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Researcher receives grant to study birds in the Andes – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/researcher-receives-grant-to-study-birds-in-the-andes/

With $800,000 from the National Science Foundation, Florida Museum of Natural History conservation biologist Scott Robinson is researching bird ranges in the Andes Mountains. Robinson is leading a team of about 20 researchers measuring ideal temperatures for different species’ survival, study
of these species can just move upslope – the problem is, there’s something else

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The Fishes of Montbrook – Montbrook Fossil Dig

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/montbrook/blog/the-fishes-of-montbrook/

The great tragedy of the Montbrook dig site is that we showed up five million years late to what would have been a pretty epic fish fry. Bony fish (Osteichthyes) fossils make up about a third of the cataloged fossils from the site, (about 7200 specimens). Most of these cataloged specimens are macro-
that they were most likely the modern channel catfish, Ictalurus punctactus, or else

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Hollow trees host massive moth slumber parties – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/hollow-trees-host-massive-moth-slumber-parties/

Unlike social insects such as bees and ants, moths are generally loners. So, when Florida Museum of Natural History lepidopterist Andrei Sourakov spotted a dozen glossy black Idia moths inside a hollow tree, he made a mental note. After he stumbled across 100 of the same species in another hollow
That sparked my interest further in what else might be lurking there.� He first

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Validity of DNA ID tool measured using marine snails – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/validity-of-dna-id-tool-using-marine-snails/

A trendy holiday gift within a decade may be a hand-held device that instantly identifies any species from a snippet of animal tissue, say Florida Museum of Natural History researchers. That may be possible thanks to scientific advances that include the first test quantifying the effectivenes
orange shipment and wonder if they are from a dangerous fruit fly or something else

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Arctodus pristinus – Florida Vertebrate Fossils

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/species/arctodus-pristinus/

Arctodus pristinus Quick Facts Common Name: Lesser short-faced bear Largest land carnivore in Florida during the early Pleistocene. Among living bears, most closely related to the spectacled bear of South America. Age Range Early to middle Pleistocene Epoch; Blancan and Irvingtonian
More fossils of this species are known from Florida (about 150) than anywhere else

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Botanists create “supertree” of evolution for flowering plants – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/botanists-create-supertree-of-evolution-for-flowering-plants/

A group of scientists has created the first comprehensive evolutionary reconstruction of the many families of flowering plants, an achievement that could aid in the search for plant-based cures for diseases and improve agricultural crops. The group, which includes two Florida Museum of Natura
particular cancer-curing drug is in a particular plant, you might want to know, ‘Where else

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Mississippi Green Watersnake – Florida Snake ID Guide

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-snake-id/snake/mississippi-green-watersnake/

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Mississippi Green Water Snake Basic description Most adult Mississippi Green Watersnakes are about 30-55 inches (76-140 cm) in total length. Adults are stout-bodied snakes with a dark greenish background color and several narrow darker markings alternating down th
These snakes have not been recorded from anywhere else in Florida.

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Unlocking genetic data of rediscovered ‘hidden’ native Florida plant – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/unlocking-genetic-data-of-rediscovered-hidden-native-florida-plant/

In 1947, a small package containing an unknown plant specimen arrived at the Florida Museum of Natural History Herbarium. For 37 years, the thorny stem and leaves sat pressed between pages of a yellowed newspaper, filed in a cabinet among the vast library of Florida plants, until University of Flori
Its sand hills are home to many plants and animals found nowhere else.

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NSF grants help Florida Museum digitize marine invertebrates, rare land snails – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/paulay-slapcinsky-marine-invertebrates-digitization/

Three grants from the National Science Foundation will enable the Florida Museum of Natural History’s invertebrate zoology division to contribute crucial specimen data and images to online research networks. The grants represent the first two major funding initiatives to digitize modern marine organ
And I don’t think there’s anybody else that can provide that level of information.â

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Accessioning & Filing – University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/methods/accessioning/

1. Daily Follow-up to Mounting Do a final check on the specimen conditions and have specimens repaired that are not mounted well. Make sure each specimen is secure and has a packet. Provide feedback to the mounters. Pencil the family number on the upper right of each sheet’s label or just ab
If the material is redundant, determine which to cull for exchange, else organize

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