David Blackburn, an associate curator of herpetology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the joys of working with amphibians, specifically frogs. Blackburn’s work with amphibian biodiversity involves tools like micro-CT scanning, which allows researchers to produce 3-D models and gai
specimens, and we can also use these as products of our research that we can, you know, hand
A staple on the sidelines for Gator sports teams, Gatorade also replenishes a different kind of athlete at the University of Florida: butterflies. The sports drink serves as a substitute for nectar in a laboratory-maintained colony of Miami blues, among the most critically endangered butterflies
Live flowering plants were too cumbersome, and hand-feeding was out of the question
At first glance, Garra surinbinnani looks like a stout, brown minnow with the face of a boxer who’s gone one too many rounds. But the deep gash in its forehead studded with blue spikes is a natural feature whose function remains a mystery. Discovered by Florida Museum of Natural History researche
Meanwhile Surin hung from the back with one hand as casually as though he were riding
Early this summer, twenty teachers invested a week learning about the Calusa Indians and their involvement with the environment. We listened to the experts, collected samples from Pine Island Sound, studied artifacts, explored ancient village sites, and envisioned Calusa lifestyles by replicating kn
With topographic maps in hand, we tried to imagine the size of the human population
On June 2 and 3, the RRC at Pineland hosted a visit by a remarkable array of specialists in archaeological sciences, all members of the RRC Research and Collections Committee, and all employed by or affiliated with the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. Led by Committee Chair
A focus of the team’s efforts was to get a first-hand look at the Surf Clam Ridge
Complete the UF Herbarium’s loan contract. This only needs to be done once for all loans you want us to request for your study. But, there may need to be a discussion about case space with your advisor, if you want a lot of loans. Contact the herbarium staff where you plan to visit to arrange for
Some institutions prefer for you to show up with a request in hand.
In March, the Scientist in Every Florida School program coordinated its 500th classroom visit to schools in Palm Beach County.
of youth have been able to meet and chat with ‘real’ scientists to offer a first-hand
By his mid-20s, Keith Reeves had traveled the world. When he settled in Florida in the 1960s, however, it was in many ways an alien place: No ancient monuments like the pyramids he climbed in Egypt or mountains like those on South Pacific islands where he lived as a “Navy brat,” but a wet-hot, often
The Reeves have experienced these living, breathing native cultures first-hand.
Stevenson Architects of Bradenton, Florida has been hired to produce construction documents and a long-term preservation plan for the historic Ruby Gill House, our Randell Research Center headquarters in Pineland. This work will be paid for by Lee County, through grants from its Historic Preservatio
With detailed construction drawings in hand, we will then hire a contractor to do
To get a good visual image of how your contributions to the RRC are used, all you have to do is visit the Calusa Heritage Trail. Thanks to operating funds made possible by donations from Friends of the RRC as well as site visitors, we are now well on the way to having the proper equipment t
Terry Pierce, who volunteers 40 hours a week, has been my right hand man in getting
