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Giant Clam – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Giant Clams can grow to be huge in nutrient-poor waters due to the help of tiny photosynthetic algae (zooxanthellae) that live in their body. The zooxanthellae gain protection by living on the giant clam, while the clam gains the carbon fixed by photosynthesis. Summary Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas
of the most conspicuous animals in shallow water coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian

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Smooth Hammerhead – Discover Fishes

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Sphyrna zygaena This coastal shark prefers shallow waters, and are reported to even venture in freshwater. Sporting a wide and smooth cephalophoil or „hammerhead“ this seasonal migrant is the second largest in the genus Sphyrna. Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Sphyrnidae Genus – Sphyrna
In the western Indian Ocean, the smooth hammerhead occurs off the coasts of South

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Journal of Caribbean Archaeology – Florida Museum of Natural History

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The Journal of Caribbean Archaeology (JCA) was created to provide a refereed publication outlet for archaeological research in the Caribbean and surrounding areas to promote and facilitate communication between investigators working across the broad circum-Caribbean region. JCA was founded in 1999
Burley) Encomienda in Jamaica: Evidence for Forces Indian Labor in Jamaica 1509-

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Genome sequencing of butterflies resolves centuries-old conundrum – Research News

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When conditions are just right, organisms can undergo rapid bursts of diversification, and what starts out as one species can end up as an entire family tree in the evolutionary equivalent of the blink of an eye. A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Indian moon moths, for example, can follow the pheromone trail of a female from several

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Stories to Watch – Thompson Earth Systems Institute

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To pair with the rest of our educational content in each Earth to Florida newsletter, we bring you monthly updates on statewide environmental news. Read below to see what we found this past month: Florida has recently enacted a law preventing municipalities from banning synthetic turf for front
Johns River and the Indian River Lagoon.

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Effigy Head – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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The size of the head on this exceptional example of Veracruz art indicates it came from a figure that was quite large. Such figures have been interpreted as musicians or deities, or props in shamanic performances. Summary Effigy Head Made by Remojadas people, Veracruz, Mexico Dates to ~AD 550–
Pearsall’s collecting focused on North American Indian art in the late 19th and early

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Beaded Vest – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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In the 1800s, Native Americans began to produce objects to sell to tourists to support themselves while living on reservations. The most popular items were European styles made using traditional materials, and often contained symbolic icons from both cultures. Summary Beaded Vest Made by Sioux
artisan incorporated both horses – which were extremely important to the Plains Indians

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Free Books via Digital Access – Randell Research Center

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In our work, we often consult Culture and Environment in the Domain of the Calusa, Monograph 1, edited by William H. Marquardt with assistance by Claudine Payne. Published in 1992, it serves as a reference for artifact types, details how zooarchaeology uncovers clues about past environments
Milanich and Susan Milbrath, and Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe by

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Archie F. Carr Medal – Department of Natural History

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The Carr Medal honors the late Archie Carr, University of Florida zoology professor and world authority on sea turtles. The medal recognizes outstanding national and international contributions to the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of our natural heritage. About Archie Carr Archie
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge along Florida’s east coast in Brevard and Indian

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Pencil Urchins – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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Cryptic species – species that look alike – present a challenge for scientists who classify organisms. DNA studies have shown that these two Pencil Urchins, known by the same name, are actually two different species. Summary Pencil Urchins Heterocentrotus trigonarius From La Reunion Island, In
Summary Pencil Urchins Heterocentrotus trigonarius From La Reunion Island, Indian

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