Our biological research initiatives concerning sharks, skates and rays are numerous and diverse, ranging from studies on relative abundance and distribution, to systematics and evolutionary relationships. Diversity of chondrichthyan fishes is a major focus of research at the FPSR, where scientists a
We are using ancient DNA and contemporary next generation sequencing approaches to
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can’t explain Key points White sharks exhibit stark differences between the DNA
Every year, the Florida Museum’s Department of Natural History awards funding for University of Florida graduate students to help cover the cost of travel associated with their research. After a long year of travel restrictions, the funds were especially helpful to this year’s recipients, many of wh
Although considered a single species, beetleweed populations differ in the amount of DNA
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can’t explain Key points White sharks exhibit stark differences between the DNA
The Herbarium at the Florida Museum of Natural History is run jointly by the Museum and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Including the associated fossil plant collection, it houses about 500,000 vascular plants, moss and lichen specimens, plus 15,000 wood and 3,
Scientists extract DNA from herbarium specimens to study evolutionary relationships
The Department of Natural History at the Florida Museum, University of Florida, employs 30 faculty-curators and and more than 50 collection managers and other professional staff who pursue a variety of scientific questions within the anthropological, biological, and paleontological sciences. Tra
can’t explain Key points White sharks exhibit stark differences between the DNA
The Department of Natural History at the Florida Museum, University of Florida, employs 30 faculty-curators and and more than 50 collection managers and other professional staff who pursue a variety of scientific questions within the anthropological, biological, and paleontological sciences. Tra
can’t explain Key points White sharks exhibit stark differences between the DNA
The Namibian desert located in Namib-Naukluft Park is home to a myriad of plant species within the family Zygophyllaceae. This plant family is the focus of my dissertation project where I am interested in exploring the evolution of leaf succulence and using Zygophyllaceae as a model system. The rang
Zygophyllaceae in their natural habitat as possible and start the process of extracting both DNA
Researchers have discovered a common butterfly genus from South America previously believed to contain just three species actually has 12. The international team studying the butterfly genus Zischkaia named one of the nine new species after Andy Warren, senior collections manager of the Florida M
Paraná, Brazil, and the other eight new species were identified using morphology, DNA
Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand. Thanks to the work of a small team of researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History, three new s
identical, and it’s only by closely examining their genitalia and analyzing their DNA
