The museum turned 100 last year, and to celebrate we had a special exhibit containing a sampling of some of the most exciting material from all our ranges. Little did we suspect that recent Homo sapiens would also be prominently displayed. All the ranges took turns being on exhibit, and
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
Aardema, M.L. and J. M. Scriber. 2013. No evidence the male mate choice contributes to maintenance of a shared, sex-limited trait in mimetic and non-mimetic female tiger swallowtail butterflies, Papilio glaucus. Evolutionary Biology 40: 108-116. Ahmed, M. Z., E. C. Greyvenstein, J. J. Welch, and
A new genus of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), from New Guinea, with
I’m the friend that those close to me come to for book recommendations. I love being this friend, but it also presents its challenges. First, how do I know the book I loved will be good for my friend? Everyone approaches a story with their own set of past experiences and current states of mind. I
husbands, Reo Fortune and Gregory Bateson — intersected along the Sepik River in New Guinea
Gustav Paulay, invertebrate zoology curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, describes his fascination with biodiversity. He explains the importance of learning about new groups of organisms while they still exist. Interview and videos produced by Ricky Telg for Explore Research at the Uni
Might Also Like Life on Earth Nine new snail species discovered in Papua New Guinea
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Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn’t look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, a pronounced strut in their walk typical of most other doves. You’d be forgiven for overlooking it in favor of Cuba’s prismatic parrots. But looks aren’t everything. For decades, this u
first — albeit extinct — Caribbean bird whose closest relatives are in Africa, New Guinea
Isistius brasiliensis This small, cigar-shaped shark is dark brown on top and light on the underside, with a darker band around its neck. The light underside glows, attracting fish, whales, and sharks. It attaches itself to the prey and uses its serrated bottom teeth to cut out a perfectly circul
In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, it is found from Cape Verde, Guinea to Sierra Leone
Porifera
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
This year’s winners of the Archie F. Carr Medal, which honors the late conservationist Archie Carr, are the first of his former students to receive the award. The Florida Museum of Natural History honored Karen Bjorndal and Peter Pritchard with the 2017 Archie F. Carr Medal Nov. 15 for promoting
giant fossil side-necked turtle from Colombia and a snake-necked turtle from New Guinea
