Barro Colorado Island Part III

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Summary

The article discusses the early history of the Canal Zone Biological Area on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal watershed. It details the financial troubles that the laboratory faced prior to its incorporation into the Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
  • Barro Colorado Island Biological Laboratory

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

The article was originally published in the Panama Canal Review. It was republished in three parts in The Smithsonian Torch

Contained within

The Smithsonian Torch(Contained within)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1956

Topic

  • Funding
  • Natural History
  • Biology
  • Natural history

Place

  • Barro Colorado Nature Monument (Panama)
  • Panama
  • Barro Colorado Island (Panama)

Physical description

pp. 7-8

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