La Suerte

La Suerte
Biological
Field
Station and
Ometepe
Biological
Field
Station

Winter & Summer Courses since 1993

e-mail lasuerte@safari.net
P.O. Box 55-7519
Miami, Florida 33255-7519
Tel: 305-666-9932 (9am - 5pm EST)
Answering Service: 305-957-0444
Fax 305-666-7581
Estación Biológica La Suerte Web Site

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La Suerte Biological Field Station
Ometepe Biological Field Station
1999-2000 Schedule of Winter and Summer Courses
Faculty Vitae and E-mails
Accommodations

Our Application Form

Course Costs

Links to Financial Aid/Grants

Teaching And Research Opportunities

La Suerte Field Courses:

Primate Behavior and Ecology
Tropical Rainforest Ecology
Diversity, Ecology and Behavior of Tropical Birds
Tropical Herpetology
Dance choreography in the Rain Forest
Biology of the Rainforest: Ecology, Animal Behavior and Conservation in Costa Rica
Ecology, Behavior and Species Diversity in the Rainforest: A Focus on Birds
Mixed Media Art in the Rain Forest

Ometepe Field Courses
Primate Behavior and Biology
Tropical Animal Behavior
Advanced Field Course in Primate Behavior and Ecology
Site specific Sculpture
Ecology of Parisites
Biological illustration in the field
Primate Behavior and Ecology

Ometepe and La Suerte field courses ( courses that travel to both sites):
Bats of the Neotropics
Tropical Plant Ecology
Medicinal plants of the Neotropics
Environmental and cultural workshop in Art

Art/Dance Studios in the Rainforest
Student Art Work Photos
Art/Dance Faculty and Course Descriptions

Courses planned for 2001
Important Additional Course Information

Enrollment Procedures and Requirements

Multiple Course Registration

Forms of Payment

Withdrawing from Class

Equipment and Field Gear Required for all Courses
Optional Items
Baggage
Passports
Customs
Health and Safety
Vaccinations
Physical Examination
Medical Insurance
Student Statement
Obtaining Credit from Your Home Institution
Other Important Information (money and more)
La Suerte Library
Optional 10 Days Trip to Nicaragua

http://www.nicamigo.com/

Flora and Fauna Lists of Species
Ometepe Species Accounts
La Suerte Bird Checklist
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Estacion Biologica La Suerte

List of Plant Species Identified at La Suerte
A Checklist of The Mammals of Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
Alumni
Activities of La Suerte Alumni

Letter from prospective student
Letters from Students
Winter 1998 Ometepe Alumni
Student and Alumni Sites

Free Video Order Form
Research and Other Work at our Stations

Predation by Rufous Motmot on Black-and-Green Poison Dart Frog
Experimental Field Study of Spacial Memory and Learning in Wild Capuchin Monkeys
The Ometepe Fieldwork Project
Discovery Channel On-line interview with Dr. David Holtzman

Ometepe Symposium: Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Status of Primate Populations in Nicaragua. (1999) presented at the AAPA meetings 1999
Assessing Intragroup Genetic Variation of Free Ranging Mantled Howling Monkeys on the Island of Ometepe, Nicaragua.

Interactions between mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata) and neotropical birds in a fragmented forest habitat on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
Capture, health, and morphological assessment of free-ranging mantled howler monkeys (Aloutta palliata) in Nicaragua

Fundacion Ometepe (Ometepe Foundation)
Photographs of Ometepe and La Suerte Biological Field Stations

A Collection of Photographs
Space Shuttle Images from the Ometepe Island
Space shuttle image of Ometepe Island
Maps of Central America, "Finca La Suerte," and Isla de Ometepe

Web Sites of Interest
http://www.nicamigo.com/ (travel info on Nicaragua)
http://www.ometepe.org (Ometepe foundation Spanish)
http://members.tripod.com/VMaderas/ (Ometepe Foundation spanish)
http://www.weatherpost.com/wp-srv/weather/longterm/historical/data/managua_nicaragua.htm
Student and Alumni Sites

Weather
http://www.intergo.com/library/ref/atlas/camerica/nu.htm [map]
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/nicaragua/ [general information, much of it in Spanish]
http://library.advanced.org/17749/

Other helpful sites
Campmor catalog (1-800-226-7667)

©Copyright 1995 - 1999, La Suerte Biological Field Station

Winter & Summer Courses since 1993

e-mail lasuerte@safari.net P.O. Box 55-7519 Miami, Florida 33255-7519Tel: 305-666-9932 (9am - 5pm EST) Answering Service: 305-957-0444 Fax 305-666-7581Estación Biológica La Suerte Web Site

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e-mail lasuerte@safari.net
P.O. Box 55-7519
Miami, Florida 33255-7519
Tel: 305-666-9932 (9am - 5pm EST)
Answering Service: 305-957-0444
Fax 305-666-7581
Estación Biológica La Suerte Web Site

Click Here
to Write to
La Suerte