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Catnip’s chemical attractant is new twist on old family tradition – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/catnip-twist-on-old-family-tradition/

Catnip is most famous for its ability to launch felines into a euphoric frenzy, but the origin of its cat-attracting chemical is a remarkable example of evolutionary innovation. While the compound nepetalactone drives two-thirds of cats batty, likely by mimicking sex pheromones, its real purpose
Florida Museum of Natural History curator and University of Florida distinguished professor

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Gustav Paulay – People

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Contact Florida Museum of Natural History Special Collections Building 3207 Hull Road Gainesville, Florida 32611 352-273-1948 paulay@flmnh.ufl.edu Additional information, including active field programs, research objectives and more… Collections & Programs Invertebrate Zoology
and more… Collections & Programs Invertebrate Zoology Other Affiliations Adjunct Professor

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Pamela S. Soltis – People

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Contact Florida Museum of Natural History Dickinson Hall 1659 Museum Road Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800 352-273-1964 psoltis@flmnh.ufl.edu X: @SoltisLab Collections & Programs Soltis Lab: Molecular Systematics & Evolutionary Genetics Genetic Resources Repository Other Affiliat
Soltis Distinguished Professor and Curator; Director, UF Biodiversity Institute

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Butterflies and plants evolved in sync, but moth ‘ears’ predated bats – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/butterflies-plants-evolved-in-sync-but-moth-ears-predated-bats/

Butterflies and moths rank among the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, with nearly 160,000 known species, ranging from the iconic blue morpho to the crop-devouring armyworm. Scientists have long attributed these insects’ rich variety to their close connections with other organisms. Butte
,” said the study’s lead author Akito Kawahara, University of Florida associate professor

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Plant biologist Pam Soltis receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award – Research News

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University of Florida plant biologist Pam Soltis will receive the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s 2018 Distinguished Scientist Award, given annually to a scientist whose extraordinary work fulfills the association’s mission to “advance collaborative research and strengthen the scien
Soltis, a distinguished professor and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History

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Florida Museum students awarded NSF graduate fellowships – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/2019-nsf-graduate-fellowships/

Three Florida Museum of Natural History doctoral students have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a competitive funding opportunity that supports scientists in the early stages of their career. The awardees are Shelly Gaynor of the museum’s Laboratory of Molec
student,” said Gaynor’s adviser Pamela Soltis, University of Florida distinguished professor

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Miohippus – Fossil Horses

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fossil-horses/gallery/miohippus/

Species of Miohippus gave rise to the first burst of diversity in the horse family. Until Miohippus, there were few side branches, but the descendants of Miohippus were numerous and distinct. During the Miocene, over a dozen genera existed. Today, only one genus of horses survives: Equus. Where &a
Professor Marsh, who also named eohippus and Pliohippus, was not trying to confuse

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The yucca and the moth: How extreme weather impacts the timing of biological events – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/the-yucca-and-the-moth-how-extreme-weather-impacts-the-timing-of-biological-events/

Whether it is flowers sprouting in the spring, cicadas mating in the blistering heat of summer, or caterpillars hatching to feed on their favorite host plant – across the natural world, the timing of biological events is so important it spawned its own scientific discipline: phenology. Much of ph
as annual temperatures or precipitation averages,” said Li, who is an assistant professor

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