Florida Museum of Natural History
The Florida Museum of Natural History inspires people to care about life on Earth. Located on the University of Florida campus, we are also the state museum.
- Frogs, beer & science! 🐸 Leap into the fascinating world of frogs with herpetologist Dave Blackburn! Feb 12 🍺 Science on Tap: Ribbit & Sip It Join us and UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute for a ribbiting edition of Science on Tap @ Cypress & Grove. Event: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/event/scienc...
- From the field ✈️ Verity Mathis attended the SPNHC annual conference where she presented twice, attended workshops and networked with peers: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/from-... 🐈 Travel funding supports activities and other needs of researchers here at the Florida Museum.
- From the field ✈️ Aleida Iriarte conducted fieldwork in Bolivia, searching for Microkayla, a group of cryptic & endangered brown frogs found at high elevations. www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/from-... 🐸 Travel funding supports professional development of student researchers at the Florida Museum.
- From the field ✈️ José Esteban Jiménez Vargas traveled to Ecuador for fieldwork and herbarium work documenting plant diversity of Peperomia (Piperaceae): www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/from-... 🌿 Travel funding supports professional development of student researchers at the Florida Museum.
- A new study offers the first known correlation between latitude and rate of mimicry evolution in butterflies, consistent with a longstanding theory of biodiversity that can trace its origin to Alfred Russel Wallace. Story: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/butt... Study: doi.org/10.1111/syen...
