Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Hand

Researchers focusing on conservation and species restoration have to be fairly tenacious, and our biologist Jaret Daniels is no exception. Hurricane Ian required us to reschedule the launch of a new beer aimed at restoring habitat for migrating monarch butterflies. Originally intended for Sept. 30,
Jeff Gage The Daniels Lab also had some of their educational coloring books on hand

The destruction of herbarium specimens by insect pests is a serious problem. Major pests of concern include book lice and cigarette beetles. The Florida Museum and UF Herbarium have designed proactive pest control protocols in order to prevent collection damage. All incoming dry plant materia
All incoming dry plant materials, whether shipped, hand-carried by visitors or just

Your bird field guide may be out of date now that Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird on a South Pacific island. New genera of living birds are rare discoveries — fewer than one per year is announced globally. David Steadman and Andrew Kratte
The biology of birds in these regions is, to a great extent, obscured by stale, hand-me-down

A group of 23 researchers led by Florida Museum scientist Gustav Paulay will leave from St. Petersburg Friday on an expedition to survey the biodiversity of the Gulf of Mexico’s ocean floor. Funded by BP through the Florida Institute of Oceanography, the scientists will make the 10-day trip aboar
The hand-held device carefully vacuums tiny marine organisms easily missed by eye

During the winter holidays every year, hundreds of “snowbirds” travel from the northern U.S. and Canada for the warmth of the South Florida sun. But there’s always the occasional cold spell. As luck would have it, temperatures in December 2012 dropped while Florida Museum of Natural Histor
from a boat during the day, captured moths at night and collected sea creatures by hand

The bright chirp of the coquí frog, the national symbol of Puerto Rico, has likely resounded through Caribbean forests for at least 29 million years. A new study published in Biology Letters describes a fragmented arm bone from a frog in the genus Eleutherodactylus, also known as rain frogs or co
He examined it with his hand lens.

Dragons are everywhere. Rachel Keeffe knows this. She recently talked to UF News about dragons on the Game of Thrones series. If dragons could exist, what would they look like? How and where would they thrive? Rachel is currently a herpetology Ph.D. student at the Florida Museum/UF departm
the world, but ended up having to cap that at 100 because it quickly got out of hand

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Step back in time and embark on an icy adventure at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s new “Antarctic Dinosaurs” exhibit, opening Oct. 7. While Antarctica is a frozen land of snow today, this exciting exhibition reveals the lush habitat it once was 200 million years ago a
assemble a puzzle that shows how the continents used to fit together or even try their hand

The Division of Vertebrate Paleontology welcomes the use of its collections by outside researchers regardless of academic affiliation. The following steps should be taken: Contact one of the Vertebrate Paleontology curators and inform them of the intended dates of your visit and the type(s)
Visitors wishing to borrow specimens and hand carry them back to their institution

Shark attacks are most likely to occur on Sunday, in less than 6 feet of water, during a new moon and involve surfers wearing black and white bathing suits, a first-of-its-kind study from the Florida Museum suggests. Researchers analyzed statistics from shark attacks that occurred in Florida’s Vo
Hand splashing and feet kicking provoke sharks, which bite and release what they