Portal Curiosities: Now Only in Museums
The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf, was a carnivorous marsupial that occurred in Australia.
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Surveys seek input on needs and resources for biodiversity data in the Pacific Islands
To help prepare for the 2016 calls for proposals under the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme, GBIF has released surveys seeking input from data holders and decision makers in the Pacific Islands—two stakeholder groups critical to the programme’s long-term success. Seeh http://www.gbif.org/newsroom/news/BID-pacific-survey for more information.
iDigBio at Flora Malesiana 10
Who could resist a conference where the mascot is a giant bright red Rafflesia flower, where bagpipes serenade the participants, and kilt-wearing and traditional folk dancing are encouraged, along with stimulating science? The 10th International Flora Malesiana Symposium was hosted by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland between 11-15 July 2016.
SPNHC 2016 One Collection: pathways to integration
Berlin, the Museum for Naturkunde, and Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum proved to be an engaging setting for SPNHC 2016. Conference attendees packed the conference rooms and exhibit hall of the andel’s Hotel in Friedrichshain.
July 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
Photo Courtesy of Dylan Pond
Article Contributed by Sarah Makenbach
PSC2016 - iDigBio at the 23rd Pacific Science Congress
The 23rd Pacific Science Congress, successfully hosted by Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan brought together scientists from a broad range of fields to discuss progress being made towards a sustainable future in Asia and the Pacific.
Bringing Biodiversity to the National Academies Special Topics Summer Institute
Day One Poster Session
iDigBio was excited to get to both present and participate in the 2016 National Academies Special Topics Summer Institute on Quantitative Biology “Lowering the Activation Energy: Making Quantitative Biology More Accessible" Workshop held on June 19-24, 2016 at North Carolina State University, Raleigh North Carolina.
June 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
Horse-face Loaches (Acantopsis)
This fish specimen is Acantopsis thiemmedhi. The specimen is about five inches long, and comes from the Wang River in Thailand. Photo by Zachary S. Randall.
iDigBio PI Receives International Biology Award
Florida Museum professors receive international biology award
May 24, 2016
Writer: Elizabeth Brown, 352-273-2034, ebrown@flmnh.ufl.edu
Media contact: Paul Ramey, 352-273-2054, pramey@flmnh.ufl.edu
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two Florida Museum of Natural History professors have received the 2016 Darwin-Wallace Medal from the Linnean Society of London, considered one of the top international awards given to researchers studying evolutionary biology.
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