Due to the Farm´s extensive biodiversity, numerous environmental studies have been completed along the years.

Annotated Bibliography of Finca Hartmann

A) Publications about Finca Hartmann (Birding and Shade Coffee)

Allen, Maria D. 1996. Ojo de Agua: El paraiso de la Familia Hartmann. El Toucan. Vol 22 No. 11:4
A short note in the Panama Audobon Society Newsletter describing the birding in the upper area of the Hartmann’s farm; "Ojo de Agua".

Parrish, Jeffrey. 1997. Conservation with Coffee Beans? Coffee Production and the Global Environment. Coffee Talk. April ’97:36-39.
This article describes the conservation value and ecological advantages of shade grown coffee.
Williams, Alan. 1997. Letters: Panama birding. Winging It. Nov. 97:8-9.
Letter to the editor describing the wonderful birding at Finca Hartmann.

B) Publications in scientific journals over investigations at Finca Hartmann

Cheverton, M. and Thomas, C. 1979. Cambridge Butterfly Expedition To Central America. Final Report to Smithsonian Institution.
Final report of an expedition which surveyed and collected butterflies in Central America. The group performed some of the butterfly work at Finca Hartmann.

Christian, Daniel G. and Dina Roberts 2000. First Description of Nest and Nesting Behaviour of the Nightingale Wren. Wilson Bulletin 112(2): 284-287.
One of these nests was found on Finca Hartmann, and the other in Parque Soberania near Panama City.

Danforth, B.N. and Wcislo, W.T. Two New and Highly Apomorphic Species of Lasioglossum Subgenus Evylaeus (Hymenoptera:Halictidae) from Central America. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am 92(5):624-630 (1999).
Descriptions of new cloud forest species of bees. A new species: Lasioglossum Evylaeus hartmanni is described from specimans from the Finca Hartmann. The species L.(E.) hartmanni was named after Senor Ratibor Hartmann of Santa Clara, Chiriqui, "in flora and fauna of Chirqui, and their conservation."

Enders, Robert K. 1980. Observations on Syntheosciurus: Taxonomy and Behavior. Journal ofMammology 61(4):725-727.
Dr. Robert Enders lived with the Hartmanns for many years during his field seasons and studied the mammals on the farm and the surrounding area. This paper gives descriptions of Panamaian species of squirrels, one of which was collected by Senor Ratibor Hartmann.
Howden, H.F. and Gill, B.D. 1987. New Species and New Records of Panamanian and Costa Rican Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Coleopterist’s Bulletin. 41(3): 201-224.
Descriptions of new species of beetles found in Panama and Costa Rica. A new species: Canton hartmanni, was named for Senor Ratibor Hartmann, "in recognition of his assistance to the many entomologists working in western Panama."

Jaslow, Alan P. 1979. Vocalization and Aggression in Atelopus chiriquiensis (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae). Journal of Herpetology 13(2):141-145.
This paper documents the vocalizations and behavior of the frog Atelopus chiriquiensis. Some of the obseravations for this study were done on Finca Hartmann.

Myers, Charles W. 1982. Blunt-Headed Vine Snakes (Imantodes) in Panama, Including a NewSpecies and Other Revisionary Notes. American Museum Novitates No. 2738:1-50.
Dr. Meyers performed some of his snake work on Finca Hartmann.

Ratcliffe, Brett C. 1981. Barutus hartmanni, A New Genus and Species from Panama with a key to
the Genera of the New World Pentodontini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). TheColeopterists Bulletin 35(4): 463-472.
This paper documents a new genus and species of beetle, Barutus hartmanni, named after Senor Ratibor Hartmann.

Roberts, Dina L., L. Pomara, and Aliss Hartmann Sandí 1999. First nest records for the Spotted Wood-Quail from premontane western Panama. Newsletter of the Partridge, Quail and Francolin Specialist Group 13/14 (spring/autumn): pp.2-3
This is the first scientific description of the nest type, eggs, and nesting behavior of this quail species. One of the nests was found by A. Hartmann, daughter of Sr. Ratibor Hartmann.

Roberts, Dina L., R.J. Cooper, and L.J. Petit 2000. Use of Premontane Moist Forest and Shade Coffee Agroecosystems by Army Ants in Western Panama. Conservation Biology 14(1): 192-199.
This excellent paper discusses the ability of shade coffee plantations to provide suitable habitat for two army ant species, and describes the role they play as top predators and as a resource for songbirds that catch insects flushed by army ants. Most of the work was done on Finca Hartmann.

Roberts, Dina L., R.J. Cooper, and L.J. Petit 2000. Flock characteristcs of ant-following birds in premontane moist forest and coffee agroecosystems. Ecological Applications 10(5).
This paper is a partner to D. Roberts’ Conservation Biology paper listed above, and focuses on the behavior of birds at army ant swarms.