The Alpheus dolerus is one of 250 described snapping shrimp in the Alpheus genus. The family Alpheidae is made up of well over 600 species that are found around the world. Like most of the shrimp in the Alpheus genus, this one has asymmetrical claws and uses the bigger one to make a popping or
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Cookiecutter Shark 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 cu
eastern Atlantic Ocean, it is found from Cape Verde, 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
Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), from New Guinea
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It’s the end of the semester at UF which means we will soon be saying goodbye to our crack team of student assistants. Throughout this semester (and in many cases longer) they have tackled many collections tasks. This includes entering specimen data into a spreadsheet for importing, often from hand
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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
from Colombia and a snake-necked turtle from New Guinea
The Marine Biodiversity Survey of Guam and the Marianas is a collaborative effort between the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Guam Marine Laboratory. ASCIDIACEA CNIDARIA CRUSTACEA ECHINODERMATA MOLLUSCA PLATYHELMINTHES PORIFERA MISCELLANEOUS TAXA
Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
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
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I hope this post finds you safe and healthy. Here at the Florida Museum, things have been shut down for a while, and it has given us a great opportunity to tackle all the parts of our job that our job prevents us from doing. Now that we are not out in the field, or physically in the museum answeri
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