PLEASE ENJOY OUR PUBLICATIONS

We encourage and support conservation-oriented field research and are happy to share the following publications about work done by field researchers at Reserva Las Gralarias. 

We know that only by documenting and understanding the many processes at work in nature can we hope to successfully conserve it over the long-term.  

Thank you to all of our field researchers for their hard work.

• Check List of the Birds at Reserva Las Gralarias. 2017. Jane A. Lyons.


• Patterns of parental care in Neotropical glassfrogs: fieldwork alters hypotheses of sex-role evolution. 2017. Delia, Bravo-Valencia and Warkentin. This lengthy paper analyzes the role of male and female adult glassfrogs in providing care for egg masses and hypothesizes some changes in current theories of glassfrog evolution.


• The Natural History, Distribution, and Conservation of Lonely Rainfrogs, Pristimantis eremitus. 2016. Hutter, Liu, Kell, Lyons and Guayasamin. This paper details the results of a 13-month study of the Lonely Rainfrog at Reserva Las Gralarias.


• Macroinvertebrate community composition, food web structure, and emergence rate of Neotropical cloud-forest streams in Mindo, Ecuador. 2016. Harris, A. Thesis for MSc. Grand Valley State University.


• Cryptic diversity concealed in the Andean cloud forests: two new species of rainfrogs (Pristimantis) uncovered by molecular and bioacoustics data. 2015. Hutter and Guayasamin. This paper describes two new species split from Pristimantis calcarulatus, one based on field work at Reserva Las Gralarias.


• Phenotypic plasticity raises questions for taxonomically important traits: a remarkable new Andean rainfrog (Pristimantis) with the ability to change skin texture. 2015. Guayasamin, Krynak, Krynak, Culebras and Hutter. This paper describes a new species of frog discovered by Kathy and Tim Krynak at Reserva Las Gralarias which was found to change its skin texture within minutes from spiny to smooth, the first known vertebrate to have such an ability and which raises questions about the currently accepted taxonomy of frogs.


• Amphibian conservation (Centrolenidae) in neotropical cloud-forest streams using stable isotopes to measure energy subsidies. 2015. Harris, Rios-Touma, Encalada and Snyder. This is a presented poster based on MSc field work at Reserva Las Gralarias.


• Xanthosoma undipes (Araceae) as a food source for Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus notabilis) and Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) in Northwest Ecuador. 2015. Kerbs. Ornitología Neotropical 26. This paper documents with photographs the first cases of use as a food source of the “camacho”, a native arum found in northwestern South America.

• High prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in an Andean frog community (Reserva Las Gralarias, Ecuador). 2014. Guayasamin, Mendoza, Longo, Zamudio, and Bonaccorso. This paper describes the results of a study of the fungus known as “amphibian chytrid’ which has affected frogs world-wide and was thought to be responsible for large-scale extinctions. The results found at Reserva Las Gralarias show that local species of frogs are tolerant to chytrid infection and thus raise questions about the entire theory.


• Physical habitat, macroinvertebrate community structure, and stream metabolism in the headwaters of an Ecuadorian cloud forest stream network. 2014. Snyder, Harris and Lyons. This is a presented poster based on MSc field work at Reserva Las Gralarias.


• The territoriality, vocalizations and aggressive interactions of the red-spotted glassfrog, Nymphargus grandisonae, Cochran and Goin, 1970 (Anura: Centrolenidae). 2013. Hutter, Escobar-Lasso, Rojas-Morales, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, Imba, Guayasamin. This paper describes the calls and various aspects of behavior of the red-spotted glassfrog from Reserva Las Gralarias, Mindo, Ecuador and from Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.


• Applications of geographic information systems and remote sensing techniques to conservation of amphibian habitats in Northwestern Ecuador. 2013. Palacios, M. Thesis for MSc. Universidad Tecnológica Iberoamericana.


• Evaluate the Phylogenetic and Morphological Diversity of the Hummingbird Community: How does this diversity change over the elevation gradient? Initial project report 2012 Weinstein.


• A new cryptic species of glassfrog (Centrolenidae: Nymphargus) from Reserva Las Gralarias, Ecuador. Hutter and Guayasamin. 2012. This paper describes a new species of glassfrog Nymphargus lasgralarias discovered at Reserva Las Gralarias in 2011.


• Hyloscirtus criptico etc description pdf,   Coloma et al. 2012. This is a lengthy monograph with species description of the new species of glass frog Hyloscirtus criptico that was discovered at Reserva Las Gralarias in 2011 as well as the species description of Hyloscirtus princecharlesi and a review of the molecular phylogenetics of stream treefrogs.


• Advertisement and combat calls of the glass frog Centrolene lynchi (Anura: Centrolenidae) with notes on combat and reproductive behaviors. 2011. Dautel, Salgado, Abuza, Imba, Griffin, Guaysamin. This is a paper on the glassfrog Centrolene lynchi based on field research conducted at Reserva Las Gralarias


• Cuidado parental y selección sexual en Centrolene peristictum (Anura: Centrolenidae). Salgado, A. 2012. This is a BSc degree thesis on parental care behavior of the glassfrog Centrolene peristictum conducted at Reserva Las Gralarias. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.


• Polish Journal of Entomology: Lepidoptera: Tortricidae from Ecuador. 2010. Razowski, J and Pelz, V. This paper describes the first known species of Mictopsichia moths from Ecuador, with the first to be described being Mictopsichia janeae sp.n. named for Dr. Jane A. Lyons, founder of Reserva Las Gralarias.


• First Nest Description of the Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta in north-west Ecuador. 2009. Greeney, Juiña, Imba and Lyons. This paper describes the first nest and nestlings of the Chocó endemic Yellow-breasted Antpitta, which was discovered at Reserva Las Gralarias.

• Butterflies_of_Reserva_Las_Gralarias_2012.pdf


• Check List of the Mammals at Reserva Las Gralarias


• Creepy Crawlies of Reserva Las Gralarias. A basic annotated list of common invertebrates and insects found at Reserva Las Gralarias.


• Dragonflies and Damselflies of Reserva Las Gralarias 2012


• Liophis Night Ground Snake diet note pdf. 2011. Krynak.


• Notes on the feeding activity and diet of the Blue-fronted Parrotlet (Touit dilectissima) in north-west Ecuador. 2012. Liu and Lyons. A paper on diet and feeding activity of these small parrotlets at RLG.


• Colonisation and structure of faunal communities in epiphytic tank bromeliads in Ecuador: An experimental assessment of the roles of water volume and surface area. 2011. Liu, V. Thesis for MSc. Leeds University.


• The Effect of Resource Quality and Abundance On The Behaviour Of A Hummingbird Guild In The Cloud Forests Of Ecuador. 2011. Noble, E. Thesis for MSc. Leeds University.


• Amphibians of Reserva Las Gralarias. 2009 (updated 2012). Tim and Kathy Krynak. This is a photo guide to many of the amphibian species found at Reserva Las Gralarias


• Results of Mammal Study at Reserva Las Gralarias. 2008. Bartzke. G. Field work for MSc thesis. Leeds University, UK.


• Polish Journal of Entomology: Hynhamia RAZOWSKI, Dimorphopalpa BROWN, and Ulvipinara gen. n, three euliine genera from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). 2007. Razowski, J. and Pelz, V. Descriptions of two new moth species discovered at Reserva Las Gralarias: Hynhamia lasgralariae sp.n. named for where it was discovered at Reserva Las Gralarias, and Dimorphopalpa lyonsae sp.n. named for Dr Jane A. Lyons, founder of Reserva Las Gralarias where the moth was discovered.


• Aves de la Reserva Las Gralarias, Mindo, Ecuador. 2003. Jane Lyons. A report of our bird banding and bird observations. Spanish only.


• RLG Plant Survey pdf 2001. Simbaña and Amaya-Capelo. An initial survey done of our first 7.5 hectares. Spanish only.

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INTERVIEWS ABOUT RESERVA LAS GRALARIAS

http://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/ecuador-especie-rana-mutacion-taxonomia.html 2015.
http://elcomercio.com/tendencias/lasgralarias 12 april 2015.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2012/09/120910_ecuador_reserva_jane_am.shtml
http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0828-hance-interviews-jane-lyons.html