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Extinct plant Ziziphus celata

Florida Biodiversity

Unlocking genetic data of rediscovered ‘hidden’ native Florida plant

March 1, 2012

In 1947, a small package containing an unknown plant specimen arrived at the Florida Museum of Natural History Herbarium. For…
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Susan Milbrath

Climate Change

Using tree-ring data to test climate events

February 1, 2012

The events were depicted in ancient Mesoamerican codex In ancient Mesoamerica, as the Aztec calendar predicted the end of the…
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beach overlooking distant island

Life on Earth

Researching 6,000 years of history in the Bahamas

February 1, 2012

The field of restoration ecology, in which native flora and fauna are re-established to create more sustainable environments, is taking…
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John-go-to-bed-at-noon plant

Evolution

Genetic analysis of hybrid plants may have evolutionary consequences

January 1, 2012

For morning drivers on the roadways of the northwestern U.S., an innocuous purple or yellow flower similar to a daisy…
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hellbender salamander

Life on Earth

Hellbender salamander study seeks answers for global amphibian decline

December 19, 2011

A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers on the endangered Ozark Hellbender giant salamander is the first to…
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Keith Wilmot with collections box

Evolution

Evidence of mimicry in caterpillars documented

December 1, 2011

About 150 years ago, Henry Walter Bates described mimicry based on his observations of adult butterflies in the Amazon, contributing…
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video screen shot - orange starfish

Florida Biodiversity

Florida’s Gulf Coast Marine Biodiversity

November 28, 2011

Florida Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology curator Gustav Paulay discusses his mission to fully document the marine biodiversity of…
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python in pine needles

Florida Biodiversity

Florida’s invasive amphibian and reptile problem leads world

November 2, 2011

During the 1800s, the world was going through transformations steered by war, invention, scientific innovation and the discovery of new…
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Calisto hysius

Evolution

DNA barcoding improves tropical butterfly classification

November 1, 2011

When Charles Darwin journeyed to the Galapagos Islands in the 1830s, he collected some mysterious birds that later helped shape…
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croc and titanoboa

Evolution

New ancient crocodile relative from land of Titanoboa named

October 1, 2011

Did an ancient crocodile relative give the world’s largest snake a run for its money? In the post-dinosaur world of…
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