playa Norte: Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), 2006 Season Report, by Chaparro L. et al., (2006).
  • Turtle Conservation Project for the Tortuguero North Beach- Feasibility Study, by van Oudenhoven F., (2006). York International Intern Program, York University

•  2005

• • An Overview of a Landbird Monitoring Program at Tortuguero on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, by Ralph et al., (2005).
  • Seven Nests of Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma Lineatum), by Furino S. & Quesada M. G.,(2005).

• 2004

• • Roost availability and population size of Thyroptera tricolor, a leaf roosting bat, in north-eastern Costa Rica, Vonhof M. J. & Fenton M. B., (2004), Journal of Tropical Ecology, 20:291-305. Due to publisher copyright issues, we cannot provide a copy of this full report but include the publicly available abstract.
  • Analysis of Spix’s disk-winged bat associated with patterns and roosting home ranges reveal a novel social structure among bats, by Vonhof M. J. et al. (2004), Animal Behaviour, 68(1):507-521. Due to publisher copyright issues, we cannot provide a copy of this full report but include the publicly available abstract.
  • Satiny Parrot Snake (Leptophis depressirostris) Reproduction, by Lewis T., (2004), Herpetological Bulletin 87: 31.

• 2003
  • Mason et al (2003) Herpetological species list CPBS
  • Differentiation and species status of the Neotropical yellow-eared bats Vampyressa pusilla and V. thyone (Phyllostomidae) with a molecular phylogeny and review of the genus, Pedro B. L. W. & Passo F., (2003), Acta Chiropterologica 5(1):15-29.

• 2002
  • A new Central American species from the Carollia brevicauda complex, by Baker et al (2002)
  • A new species of Sarcofahrtiosis Hall living in roosts of Spix’s disk winged bats, by Pape T. et al., (2002), Journal of Natural History, 36:991-998. Due to publisher copyright issues, we cannot provide a copy of this full report but include the publicly available abstract.

• 2001
  • Vonhof, MJ (2001) Habitat availability, population size, and the composition, stability, and genetic structure of social groups of Spix’s disk-winged bat, Thryoptera tricolor PhD Dissertation. Supervisor, MB Fenton, York University, Toronto, Canada. Due to publisher copyright issues, we cannot provide a copy of this research.
  • Habitat availability, population size, and the composition, stability, and genetic structure of social groups of Spix’s disk-winged bat, Thryoptera tricolor PhD Dissertation, Vonhof, M. J., (2001), Supervisor, MB Fenton, York University, Toronto, Canada. Due to publisher copyright issues, we cannot provide a copy of this full report, and include the publicly available abstract.
  • Sticking ability in Spix’s disk-winged bat, Thyroptera tricolor (Microchiroptera: Thyropteridae), Riskin D. K. & Fenton M. B., (2001), Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:2261-2267.
  • Characterization of a Tropical Hawkmoth (Family Sphingidae) Community in an Atlantic Lowland Rainforest, by Wickham J. D., (2001)

• 2000
  • Vertebrate Report by Ammerman and Dixon (2000), Texas Wesleyan Biological Course Report
  • Vertebrate Check List Caño Palma 1994 to 2000, produced by Ammerman & Dixon (2000). This species list is a summary of the hard work of Dr. Ammerman and Dr. Dixon and their students from Texas Wesleyan University Tropical Biology Program. Their work has been the foundation for many of our species checklists.

• 1999
  • Mason et al (1999) Herptiles collected at CPBS in March 1999
  • Ralph et al (1999) Monitoring of Resident and Migrant Landbirds at Tortuguero, Costa Rica 1994-1999
  • The distribution of manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the coastal waterways of Tortuguero, Costa Rica, Smethurst D. & Neitschmann B (1999) Biological Conservation, 89:267-274. Due to publisher copyright issues, we cannot provide a copy of this full report but include the publicly available abstract.
  • Constant-frequency and frequency-modulated components in the echolocation calls of three species of small bats (Emballonuridae, Thyropteridae, and Vespertilionidae), Fenton M. B. et al., (1999), Canadian Journal of Zoology 77: 1891-1900.
  • Vertebrate Report by Ammerman and Dixon (1999), Texas Wesleyan Biological Course Report
  • Winter/Spring 1999

• 1998
  • Suen and Reid (1998) Caiman survey results
  • Reid, James and Suen (1998) Standing operating procedures Cano Palma caiman survey May 29
  • Vertebrate Report by Ammerman and Dixon (1998), Texas Wesleyan Biological Course Report

• 1997
  • COTERC (1997) Flora de Cano Palma
  • Burger (1997) Predation by two species of Coral Snakes Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 32(7)145
  • Mason (1997) Species of reptiles & amphibians observed Feb 1997
  • Mason and Burger (1997) Reptiles and Amphibians Compilation List

• 1996
  • Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (1996) Plantas Hospederas (Spanish)
  • CPBS (1996) Butterflies observed
  • Vertebrate Report by Ammerman and Dixon (1996), Texas Wesleyan Biological Course Report

• 1995
  • Mason, Burger, and Lashane (1995) Herpetofuana caught at Cano Palma
  • COTERC (1995) Map of Raphia trail CPBS
  • Vertebrate Report by Ammerman and Dixon (1995), Texas Wesleyan Biological Course Report

• 1994
  • The Founding of Canadian Organization For Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation (COTERC), by Cole M., (1994).
  • COTERC (1994) Compiled checklist of Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Vertebrate Report by Ammerman and Dixon (1994), Texas Wesleyan Biological Course Report

• 1993
  • COTERC (1993) Checklist of Birds Observed at CPBS September 1993
  • OToole E (1993) Analysis of Observations on Tent Making by Atribeus watsoni (Phyllostomidae)
  • OToole B (1993) Leaf selection on Manicaria saccifera by Artibeus watsoni
  • Mulcahy (1993) Social Organization in Artibeus watsoni (Chiroptera Phyllostomidae)
  • CPBS (1993) The Colibri Trail Cano Palma Biological Station

• 1992
  • Engstrom MD (1992) Bat species found during field course
  • COTERC (1992) CPBS bird banding data February 1992

• Before 1990

• • Lista de peces de agua dulce de la zona de Tortuguero (potentially 1987)
  • Burger and Villa (1986) Amphibians and Reptiles on northeastern region of Costa Rica

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