Collections

The STRI Branch collects research, research-oriented, academic and highly technical materials in: animal behavior, anthropology, archaeology, biodiversity, bioprospection, bryology, canopy studies, conservation of the tropics, coral reefs, ecotourism, educational and outreach programs, entomology, evolution, geology, global change, herpetology, history of natural history, indigenous groups, long-term monitoring projects, mammology, marine invertebrates, molecular biology, nature legislation, ornithology, paleoecology, pharmacognosy, plant physiology, plant taxonomy, phycology, primatology, natural and protected areas, research policy, and the Panama Canal and its watershed. There are over 34,000 monographs, 24, 000 serial volumes, 500 maps and 6,000 microfiche/microfilms. The collection is housed in its own building since 1983 and a renovation in 1994 increased the space to 1,800 square meters. The Special Collections protects over 600 monographs and one serial title from the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.