PART 2 Class GASTROPODA PULMONTA – The Pulmonate Snails (LYMNAEIDAE – VERTIGINIDAE) Superfamilies Superfamily LYMNAEOIDEA Family LYMNAEIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 Subfamily LYMNAEINAE Rafinesque, 1915 Genus Fossaria Westerlund, 1885 Fossaria Westerlund, 1885; Fauna der in der paläartisc
TYPE LOCALITY — Santa Rosa, Honduras.
The Ceramic Type collection of the Florida Museum of Natural History historical archaeology laboratory has three major components. These include the Historical Archaeology Type collections (HTC), The Lister Collection (LC), and the Illustrated Collection (IC). The Historical Archaeology Type coll
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Honduras
In 1959, a then-teenage lepidopterist Thomas Emmel collected 13 fawn-colored butterflies in the highlands of Mexico. Nearly 60 years later, those butterflies are finally being recognized as a new species by his colleague Andrew Warren, who named the butterfly Cyllopsis tomemmeli to honor Emmel, n
three-month expedition through southern Mexico and British Honduras
Department of Natural History Research Seminar Series Spring 2024 January 16, 3p.m.: McGuire Center “Expanding Horizons in Lepidoptera Research” Speaker: Yash Sondhi Institution: University of Florida; Florida International University Title: Visual gene evolution and light entrapment in butter
Speaker: Robert Gallardo Institution: Pro Nature Honduras
Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum from 2019 to 2020, this exhibition highlights research on edible insects as a sustainable source of protein for people. Compare the environmental footprint of a cricket to traditional protein sources such as beef, pork and chicken. Learn ab
Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras
Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum in 2016, this exhibition highlights research on Earth’s increasing sea level rise – largely in response to climate change. Learn about the science behind sea level rise and the special challenges Florida faces. Discover current University o
Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras
Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum in 2020, this exhibition offers a scientific overview of Florida’s trademark weather phenomena including information on their formation, naming, categories, and hurricane seasons around the world. Charts and graphics illustrate the facts ab
Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras
Recent Bird Skeleton Collection This collection of 24,500 specimens, representing about 3,000 species, is approximately fifth largest in the world in number of specimens and species. In 1992, the Florida Museum received the Recent bird skeleton collection assembled by Prof. Pierce Brodkorb of the U
The top ten countries are: US 9,696; Mexico 1,513; Honduras
The Florida Museum is shocked and saddened by the passing of Thomas Emmel, our colleague and friend, who died over the weekend, apparently from natural causes, while traveling in Brazil. Many of you have known Dr. Emmel for decades; others know him as a professor, mentor, researcher, travel guide
three-month expedition through southern Mexico and British Honduras
It’s easy to get carried away romanticizing the cushy lives of the fabulously wealthy, even those who lived in exotic ancient cultures. We may pin all sorts of stereotypes to them: that they employed servants to perform their mundane chores, bought or bartered for everything they needed and never li
research at Aguateca and other sites in Guatemala and Honduras
