Summary:

Tropinet is a quarterly newsletter, which provides a "...forum for the discussion of current [and] sometimes controversial issues. It brings the news of meetings, new publications, grants, and employment opportunities to tropical biologists." The publication, sponsored by the Association for Tropical Biology, reaches over 4,000 tropical biologists worldwide.

Upon accessing the site, users will find links to the Organization of Tropical Studies and to the Smithsonian Institution, both of which are sponsors of the site. Below these links is a listing of current newsletter issues, available online, dating from 1995 and 1996. Each issue is noted with its volume and issue numbers. Selecting an issue from the list then displays its contents. Users should scroll to view a given issue's contents; links exist within articles to further information on topics. A link is provided to the Association for Tropical Biology at the top of an issue's contents.

Topics within a given issue include: conference postings (details); awards information; regional reports from Latin America, Asia, and North America; book reviews; field station profiles; announcements; employment ads; funding announcements; and new publications listings.

The newsletrer and its site are maintained by the Association for Tropical Biology; Lawrence, Kansas.

To Search:

Select issue of interest from main page; scroll to view contents.