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DR. WINKLER TEACHES, CONDUCTS RESEARCHIN CENTRAL AMERICA
TITUSVILLE, Sep. 9 -- Dr. Linda Winkler, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology, recently returned from six weeks in Central America where she continued ongoing research, conducted new research, and taught a class. She spent two weeks in Nicaragua studying the mantled howling monkeys of Ometepe Island, a research project she established several years ago and continues to further each year. Winkler also spent four weeks teaching a primate behavior course in the tropical rain forests at La Suerte Biological Field Station in eastern Costa Rica. At the Field Station, Winkler and her students conducted research on the capuchin monkeys and howling monkeys, and tracked a group of spider monkeys. As part of the course, the class spent two days visiting Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica, one of the largest protected sea turtle nesting sites in the Americas. From June through August, with the assistance of a park ranger, the turtles may be watched as they come in from the sea, dig their nests and lay their eggs at night. Dr. Winkler returns to Central America each year to continue her research and to offer additional courses to interested students.
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