Eastern Connecticut State University

Tropical Biology Course

May 24 - June 4, 2010

Required text for BIO 360:

Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America by Adrian Forsyth and Ken Miyata

One of the following field guides is required for BIO 320:

Tropical Plants of Costa Rica: A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora by Willow Zuchowski and Turid Forsyth

A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica by Margaret Gargiullo, Larry Kimball, and Barbara Magnuson

A Guide to Tropical Plants of Costa Rica by Willow Zuchowski

A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico by Fiona Reed

The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History by Mark Wainwright and Oscar Arias

A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by F. Gary Stiles and Alexander F. Skutch

The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide by Richard Garriques.

Costa Rica Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species by James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

Hummingbirds of Costa Rica by Michael Fogden and Patricia Fogden

A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica  by Twan Leenders

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica:  A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas by Jay M. Savage

Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope by Craig Guyer and Maureen A. Donnelly

Costa Rica Butterflies & Moths: An Intrroduction to Familiar Species by James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History by Philip J. DeVries

Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica by Carrol L. Henderson, Alexander F. Skutch, and Steve Adams