Congratulations to our 2014 winner! This year the Florida Museum hosted its second ButterflyFest Facebook Photo Challenge! The challenge was designed to educate and promote awareness of wildlife and biodiversity through photography. Photos had to include a depiction of wildlife and biodiversity
entry by Alexandra Klar Photo taken August 2014 at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington
Research Opportunities Our lab currently has openings for the following positions: Graduate Students I am always looking for good students to become part of our research team. I seek highly motivated students that take their research interests seriously. I believe an integrative research approach
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Faunal Exploitation and Translocation at Carriacou, Grenadines Grand Bay coast (Photo by Scott M. Fitzpatrick) Michelle LeFebvre has spent several years conducting fieldwork on Carriacou, a Grenadine island in the Lesser Antilles. All work on Carriacou has been a multi-institution effort, with P
collaboration with Christina Giovas (Department of Anthropology, University of Washington
William Marquardt Curator Emeritus Dr. Bill Marquardt has had a long research legacy with the Florida Museum as the Curator of South Florida Archaeology and Ethnography and Director of the Randell Research Center, a research and education facility located in Pineland, Florida. He received his
He received his Ph.D. from Washington University, St. Louis in 1974.
This small dog-sized animal represents the oldest known horse. It had a primitive short face, with eye sockets in the middle and a short diastema — the space between the front teeth and the cheek teeth. Although it has low-crowned teeth, we see the beginnings of the characteristic horse-like ri
Hyracotherium vasacciensis skeleton, National Museum of Natural History, Washington
Many projects take place in the lab with collaborators from other institutions. Some of these are listed below. For post-docs, students and volunteers interested in joining the lab, see the lab’s research opportunities. Anti-bat ultrasound production and sonar deflection With more than 160,000 spe
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Isabel Cacacho Ph.D. Candidate Email: ana.lopez@ufl.edu I am a passionate biologist interested in entomology, molecular biology, physiology, genetics, and bioinformatics. My research has centered around different arthropod taxa, focusing on questions associated with the development of adaptatio
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The massive Alligator Snapping Turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. Recent research in the Museum’s collection recognized three distinct species, one based on this specimen collected by student George Zug, who became a Smithsonian Curator. Summary Alligator Snapping Turtle (
curator of herpetology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington
Global Change and Insect Declines (ENY 4209/6259 & ZOO 4926/6927) This 2-credit course was first offered in 2022 through the Dept. of Biology and Dept. of Entomology and Nematology. This course introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the global impacts of anthropogenic change on insec
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VENOMOUS Other common names Pigmy Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnake Basic description Most adult Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnakes are about 12-24 inches (30-61 cm) in total length. This is a very small snake, but it is thick for its size. The body color varies from light to dark gray, and a lengthwise row
Lucie, Sumter, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington If you have a new or
