The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama is the best equipped and most productive tropical research institute in the world. A visit to the institute reveals some of the ingredients of its success.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Anderson, A. The Smithsonian's tropical niche. Nature 349, 647–648 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/349647a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/349647a0