Collections-based Resources for Teachers at NSTA 2018
Contributed by Adania Flemming and Jeanette Pirlo
The Oldest Specimen in the MyCoPortal
The oldest specimen in the MyCoPortal is housed at Purdue and was collected in 1769 in Tierra Del Fuego at the southern tip of South America. It was collected by the Englishman Sir Joseph Banks and Dr.
January 2018 Biodiversity Spotlight
Labial view of an upper anterior tooth of C. megalodon.
Contributed by Jeanette Pirlo
We Dig Bio
November 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Hummingbird Clearwing Hemaris thysbe
Images courtesy of Cathy Bester
WeDigBio 2017
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Digitized Collections Data
Contributed by Pam Soltis and Adania Flemming
iDigBio supported five students in its inaugural mini-REU site program during summer, 2017. This program, modeled on NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, was developed to provide undergraduates with research opportunities using digitized natural history collection data.
October 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
September 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Photo Courtesy of Vic Berardi
August 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Larger Benthic Foraminifera
Nummulites and Alveolina from the Eocene of Madagascar.
Contributed by Dr. Laura Cotton
NMITA – using an illustrated taxonomic database of living and fossil corals to expand bioinformatics education.
What is NMITA?
July 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Manta Rays
June 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
American Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Photo courtesy of: Florida Fish and Wildlife, Photo by: Karen Parker
Resources for Collections-Based Undergraduate Education Workshop
Bering Land Bridge and the MyCoPortal
Contributed by: Teresa Iturriaga, Rhianna Baldree, Alex Kuhn, Andrew Miller
Mycologists long to collect
areas remote to most men
where fungi today may thrive
keeping plants, trees, and cycles alive.
Bridges are to their liking
since one can go underneath
connecting with what lies beneath.
About fungi this is most striking.
April 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
The Greater Bilby
Image courtesy of Bernard Dupont taken from David Fleay Wildlife Park
National Science Teachers Association Conference 2017
iDigBio staff members Bruce MacFadden, Libby Ellwood, and Molly Phillips attended the 2017 National Science Teachers Association National Meeting held on March 30-April 2 in the L.A. Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. The conference was massive – attended by thousands of K-college science teachers from around the country and world.
March 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
All Images Courtesy of Cathy Bester and were taken at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in December 2016.
What's the DEAL with Gastropods? A New Educational Resource from the Cretaceous World
As part of the new Cretaceous World TCN, Jonathan Hendricks at the Paleontological Research Institution has recently released the first chapter in the larger Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life (DEAL) project.
February 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Liverworts
Photo Courtesy of Matt von Konrat
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