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Florida monarch butterfly populations have dropped 80 percent since 2005 – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/florida-monarch/

A 37-year survey of monarch populations in North Central Florida shows that caterpillars and butterflies have been declining since 1985 and have dropped by 80 percent since 2005. This decrease parallels monarchs’ dwindling numbers in their overwintering grounds in Mexico, said study co-author Jar
alarming in a number of different ways,� said Daniels, who is also an associate professor

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Ferns finally get a genome, revealing a history of DNA hoarding and kleptomania – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ferns-finally-get-a-genome-revealing-a-history-of-dna-hoarding-and-kleptomania/

Ferns are notorious for containing massive amounts of DNA and an excessively large number of chromosomes. Defying all expectations, a fern no larger than a dinner plate currently holds the title for highest chromosome count, with a whopping 720 pairs crammed into each of its nuclei. This penchant of
genome tells a different story,� said co-author Doug Soltis, a distinguished professor

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Wonder & Grow with Books Pt 2 – For Educators

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/educators/blogs/wonder-grow-with-books-pt-2/

Like many other white Americans, after the murder of George Floyd, I felt the immediate need to do something, anything to better understand and ultimately dismantle systemic racism. Many amazing books, documentaries, and podcasts have already been recommended across social media and if you Google “b
Drew Lanham is an ornithologist and professor of ecology at Clemson University who

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Fungal Collection – University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/collections/fungal/

The fungal herbarium currently holds more than 58,000 specimens that consist of macrofungal fruiting bodies (mushrooms, shelf fungi, etc.), plants infected by fungi, and isolates of microfungi on dried agar plates. These include approximately 700 type specimens of mushrooms and related fungi that w
Benny Courtesy Research Professor Phone: (352) 273-4684 Email: gbenny@ufl.edu

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Scientist wins NSF CAREER Award for genetic plant research – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/scientist-wins-nsf-career-award-for-genetic-plant-research/

Nico Cellinese, assistant curator of the Florida Museum of Natural History herbarium and informatics, has received a prestigious $865,000 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The grant will support Cellinese’s research on genetic diversity in the flowering plant group Campanulac
localized places, said Cellinese, who is also a University of Florida assistant professor

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Peter Rolfs Collection – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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The Museum’s Herbarium was established by Peter Rolfs in 1891 at Florida Agricultural College in Lake City. Later transferred to the new University of Florida, this early collection of about 5,000 specimens documents Florida flora from the 1890s and early 1900s. Summary Chinquapin (Castanea pumi
horticulturalist and a biologist for the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station and was a professor

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NEA Big Read Kickoff: Lab Blitz – Florida Museum

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/event/nea-lab-blitz/

Good books broaden our horizons and inspire new conversations, no matter where we are! Join the Florida Museum of Natural History and Alachua County Library District as we kickoff the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a series of events building community while lifting the voices of women in
Florida Museum Environmental Archaeology Collection Pam Soltis, Distinguished Professor

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Remembering Florida Museum curator Jacqueline Miller – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/remembering-florida-museum-curator-jacqueline-miller/

Jacqueline Miller, Allyn curator emerita at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History, passed away peacefully earlier this year on July 8. Jacqueline and her husband, Lee Miller, were among the most influential and respected lepidopterists of their
mother and I took to Florida when I was a teenager,� said James Adams, a biology professor

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Earliest horses show past global warming affected mammal body size – Research News

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These days, climate change is a hot topic. What will happen as temperatures rise more rapidly than humans have documented in modern history? Will birds and mammals flock or will they be able to acclimate? Who will become extinct? In recent years, scientists have strived to understand the a
as a postdoctoral researcher in Bloch’s laboratory before becoming an assistant professor

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Scientist in Every Florida School program Coordinates 500th Classroom Visit in Palm Beach County – Thompson Earth Systems Institute

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/scientist-in-every-florida-school-program-coordinates-500th-classroom-visit-in-palm-beach-county/

In March, the Scientist in Every Florida School program coordinated its 500th classroom visit to schools in Palm Beach County.
, titled “Motion in the Ocean,” featured Maria Josefina Olascoaga, an associate professor

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