Copyright © 1999-2010 — Fundación ProSur.  Derechos Reservados, All rights reserved. Collaborators Dr. Thomas H. Kunz Professor of Biology and the Director of the Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology at Boston University (USA), where he has been on the faculty since 1971. He received a BA in Biology and MA in Education from the University of Central Missouri, a MA in Biology from Drake University, and a Ph.D. in Systematics and Ecology from the University of Kansas. His research focuses on the ecology, behavior, evolution, and conservation biology of bats. He has conducted field research in mid-western, northeastern and southwestern regions of the United States, and in India, Malaysia, Ecuador, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica. Dr. Erin H. Gillam Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University (USA). She received a BS in Biology from the University of Maryland, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on the behavioral ecology of animals, primarily bats, although she is interested in the ecological and evolutionary basis of behavior in all animal groups. She and her students conduct research at a variety of locations, including North Dakota, Texas, and Costa Rica. Dr. Natalia Carrillo Professor at Universidad Nacional, Coto Campus (Paso Canoas, Costa Rica). She received a Licenciatura in Anthropology from the Universidad de San Carlos (Guatemala), a MPM (Masters in Public Management) from the Central American Institute of Public Affairs (Costa Rica), and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Minnessota. Her research focuses on gender issues, particularly on the analysis of women and power in indigenous communities of southwestern Costa Rica.