Caranx hippos This large fish is wonderfully abundant in the Atlantic Ocean, and popular resource for both commercial and sports fishers alike. The juvenile is striped vertically along its sides, but as it matures, it changes to an even greenish-bluish above and silver or golden below. Usually ad
Crevalle jack juveniles: A. 15.3 mm, B. 20.4 mm, C. 32.6 mm, D. 80.5 mm (standard
A Florida Museum of Natural History study provides new insights into the complex, shared history between blood-sucking lice and the vitamin-producing bacterial sidekicks that enable them to parasitize mammals, including primates and humans. Lice depend on bacteria to supply essential vitamins mis
lice that parasitize humans, gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys, symbionts make B
Undergraduate students are underlined 2023 VL Mathis and R Mathieu. Investigating the species status of Sherman’s short-tailed shrew (Blarina shermani): preliminary insights. Joint meeting of the 13th International Mammalogical Congress and the 102nd annual meeting of the American Society of Mamma
(oral presentation) Pino JL, Soto-Centeno JA and Pasch B.
Miocene Epoch 23 to 5 million years ago The Miocene in Florida was a time of abundance with grassland savannahs and a variety of woodland habitats that supported a wide range of food for browsing and grazing animals. With more diversity of herbivores, came more specialized predators too. Explore
From top to bottom, buccal or lateral (cheek-side) view, occlusal view, and B) medial
Squalus cubensis This slender, schooling shark prefers deeper, warm waters of the Western Atlantic where it eats smaller bony fish and invertebrates and can grow to around 76.2 cm (30 in) long (Compagno et al., 2005). It has large eyes set close to its pointed snout, spines at the front of each d
B., Hoffmayer, E. R., Hannan, K. M., & Mathers, A. N. (2013).
An extinct tortoise species that accidentally tumbled into a water-filled limestone sinkhole in the Bahamas about 1,000 years ago has finally made its way out, with much of its DNA intact. As the first sample of ancient DNA retrieved from an extinct tropical species, this genetic material could h
species is a goal.� Read the full article in Proceedings of the Royal Society B
D.W., Barger, T.W., Pérez-Pérez, M.A., Herlihy, C.R., Delph, L.F., Blackwood, C.B.
Nieto Feliner, G., Cellinese, N., Crowl, A.A., Frajman, B. 2023. Understanding plant
Floridaophis auffenbergi Quick Facts Common Name: none Known from only a single specimen, an isolated vertebra. One of the oldest known colubrids (nonvenomous constricting snakes) in North America. A species of very small size; the anatomy of the vertebrae suggest a terrestrial rather tha
A) dorsal view, B) ventral view, C) anterior view, D) posterior view, and E) left
Mission Statement Purpose Acquisitions Museum Collections How Natural History Objects and Collections are Acquired Priorities for Acquisition Ethics of Acquisition Laws Governing Acquisition Conditions of Acceptance Acceptance of Large Collections Standards of Documentati
(b) The division shall institute an administrative proceeding by serving written
Ava Johnson Undergraduate volunteer I love all things insects, but especially Lepidoptera! I’ve been raising caterpillars since as long as I can remember, from swallowtails to monarchs to woolly bears and even hornworms. These creatures inspire me not only as a scientific curiosity, but they als
Cuthberston AGS (2011) Comparison of biological parameters between the invasive B
