Carcharodon carcharias The white shark (or great white) is one of the best known sharks, yet relatively little is known about its biology. It is one of the largest species of sharks, with an estimated maximum size of about 20 feet (600 cm) (Fergusson et al. 2009), though there are unconfirmed
In the Indian Ocean, it occurs from the Red Sea, to South Africa, the Seychelles,
Christopher Columbus. Admiral of the Ocean Sea. The Great Navigator. Renown as the champion of the belief that the earth was round. The man who sought the riches of the Far East by sailing to the west, and who happened instead upon a New World. The man who discovered America. How accurate is the po
were useful for raking the decks of enemy ships or keeping unfriendly canoe-borne Indians
Early Foundations Although established in 1917, the Florida Museum of Natural History Fish Collection was small and parochial in character until the late 1950s. Leonard Giovannoli served as part-time curator during the 1930s and 1940s while teaching in the University of Florida Department of Bi
Everglades and the Florida panhandle; freshwater and estuarine collections from the Indian
The University of Florida Herbarium maintains a non-circulating reference library of publications pertinent to the naming and classification of vascular plants (plant taxonomy and nomenclature). The literature in this collection contains descriptions, geographical ranges and keys for differentiatin
Swaziland. 422 Canary Islands 423 See QK 394, Spanish Sahara Indian Ocean Islands
Bulletin of the Allyn Museum The Bulletin of the Allyn Museum (ISSN-0097-3211) is a peer-reviewed intermittent publication of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. The Bulletin was originally published by
“East Indian” butterflies: Notes and descriptions. 1.
Confirmed Megamouth Shark Sightings There have been 273 confirmed occurrences of megamouth sharks around the world and we are investigating reports of additional individuals. There is a small area in Taiwan where this species is frequently caught as bycatch in commercial drift nets. These localize
Additionally, #16 was caught at sea in the East Indian Ocean The following sightings
Welcome to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s annual report for fiscal year 2023. It’s been an exciting year with many changes for both the University of Florida and the museum!
Larval and pupal silk variation in the Indian Meal moth (Plodia interpunctella):
Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises.
Below are selected publications. Details on all publications can be found on Google Scholar. ORCID ID: orcid 0000-0002-3724-4610, ResearchGate Profile
Larval and pupal silk variation in the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella):
PART 1 Class GASTROPODA Subclass VETIGASTROPODA Superfamilies PART 1 Class GASTROPODA Subclass VETIGASTROPODA Superfamilies Superfamily HELICINOIDEA Family CERESIDAE Thiele, 1925 CERESINAE Thiele, 1925; Handbuck der Zoologie, 5: 78. CERESIDAE Thompson, 1980; Malacologia, 2
Férussac, 1822 DISTRIBUTION — The Neotropical Realm, the Pacific Islands, Australia, Indian
