.*, Patten, S.R., Abu, P., Hall, S., Johnston, M.O., Schemske, D.W., Barger, T.W. – , Pérez-Pérez, M.A., Herlihy, C.R., Delph, L.F., Blackwood, C.B., Case, A.L+., Cellinese
Amarasinghe, P., Joshi, S., Page, N., Wijedasa, L.S., Merello, M., Kathriarachchi
Campanulaceae are a large, cosmopolitan angiosperm clade with diverse pollinator adaptations including specialized floral morphologies and secondary pollen presentation mechanisms. We are investigating the the broad-scale relationships of this ca. 65 million year old clade. Along with the relationsh
Mansion, G., Parolly, G., Crowl, A., Mavrodiev, E., Cellinese, N., Oganesian, M.,
Butterflies are among the most vibrant flying insects, with colorful wing patterns sometimes designed to deflect predators. From frogs and lizards to birds and spiders, butterflies have scores of enemies, so thousands of Lepidoptera species have evolved to imitate leaves, eyes, beaks or other insect
Native to Florida, the White M Hairstreak butterfly, Parrhasius m-album, is pictured
Thecachampsa americana Quick Facts Common Name: North American false gharial Thecachampsa americana is a long-snouted crocodile that inhabited Florida from 13 to 6 million years ago. Thecachampsa americana grew to around 6 meters long, slightly larger than its closest living ancestor, the
external naris; f, frontal; ift, infratemporal fenestra; j, jugal; l, lacrimal; m,
Florida Museum graduate student Maribeth Latvis recently received a 2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The award is given to exceptional students working in science, technology, engineering and research fields. Recipients receive a three-year annual stipend of $30,000,
sample of this specimen for research.UF herbarium specimen FLAS 214998 by Kathy M.
Past funded projects NSF DEB-0956371 Collaborative Research: BiSciCol Tracker: Towards a tagging and tracking infrastructure for biodiversity science collections Blog Guralnick, R.P., Cellinese, N., Deck, J., Pyle, R.L., Kunze, J., Penev, L., Walls, R., Hagedorn, G., Agosti, D., Wieczorek, J.,
Bell, M. Latvis, S. Crawley, C. Black, D. Diouf, Z. Xi, C.A. Rushworth, M.A.
Teaching in the Caribbean islands Our collecting throughout the Caribbean has taken us to many islands. Before each trip we inquire about the local schools and arrange a trip to visit one or more. These trips are used to explain to the students why we are visiting their island, and why we value the
The lectures will take place M, W, and F mornings (to be scheduled).
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2019 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student research and significant contributions to the development of museum collections and programs. The Florida Museum University Teaching Committee will honor the winners at a ceremo
courtesy of Richie Hodel Richard Hodel, a former biology doctoral student, and John M.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Quick Facts Common Name: bald eagle Fossils of this species are very rare. Only known from the late Pleistocene. Eagles are known from the early Pleistocene of Florida, but they are extinct species not closely related to the bald eagle. Age Range Late Pleis
Wink, M., P. Heidrich, and C. Fentzloff. 1996.
The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a global effort to map the genomes of all 1.8 million known species of plants, animals, fungi and other eukaryotic life on Earth, is entering a new phase as it moves from pilot projects to full scale production sequencing. Pamela Soltis, a plant biologist at the Fl
Image by Jerald Pinson using elements from David M.
