Experimental study on moths supports the molecular cookie cutter idea proposed for butterflies
Key points In an article recently published in the journal Evolution & Development, Andrei Sourakov — an expert on Lepidoptera…
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Caribbean islands were once the center of diversity for barn owls
Key points Barn owls dispersed to North America from Eurasia between the Pliocene and early Pleistocene epochs, less than 5…
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Roger Portell, director of invertebrate paleontology, retires after 42 years, receives society award and conference session in his honor
Roger Portell, collections director of invertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has retired this month after 42…
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Pam and Doug Soltis win society award for public outreach
University of Florida distinguished professors Pam and Doug Soltis were recently selected as this year’s recipients of the Peter Raven…
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It took 3.7 billion years for this genome to evolve. UF students assembled it in one semester
Key points Eleven undergraduate students at the University of Florida are the first to assemble the pignut hickory tree genome….
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Planes on a snake? Scientists discover crabs hitching a ride on sea snakes
Key points In 2012, scientists working off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica found dozens of sea snakes with crabs…
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UF student receives award for best presentation at national biology conference
Benjamin Genter, a senior at the University of Florida, recently received the Henri Seibert Award for best student talk at…
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Tiny transmitters could unlock monarch migration mysteries in Florida
Every spring, many monarch butterflies drift back into Florida on orange-and-black wings that have captivated scientists for generations. They arrive…
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Paleontologists spent 20 years carbon-dating thousands of marine fossils, then used them to decode a process fundamental to Earth’s history
Key points Over the course of 20 years, an international team of scientists collected and carbon-dated more than 7,500 marine…
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Butterflies worldwide are on the move as the climate warms
A large, international team of scientists has determined that one in ten butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range,…
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