 All Things Beautiful: Wonders from the Collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History was created in-house at the Florida Museum of Natural History, with contributions from the curators and collection managers of each collection as well as input from emeriti faculty and staff and national and
As a reporter at the Miami News, the Miami Herald, the Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau
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
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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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.
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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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
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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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
What is a herbarium? AÂ herbarium (Latin: hortus siccus) is a collection of plant samples preserved for long-term study, usually in the form of dried and pressed plants mounted on paper. The dried and mounted plant samples are generally referred to as herbarium specimens. Other materials in the herb
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