F L M N HFLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Annual Report 2002-2003

The Florida Museum of Natural History is Florida’s state museum of natural history,

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About the cover:Invertebrate Paleontology Collection

Manager Roger Portell collected this3-million-year-old carnivorous snail,

Ecphora quadricostata, from aCharlotte County shell quarry.

Photo by Sean Roberts

dedicated to understanding and preserving biological diversity and cultural heritage.

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Already affected by shrinking endowment portfolios, an alarming number of state anduniversity natural history museums came under assault this year as state legislatures acrossthe country scrambled to deal with sizable revenue shortfalls. Many museums faced budgetreductions, down-sizing, and in a few cases, outright elimination. The severity of thesituation was reported widely in the press as the museum community tried to rally support, led byorganizations such as the Natural Science Collections Alliance and the American Association ofMuseums.

Against this bleak backdrop, I am pleased to report the Florida Museum of Natural History experiencedone of its finest years ever. A very supportive and creative university administration helped us weatherthe third straight year of cuts to the university budget while our researchers and educators brought in arecord total of external grant funding. As a result, 2002-2003 had a multitude of highlights.

On Oct. 5 we opened our second permanent exhibition hall, “South Florida People and Environments,”which is not only breathtakingly beautiful, but also enormously popular. In the fall, constructioncommenced on McGuire Hall, our exciting new home for Lepidoptera and environmental studies. The

McGuire Family Foundation pledged an additional $3 million in late 2002 to create the McGuire Institute for Biodiversity and the Environ-ment at the museum. This wonderful gift galvanizes our research and educational thrusts in this arena, consistent with the biological andenvironmental science emphasis identified in the University of Florida strategic plan.

In February the museum hosted “Passport to the Groovy ’60s,” a very popular and highly successful, ‘far-out’ fundraiser organized by theMuseum Associates. The museum then joined in the celebration of the university’s sesquicentennial (1853-2003) by planning a huge 150thbirthday party and million-dollar fundraiser, “Party on the Plaza,” with its neighbors at the UF Cultural Plaza – the Samuel P. Harn Museumof Art and the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

A notable highlight in spring 2003 was the opening of “The Pearsall Collection of American Indian Art: 40th Anniversary Selections”produced by guest curator Sandra Starr. This fabulous exhibition features more than 200 of the finest pieces from the museum’s LeighMorgan Pearsall Collection, many of which have never been exhibited. The exhibition will remain on display indefinitely.

At the museum’s Randell Research Center in Pineland, we broke ground on our new teaching pavilion, interpreted trail and parking lot.These much-anticipated site improvements will enable Drs. Bill Marquardt, John Worth, Karen Walker, and the rest of the museum team inSouthwest Florida to share the unfolding mysteries of the Calusa with students, Floridians and tourists from all over the globe.

Distinguished Research Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology Dr. S. David Webb retired in June 2003. Friends, colleagues, and former studentsgathered in May for “WebbFéte” to celebrate Dave’s brilliant 39-year career at the museum. Fortunately for us, Dave plans to spend at leastpart of each year in Gainesville, dividing his time between Florida and Montana. And despite the university’s budgetary challenges, themuseum was able to hire a replacement for Dave as well as fill a long-standing vacancy by hiring a new assistant curator of mammals. Bothnew faculty members will arrive in 2003-2004.

Speaking of new faculty, we welcomed Dr. Scott Robinson from the University of Illinois to the museum this year. Scott holds our EminentScholar Chair as Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation, the position formerly held by Dr. John Eisenberg.

In these complex economic times, when many of our sister institutions across the nation are struggling for survival, the Florida Museum ofNatural History remains healthy and vigorous. By focusing on the core elements of our mission and performing at a consistently high level, Ibelieve we can predict many more highlights in the year ahead.

Douglas S. Jones, Ph.D.

Director, Florida Museum of Natural History

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

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COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH

Archaeology, Ethnography,Museum Studies

Kitty Emery, assistant curator ofEnvironmental Archaeology, did field work atthe Mayan site of Motul de San Jose,Guatemala, with a focus on how the ancientMaya interacted with plants and animals.Along with collection managers IrvyQuitmyer and Sylvia Scudder,archaeobotanist Donna Ruhl and assistantscientist Karen Walker, Emery’s Environmen-tal Archaeology team has made greatprogress in analyzing soils, plants and bothmarine and terrestrial animals throughoutthe Caribbean region (Florida, West Indianislands, Middle America). These studies helpus understand complex prehistoric changesin climate, sea level, soils, forest cover andanimal populations.

Our program in Historical Archaeologycontinues to investigate early Spanishsettlements in Florida (St. Augustine) andthe Caribbean. Distinguished researchcurator Kathleen Deagan received a $48,620grant from Discovery Communications Inc.to investigate La Navidad, which wasChristopher Columbus’s 1492 fortress inHaiti. She and collection manager Al Woodssurveyed and excavated this site for twomonths during the summer of 2003. A grantof $84,000 from the National Endowment forthe Humanities will allow Woods and Deaganto create an on-line digital type-collection forhistoric artifacts. Digital photography of theceramics already is completed.

After 28 years of outstanding researchand writing about Florida archaeology,curator Jerald Milanich began phasedretirement this year. His writing projectshave not diminished, however, and we can

look forward to a continued flowof books andarticles byMilanich well

into the future, on topicsranging from Florida’s first peoples morethan 12,000 years ago (Paleoindians) tohistoric issues such as the Black Seminoleproject. Collection manager Scott Mitchellbegan to curate and install the Aucilla Rivercollection of Paleoindian artifacts made ofbone, ivory and stone collected by distin-

guished research curator David Webb andhis students and colleagues. Ceramicist AnnCordell completed investigations of potteryand clay samples from archaeological sites inVolusia, Polk and Lee counties.

Curator William Marquardt sawcompletion of our permanent exhibit SouthFlorida People and Environments, based inlarge part on research that he, Karen Walker,John Worth and colleagues have completed atthe museum’s Randell Research Center onPine Island in Lee County. The RandellResearch Center received major support thisyear from the Maple Hill Foundation($60,000) and the National Endowment forthe Humanities ($200,000).

Curator William Keegan completed asecond year of archaeology on St Lucia incollaboration with Corinne Hofman andMenno Hoogland of the University of Leiden,The Netherlands. Other research onCaribbean archaeology by Keegan, hisstudents and colleagues involved prehistoricdepletion of animal populations in the Turksand Caicos Islands and detailed analyses ofartifacts and faunal remains from Jamaica.An ongoing series of popular articles in themagazine Times of the Islands is making theprehistory of the rapidly developing Turksand Caicos Islands much more accessible toresidents and visitors alike.

Susan Milbrath, curator of LatinAmerican Art and Archaeology, published amajor review paper on the prehistoric Mayan

site of Mayapan inYucatan, Mexico. She also visited

Mayapan in July 2002. Along with museumregistrar Elise LeCompte, Milbrath oversawthe move of the museum’s ethnographiccollection from the first floor to improvedspace on the third floor. This will allow forbadly needed expansion of archaeologicalcollections on the first floor of DickinsonHall, a process that we hope to completeduring 2003-04. Some 211 objects from thePearsall Collection of North American IndianArtifacts were put on display at Powell Hall. Agrant of $14,920 from the John S. and JamesL. Knight Foundation and the Pew CharitableTrusts allowed 300 artifacts in the PearsallCollection to be catalogued and digitallyphotographed.

Curator Charlotte Porter spearheadedour involvement in the UF Museum StudiesProgram by teaching courses on exhibitryand museum writing, as well as a course onnatural areas for the UF Honors Program.Continuing her research on the history ofscience and exploration in Florida, Porteralso was involved with a number of exhibits,lectures and other forms of outreach on thistopic around the state. Porter was selected asa founding member of the UF LibrariesLeadership Board. Along with Wayne King,curator of Herpetology, she edited a majorcollection of research papers inzooarchaeology to honor Elizabeth Wing,who retired from the museum two years agobut remains active in research.

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Vertebrate ZoologyWith funding from the National Science

Foundation, James Albert, assistant curatorof Ichthyology, continued to study freshwaterfish of Amazonian Peru along with assistantscientist William Crampton. Aside fromsurveying and analyzing this very richthough poorly known fish fauna, Drs. Albertand Crampton are describing a number ofnew species, especially electric fishes. Thefish collection received another year ofcuratorial support from the National ScienceFoundation, through a proposal written byAlbert and Florida Program for SharkResearch director George Burgess. With a lotof hard, carefully planned work by collectionmanager Rob Robins and his staff, the NSF-funded curatorial goals are being met andthe entire fish collection now is consolidatedin a single, expanded space that greatlyimproves its access to researchers. Adjunctcurator Larry Page submitted a 5-year grantproposal for $4.7 million to the NationalScience Foundation to study the world’scatfishes, as many as 1,000 species of whichremain unknown to science.

Through major funding ($821,155),especially from the Commercial SharkFishery Program of the U.S. Department ofCommerce, the Florida Program for SharkResearch greatly expanded its staff, facilities,research and outreach this year. DirectorGeorge Burgess sent observers aboardcommercial fishing vessels to gather

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Collections and ResearchThe 2002-03 fiscal year was one of unprecedented research and curatorial activities at the

Florida Museum of Natural History. Dickinson Hall is where nearly all of the museum’s morethan 20 million objects are housed along with the associated field notes, photographs, databasesand libraries that enhance their irreplaceable scientific value.

The museum’s world-class curators and collection managers brought in more than $2.2million in new grants to support research, to care for the collections properly and to educate theUniversity of Florida’s undergraduate and graduate students and the public. While the museum’sprimary geographic strengths are in Florida, the Southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean, thecollections and research programs span the globe to include every continent and nearly everyisland group on earth. Most of the collections of plants, animals, fossils and artifacts rank amongthe top 10 in the United States if not the world.

Through studies of DNA, anatomy, ecology, behavior, paleontology and evolution of plantsand animals, the museum’s curators, collection managers and students are the front line ofunderstanding life on earth. Similarly, the research by museum archaeologists and their studentsis uncovering new information about how cultures have changed through time. We are proud toserve the citizens of Florida and surrounding states as the Southeast’s largest natural historymuseum. We thank our diverse benefactors for their support, and we look forward to anotheryear of exciting research, discovery, curation and teaching at the University of Florida.

David W. Steadman, Ph. D Assistant Director, Collections and Research

biological information to be used inmanagement programs for sharks. Inmuseum laboratories, our shark researchersbegan a long-term study of age, growth andlife history patterns of several large speciesof coastal sharks. The Ichthyology web site,as coordinated by shark research programwebmaster Cathy Bester, continues to be themuseum’s most popular web site, largelybecause of the International Shark AttackFile. The site received nearly 2 million visitsduring the past year.

Herpetology curators Wayne King andMax Nickerson, along with collectionmanager Kenneth Krysko, surveyedamphibians and reptiles in Florida in 22counties from the Panhandle to the Keys.Aside from monitoring the status of nativespecies, Drs. King, Nickerson and Krysko alsodiscovered new populations of exotic (non-native) toads, frogs, lizards, snakes andturtles, especially in South Florida. This is apotentially troubling situation for the nativespecies. Nickerson studied hellbenders (agiant aquatic salamander), turtles andcottonmouths in Missouri, Tennessee andNorth Carolina. The Herpetology collectionreceived a $232,850 grant from the NationalScience Foundation to be part of a continent-wide network of specimen-based informa-tion on amphibians and reptiles. Associatescientist Richard Franz excavated a numberof 30-million year old fossil tortoises inNebraska and Colorado. He also studied

living and fossil gophertortoises in Florida, as well asextinct giant tortoises inFlorida and the West Indianislands.

Assistant scientist Perran Ross, alongwith curator Wayne King, runs the CrocodileSpecialist Group for the IUCN-WorldConservation Union. While serving as aclearinghouse for conservation-relatedinformation on the world’s 23 species ofcrocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials,Ross and his students also engage in originalresearch, such as their current studies ofnutrition, growth, pathology, toxins andmortality of alligators in Florida, especiallyin Lake and Volusia counties. Through anumber of public and private sources, Rossreceived $233,588 in new funding for hisprograms. He also spoke at a conference inArgentina about the conservation andsustainable use of crocodiles.

Ornithology curator David Steadmanwas part of an eight-scientist team thatreceived a 5-year, $2 million grant from theNational Science Foundation to study theevolutionary relationships of birdsworldwide as part of NSF’s“Assembling the Tree of Life”program. Collectionmanagers AndrewKratter and TomWebber, along withSteadman, led anumber ofbirdwatching tripsto exciting placeswithin a 100-mile radius ofGainesville.Kratter, Steadmanand graduatestudent Jeremy Kirchmansurveyed birds in therainforests of Vanuatu, a remoteand poorly studied island group inthe South Pacific. Kratter, Steadman andWebber received a $47,477 grant from theFlorida Fish and Wildlife ConservationCommission to expand their statewidenetwork of wildlife rehabilitation clinics fromwhich they salvage bird specimens. Through

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this program they are developing adatabase on the sources of birdmortality in Florida, as well asdocumenting seasonal and geographic

data on rare or little known birds acrossthe state.

Our Mammalogy program received amajor boost with the hiring of David Reed,who received his Ph.D. at Louisiana StateUniversity and currently is a post-doctoralfellow at the University of Utah. Reed, whostudies the co-evolution of mammals andtheir external parasites, will begin his careerat the museum as assistant curator ofMammalogy in March 2004. In the mean-time, collection managers CandaceMcCaffrey and Laurie Wilkins kept theMammalogy program vigorous throughsalvaging and preparing a number of veryimportant specimens ranging from bats andnative mice to whales and endangeredFlorida panthers.

Our collections and research inVertebrate Paleontology had a year of greatactivity and transition. After 39 years ofoutstanding scholarship and service,distinguished research curator David Webbretired in June 2003. While it is hard toimagine how our museum, or the last 20million years’ worth of Florida mammals,will get along without Webb, we successfullysought and hired an able replacement.Jonathan Bloch, a Ph.D. and post-doctoralfellow from the University of Michigan, willjoin the museum as assistant curator ofVertebrate Paleontology in June 2004. Blochstudies the early evolution of primates, batsand insectivores. The Vertebrate Paleontologycollection grew through field work at TynerFarm and the LaBelle Highway Pit bycollection manager Richard Hulbert,biological scientist Art Poyer and manyvolunteers. Preparator Russell McCarty andhis volunteers worked mainly on fossil rhinosfrom Tyner Farm and other sites. CuratorBruce MacFadden led productive fossil-collecting trips to Nebraska and to theThomas Farm site in Gilchrist County. Healso began a project on Miocene fossilmammals from the Panama Canal Zone. UFundergraduate student Jeremy Greencompleted a senior thesis on the paleobiologyof the American Mastodon in Florida.

COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH continued

Invertebrate ZoologyJacqueline and Lee Miller, curators of

Lepidoptera, had a very busy yearpreparing for the move in early 2004 oftheir offices, laboratories and more thanone million specimens of butterflies andmoths from the Allyn Museum in Sarasotato the museum’s new McGuire Center forLepidoptera andEnvironmentalResearch. In spite ofthis, the Millers foundtime to complete butterflysurveys in the Bahamas and theNetherland Antilles, as well astheir multi-year studies of butterfliesin Manatee and Sarasota counties. TheMillers are world authorities on twobutterfly families, the Nymphalidae(Satyrinae) and Castniidae, new species ofwhich they continue to discover in thefield and in museum collections. RetiredUF Zoology professor Thomas Emmel hasbeen hired as director of the McGuireCenter. Combining several major butterflyand moth collections, the McGuire Centerwill house more than three millionspecimens and soon become the secondlargest Lepidoptera collection in the world.

Invigorated by major new fundingand additional staffing, the museum’sMalacology program had an outstandingyear. Curators Fred Thompson and GustavPaulay received $224,383 from theNational Science Foundation to computer-ize new collections of tropical andsubtropical mollusks. Thompson’s

taxonomic studies of freshwater and landsnails included field work in Tennessee

and Mexico. Paulay received$342,099 from the NationalScience Foundation to studythe biodiversity and evolu-tionary history of tropical

pacific reef invertebrates.Along with graduate andpost-doctoral students,Paulay completed marine

biodiversity surveys inTaiwan, Palau and Guam. His mono-

graph on marine biodiversity of Guam,published in 2003, sets a new, highstandard for biodiversity inventoriesworldwide.

The museum’s Invertebrate Paleon-tology collection grew by leaps andbounds this past year, through NationalGeographic Society-sponsored field effortsby collection manager Roger Portell (inFlorida, Jamaica, Bonaire and Curacao) aswell as fossils donated by colleagues andvolunteers. Portell’s studies of fossil crabs,sea urchins, brachiopods, sponges andother marine invertebrates are showinghow much the overall marine fauna ofFlorida and the Caribbean has changedover the past 20 million years, even thoughsome types of crabs have in fact changedvery little during this time. CuratorDouglas Jones is building on his stableisotope studies of growth in fossil clams tolook at seasonality of archaeologicalcoquina clams in Florida.

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TeachingANG 5172 Seminar in Historical Archaeology, 3 creditsANG 4950 Internship in Museum Curation, 3 creditsANG 6930 Lessons from Ancient Environments, 3 creditsANG 6224 Painted Books of Ancient Mexico, 3 creditsBOT 5115 Paleobotany, 3 creditsBOT 6960 Special Topics in Paleobotany, 3 creditsBOT 5625 Plant Geography, 2 creditsIDH 3931 Natural Areas: Heritage and Responsibility, 3 creditsPCB 6605 Principles of Systematic Biology, 4 creditsWIS 4945C Wildlife Techniques, 2 creditsZOO 6927/4926 Herpetology, 4 creditsZOO 6927 Integrated Principles, 4 creditsZOO 4674 Evolution, 4 creditsZOO 5115 Vertebrate Paleontology, 4 creditsZOO 6556 Ichthyology, 4 creditsZOO 6927 Island Biogeography, 3 credits

GRADUATE COMMITTEES CHAIRED: 52INDEPENDENT STUDIES: 51

StatesAlabamaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColorado

RESEARCH LOCATIONS

BotanyHerbarium curator Norris Williams and

collection manager Mark Whitten surveyed orchids in the ruggedsouthwestern part of the Dominican Republic in July 2002. Williamsreceived a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation tostudy the evolution of neotropical orchids and their pollinators.Whitten and Williams are world authorities on the relationships ofneotropical orchids and related families of plants, based mainly onanalyzing DNA sequences. Collection manager Kent Perkins hasdeveloped an online catalogue of the Herbarium’s collections,including more than 1,000 beautiful color photos of 677 species ofplants. Studies of the 420,000 specimens in our Herbarium resultedin at least 100 scientific publications by scientists worldwide overthe past year.

This was the first full year of research in the museum’sLaboratory of Molecular Systematics and Evolutionary Genetics,headed by curator Pamela Soltis and professor Douglas Soltis ofUF’s Botany Department. The Soltises, their many graduatestudents and post-doctoral fellows, and collection managerMatthew Gitzendanner, had a superb year of scholarly activities.With support from four large, multi-year, multi-investigator grantsfrom the National Science Foundation, they studied genomeevolution and diversification in plants. The Soltises also continuedan exciting collaboration with our Paleobotany curators DavidDilcher and Steve Manchester to combine molecular and fossilinformation to produce the most thorough look ever at the originand evolution of flowering plants. Soltis, Soltis and Gitzendanneralso are documenting the genetics of endangered species andpopulations and using DNA sequences as a tool for understandinghybridization in wild plants.

With major support from ongoing National Science Founda-tion grants, the museum’s Paleobotany program, spearheaded bygraduate research professor David Dilcher and curator SteveManchester, made great strides in understanding the evolution offlowering plants in North America, Europe and Asia. Dilcher,working in the field and laboratory with Chinese colleagues andmuseum biologist Terry Lott, expanded his study of Archaefructus,the earliest (120 million years old) known flowering plant.Manchester investigated early forms (20 to 60 million years old) offamiliar trees such as hackberries, willows, birches, sycamores andwalnuts, including field work in North Dakota, Wyoming, Montanaand Alberta. We were delighted to hire Hongshan Wang as Paleo-botanycollectionmanager.Wang is anoutstandingreplacementfor the sorelymissed DavidJarzen.

FLORIDA COUNTIES

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AlachuaBayBrevardBrowardCalhounCharlotteCitrusColumbiaCollierDadeDuval

EscambiaFlaglerGilchristGulfHamiltonHendryHillsboroughHolmesIndian RiverLakeLee

LeonLevyLibertyManateeMarionMartinMonroeNassauOkeechobeeOrangePalm Beach

PinellasPolkPutnamSanta RosaSarasotaSt. JohnsSt. LucieSuwanneeTaylorVolusia

GeorgiaIllinoisMichiganMinnesotaMississippi

MissouriMontanaNebraskaNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina

North DakotaOregonSouth DakotaTennesseeWashingtonWyoming

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ArgentinaBahamasBrazilCanadaChinaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEngland

Federal States ofMicronesia

FijiGuamGuatemalaHaitiJamaicaMexicoNetherlandAntilles

PalauPanamaPapua New GuineaPeruPhilippinesRussiaSt. LuciaSpainTaiwanTrinidad & TobagoVanuatu

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EducationPrograms for Students

More than 4,500 students participated indocent-led museum tours that featured the“Tusks! Ice Age Florida’s Mammoths andMastodons” and “The Pearsall Collection ofAmerican Indian Art: 40th AnniversarySelections” exhibitions. Outdoor tours included“Stayin’ Alive” (grades 3 & 4), “Sensing Nature”(K), “Eye on Insects” (grades 1 & 2, fall), and“Green Machines” (grades 1 & 2, spring). A newpreschool tour of the “Tusks!” exhibition wasoffered. All student materials are integratedacross the curriculum and correlated withFlorida’s Sunshine State Standards and GradeLevel Expectations for the Sunshine StateStandards.

Home School Activity Mornings wereoffered two days in the fall and included acollaborative program sponsored by theAlachua County Office of Waste Alternatives.These Activity Mornings provide self-directedlearning experiences that encourage discoveryby both the students and their home schoolteachers.

Museum docents made 100 Inquiry Boxoutreach presentations in four counties. Theobject- and activity-rich programs feature fivedifferent topics that are correlated withFlorida’s Grade Level Expectations for theSunshine State Standards and integrated acrossthe curriculum. Each Inquiry Box contains acollection of objects and a teacher’s guide withparticipatory lessons and activities. Teachersmay borrow Inquiry Boxes for classroom use.

Almost 800 seventh-grade students from12 schools attended Sensational Science, aprogram that highlights the diverse areas of

science through the interactive exhibitsof 30 presenters. Education Coordina-

tor Marilyn Roberts and Environ-mental Education Coordinator DebDiPietro conducted a workshop onthis program at the FloridaAssociation of Museums annual

meeting in Orlando.

New External FundingThe museum received a general

program support grant for $176,160 from theState of Florida, Department of State,Division of Cultural Affairs and the FloridaArts Council, and the National Endowmentfor the Arts. This grant provided support forexhibitions, outreach and general operationsincluding technology and public relations.

A grant for $144,847 was received fromthe National Science Foundation for“Enhancing Natural History Museum VisitorUnderstanding of Evolution: A NationalConference.” There has been considerabledebate over the past several years aboutteaching evolution in schools and severallarge national projects have been undertakento enhance and promote teaching evolutionin K-12 formal education. In contrast,relatively little is known about natural historymuseum visitors’ perception of evolution. Ourproject is aimed at this audience.

A steering committee with membersfrom the Florida Museum, University ofKansas Museum of Natural History,University of California Museum of Paleon-tology, Los Angeles County Museum ofNatural History, Denver Museum of Natureand Science and the Institute for LearningInnovation met in Gainesville in March 2003to review instruments designed to assessvisitor understanding of evolution and toplan for the national conference to be held infall 2004. Data are being collected frommuseum visitors at six sites across the

Teacher and Adult EducationNearly 150 educators attended the

Educators Open House, a collaborativeprogram of the UF Cultural Plaza museumsand School Board of Alachua County. Ateacher workshop on ecological samplingtechniques for forest vegetation and reptiles and amphibians was conducted at the OrdwayPreserve. Head Start teachers participated in workshops on the MESS “Tool Kit” (scienceresources placed in every classroom) and the new MESS Kits.

For the first time, we taught a “Florida Master Naturalist Freshwater Wetlands Class” for15 adults. The goal of this extension program is to encourage Floridians to learn more aboutFlorida’s special ecosystems and to share their knowledge with others. The museum classparticipants worked with the K-fifth-grade students in our spring break class, “Wet, Wild, andWonderful: Wetlands of Florida,” coordinating activities on ospreys, carnivorous plants and bogs.

Special tours of “South Florida People and Environments,” our newest permanentexhibition, and “The Pearsall Collection of American Indian Art: 40th Anniversary Selections”were offered for teachers, UF students, informal educators and docents.

country during the summer and fall. Conferenceattendees, including about two-dozen museumscientists, educators, administrators andexternal advisors, will examine the findings ofthe national research study and help developrecommendations for the most effective meansto enhance visitors’ understanding of evolutionthrough natural history exhibitions andprograms.

The University of Florida’s departments ofZoology and Environmental EngineeringSciences, Florida Museum of Natural History,Center for Precollegiate Education and Training,College of Education and Center for Women’sStudies and Gender Research have teamed withthe School Board of Alachua County to promotescience and engineering careers by placinggraduate students in classrooms to implementinquiry-based modules on Ecosystem Healthand Sustainability. With a three-year grant fromthe National Science Foundation for $1.4 million,Science Partners in Inquiry-based CollaborativeEducation targets middle schools in AlachuaCounty with large numbers of students frompopulations underrepresented in science andengineering. Graduate students in Zoology andEnvironmental Engineering Sciences are pairedwith teachers. The teams participated in asummer institute to discuss pedagogy associ-ated with inquiry-based learning, review stateand national science standards and decide onspecific topics that meet the needs of individualclassrooms and take advantage of teammembers’ expertise.

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Externally Funded ProjectsTouching, exploring, questioning, reading

and more questioning—in practical terms,this describes what Marvelous Explorationsthrough Science and Stories is all about for theparticipating children, their teachers andfamilies, and MESS coordinators. Funded inpart by grants from the ChevronTexacoFoundation and the Institute of Museum andLibrary Services, this collaborative project ofthe museum, Alachua County Library Districtand School Board of Alachua County HeadStart/PreK served about 850 students and 92teachers in 46 Head Start classrooms duringthe 2002-03 school year.

In early fall, each classroom received aMESS Tool Kit, a large plastic tote filled withnumerous tools for young scientists to use:hand-held magnifiers, big-screen microscopes,measuring tapes, bug viewers, globes, magnets,science photographs, measuring cups andspoons, terrarium/aquarium, test tubes andmore. Head Start teachers were trained inusing these tools as well as the new MESS Kits.MESS Kits, correlated with the Head StartChild Outcomes Framework and integratedacross the curriculum, bring science materials,books and activities to young children. MESScoordinators visited classrooms regularly todeliver MESS Kits on amphibians, dinosaurs,fossils, garbage/recycling, human body, plantlife, reptiles, sea life, simple machines, sound,water, weather and young naturalists. Withpartners from the public library, MESScoordinators made classroom presentations tochildren using library books and objects fromthe kits.

To involve families, MESS Aroundprograms were held on a Saturday morning inthe fall and spring. Families were invited toexplore museum exhibitions, participate inspecial activities like storytelling, games andcrafts and examine live animals. During theyear, students took home backpacks containingbooks, objects, and activity information fromthe MESS Kits in their classrooms to sharewith their families. MESS coordinators alsoattended Head Start parent meetings todescribe ways parents can support theirchildren’s learning.

Sixty students participated in Science andEngineering Experiences for Knowledge, anafter-school program at Howard Bishop MiddleSchool. A collaborative initiative of UF’sFlorida Museum of Natural History andCollege of Engineering, School Board of

Alachua County/Howard Bishop MiddleSchool and Gainesville Regional Utilities,SEEK is funded by a three-year grant fromthe National Science Foundation. SEEKengages students in investigative projectsthat explore the program theme, “Florida’sEnvironment: Past, Present and Future,”and also promote interest, knowledge andunderstanding in science, engineering,technology and mathematics. SEEKtargets students who are traditionallyunderrepresented in these fields of study or at-risk.

Three SEEK units were offered during the2002-2003 school year: Astronomy and Aero-space, Florida Black Bear and Nature of Science/Entomology. They featured inquiry-basedscience and engineering activities, presentations/demonstrations by guests from other institutionsand field trips. Students went on field trips to theUF Observatory, Challenger Learning Center inJacksonville, Kennedy Space Center, OcalaNational Forest, Greathouse Butterfly Farm andLowry Park Zoo. SEEK students share theirlearning with others by participating as anexhibitor/presenter at the museum’s SensationalScience program.

Public EventsMany public programs were sched-

uled throughout the year including annualfavorites like Science Spooktacular, Bats,Bats, and More Bats, Animal Fair, Collec-tors Day and the Dickinson Hall OpenHouse. In addition, several popularcollaborative programs were offeredincluding Buchholz BioTrek with BuchholzHigh School, Weavers and Spinners withthe Gainesville Handweavers Guild, and theFour Seasons Garden Club Flower Show.Fishing Heritage Day and the Lunar EclipseEvening with the Alachua Astronomy Clubwere popular new programs. ScienceSunday lecture/presentations scheduled inconjunction with the “South Florida Peopleand Environments” exhibition, presenta-tions by Dr. Gerald McMaster and GuestCurator Sandra Starr for “The PearsallCollection of American Indian Art: 40thAnniversary Selections,” and a variety ofother programs rounded out the offerings.

ClassesAbout 800 participant spaces were filled in the six-week summer program, four one-day

classes and week-long spring break classes offered for K-fifth-grade students, two one-weekphotography classes, and a new class for middle school students called, “Biodiversity: fromCollection to Exhibition.” Middle school students in this class learned about careers inexhibits and design while studying our local biodiversity. Themiddle school students in both the photography and biodiversityclasses shared their work from the week in special exhibits forfamily members and museum visitors.

The class themes relate to museum exhibitions or to themuseum’s mission of natural history education. For example,the summer exhibit “Everglades: Conservation and Exploita-tion” was a resource for students in “Engineer the Everglades.”One group of second- and third-graders took on the challenge ofdesigning a national park – for the use of park animals, with no humansallowed. The ant merry-go-round and the alligator water slide were big hits.Scholarships for classes were awarded throughout the year.

Home School Field School nature classes on six different topics wereoffered for home-schooled students.

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“The Pearsall Collection of American Indian Art: 40th Anniversary Selections” exhibitionopened in March. This two-year exhibit showcases one of the museum’s most significant

collections, acquired by the museum in 1963 from Leigh Morgan Pearsall, a well-knowncollector of American Indian art. Displayed objects reflect the art of native

people throughout North America, ranging from the desert Southwest tothe Arctic to the eastern woodlands. The exhibition has already received

international attention in the fall 2003 issue of American Indian Art Magazine.

ExhibitionsIt was a banner year for the museum’s exhibition programs, including thefinal stretch on fabrication of two new permanent exhibitions andplanning for a third, and an exciting array of temporary exhibitions.

Permanent ExhibitionsSouth Florida People andEnvironments

In October the museum opened a newpermanent exhibition, “South Florida Peopleand Environments,” which highlights theCalusa Indian people who once dominatedSouth Florida and the rich coastal environ-ments that supported them. This ambitious$2.2-million exhibition features full-scale immersion environments andmore than 700 objects from themuseum’s permanent collections,many of which have never beendisplayed to the public.

Galleries in the exhibition offera wide range of visitor experiences:a full-scale mangrove forest, ahands-on natural science studycenter, an underwater larger-than-life experience, a galleryhighlighting 6,000 years offishing heritage, an outdoormound and village, aCalusa leader’s thatchedhouse, a gallery showcasingrare and artistic artifacts,and a Seminole andMiccosukee gallery. Thisstate-of-the-art exhibitionwas made possible by theNational Endowment forthe Humanities, the State ofFlorida, the Jessie Ball duPontFund, the New York TimesFoundation and numerousprivate donors.

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McGuire Center forLepidoptera andEnvironmental Research

The year also brought greatprogress onexhibitionplanning for theMcGuire Center forLepidoptera and Environ-mental Research. Exhibitionsfor this world-class facility will include alive “Butterfly Rainforest” and interpre-tation of the McGuire Center’s importantcollections and research programs. Theexciting exhibit designs, conceived byRalph Appelbaum and Associates inpartnership with building architect KhaLe-Huu & Partners, are now poised forfabrication.

Fossil HallConstruction also continued on

another permanent exhibition, “The Hallof Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life andLand,” slated to open in May 2004. Thisexhibition will showcase the museum’soutstanding collection of fossils from alltime periods in Florida. Visitors will walkthrough time, beginning with dioramas of

the earth’s earliest periods andmoving through life-size

sculpted spaceshighlighting

Florida fromthe Eocenethrough the

Pleistocene.Numerous

reconstructedfossils and

hands-on

modelswillmakethisexhibi-

tion avisitor

favorite.

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Annual BudgetFY 2002-2003

Office ofMuseum Technology

Temporary ExhibitionsThe changing exhibits gallery hosted

“Tusks! Ice Age Florida’s Mammoths andMastodons, ” a Florida Museum exhibitionfeaturing the museum’s paleontologycollections and research on extinct elephantsand their relatives. Tusks! closed May 18 andtraveled to the Tallahassee Museum of

History andNatural Science. Inits place, theFlorida Museumopened theexhibition “TheEverglades:Exploitation andConservation,”from the HistoricalMuseum ofSouthern Florida.Planning alsobegan with TheField Museum ofChicago to host itsnationallyrenownedblockbusterexhibition

“Chocolate” in the fall of 2004.

Other temporary exhibitions included thesixth annual “Trashformations,” whichhighlighted high school and college studentart made from recycled material. TheChildren’s Natural History Gallery hostedseveral exhibitions of Alachua Countystudent artwork related to the themes of ourpermanent and traveling exhibits.

In the Galleria, several photographicshows were featured, including AndreiSourakov’s “Portraits of Florida Insects, “JeffRipple’s” In Lower Florida Wilds” and CarltonWard’s “Gamba: The Edge of Africa.”

Museum web visits skyrocketFY 2002-2003 Web Statistics

Hits Visits Average Length Unique Visitors131,335,482 4,523,287 12:01:40 1,833,900

Total collection database queries : 48,758

Earned Income

State Allocation

Grants & Contracts

Gifts

Revenue :

$7.3 million(52%)

$3.6 million(26%)

-$2.0million(14%)

$2.9 million(24%)

$6.1 million(51%)$3.0 million

(25%)

Expenditures:

Total Expenditures $12.0 million Total Revenue $14.0 million - $2.0 million = $12 million

$2.9 million(21%)

Operations/AdministrationExhibits & Education

Collections/Research

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$.20 million(1%)

The Office of Museum Technologyhired a new network administrator, DanStoner, in August 2002. Other new hiresquickly followed, and by early September,OMT had two new computer supporttechnicians. Charles Tompkins movedfrom a part-time volunteer for OMT into afull-time position, primarily at PowellHall. Eric Ramsey, also in a full-timeposition, took over tech support duties inDickinson Hall.

Some of the issues addressed duringthe year to bring the museum networkinto the 21st century include:

e Standardized computer hardwareplatforms for new laptop and desktopmachines.

e Increased usage of tools to streamlinedeployment of new computers.

e Updated and implemented computernetwork access policies.

e Dealt with the onslaught of Microsoftvulnerability issues, and managed thepatching and updating of anti-virussoftware to keep the museum networkand computers safe.

e Planned the network infrastructurefor McGuire Hall.

OMT staff members completed nearly200 help requests per month fromDickinson Hall, Powell Hall and the AllynMuseum of Entomology in Sarasota.

Museum Webmaster Sarah Brixworked on several projects, and alsomanaged the web server and approxi-mately 40 individuals who contributematerial to the museum’s web site.

In addition to managing the Office ofMuseum Technology, Bill Paine hadnumerous projects involving databasesfor collections, and intranet and Internetweb sites.

GiftsGrants & Contracts

Earned IncomeInvestments

State Allocations/UF

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GIFTS OF $1,000,000 OR MORE

William W. & Nadine M. McGuireFamily Foundation

GIFTS OF $100,000 OR MORE

The Lastinger Family Foundation(fs)

GIFTS OF $50,000 OR MORE

Alachua County Board of CountyCommissioners

ChevronTexaco FoundationFelburn FoundationMaple Hill Foundation

GIFTS OF $25,000 OR MORE

The AEC TrustS. Clark Butler (b)Bronia L. & Ralph L. Lowenstein (* fs)The Museum Collectors Shop, Inc. (*)F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation (fs)Mr. & Mrs. James K. Toomey (fs)

GIFTS OF $10,000 OR MORE

Gladys G. Cofrin (cs)Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. DorionPeggy B. & John W. Kirkpatrick III (*fs)Mr. & Mrs. W. Douglas Pitts, Sr. (fs b)Thomas P. Taylor III (d)

GIFTS OF $5,000 OR MORE

Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. (b)Carse Charitable Family Foundation (b)David A. & Mary Ann H. Cofrin (* fs b)Louise H. Courtelis (fs b)Mr. & Mrs. O. Mason Hawkins (b)Allen L. & Delores T. Lastinger (b)Joelen K. & Robert G. Merkel (b)University Athletic Assn., Inc. (b)Charles E. & Judith A. Young (* b)

GIFTS OF $2,500 OR MORE

Burns Brothers, Inc. (fs)City of Gainesville/Dept. of

Cultural AffairsCarol A. Crevasse (* fs)Kathleen A. Deagan & Lawrence D.

Harris (* fs)David L. & Katherine S. Dilcher (fs)Early Childhood Initiative Fdtn. (b)Barbara L. & Philip I. Emmer (* fs b)Florida Institute of CPAs (b)Kenneth K. & Janet C. Keene (b)Mary L. Koran (fs)L. Gale Lemerand (b)Kenneth R. & Linda C. McGurn (* fs b)Jacqueline Y. & Lee D. Miller (fs)Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Norton (b)O.S. B-B-Q, Inc. (* b)Davis & Judi Rembert Fdtn. (b)Mr. & Mrs. Jay H. Rossin (b)Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q (*)The C. Frederick Thompson Fdtn. (* b)

GIFTS OF $1,000 OR MORE

AAPG LSU Student Chapter

Honor RollVirginia AmslerMarjorie H. Bingham (fs)Betty Dunckel Camp (*)Community Foundation for

Greater AtlantaDaytona/Lake City Bar-B-Q, Ltd. (*)Allen C. de OlazarraMr. & Mrs. R.B. DeWolfeSarah Taylor DiuguidEco-CognizantMr. & Mrs. Russell W. FisherMary Ellen & Paul E. Funderburk (* fs)Steven M. & Elise H. Gresham (* fs)Sandra R. Hayden (b)Douglas S. & Sheila H. Jones (* cs fs)Sharyn R. Jones-O'Day &

Patrick M. O'DayMr. & Mrs. Frank KisselKoss-Olinger & Co. (fs)Mr. & Mrs. Nicola J. LanniBruce J. & Jeannette D.

MacFadden (* fs)William H. Marquardt (*)Warren & Paul F. Miller, Jr.The Mote Scientific FoundationPaula W. Moyer (* fs)Naples Shell ClubReverend William D. & Anne V.

Naulls, M.D. (* fs)Alan S. & Barbara A. Pareira (b)Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas G.

Penniman IV (*)Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Portell (fs)John J. & Nancy H. Ross (* fs)The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club, Inc.Eric W. & Jennifer N. Scott (fs)Graig D. & D. Kris Shaak (* fs)Shands at the University of Florida(fs)Winship A. ToddToomey Foundation for the Natural

Sciences, Inc.United Business Systems (fs)Mr. & Mrs. Paul VartanianThe Venice Foundation, Inc.Wachovia Foundation (*)Daniel B. WardMr. & Mrs. Norris H. Williams (* fs)Victor M. Yellen & Arlene C.

Huszar (* fs)

GIFTS OF $500 OR MORE

Accent Cosmetic Surgery (*)Bank of America FoundationClark L. & Michele M. Beaty (cs)David M. BerwindR. C. & Jan M. BrownMr. & Mrs. Jonathan R. BryanDavid R. & Marion F. Colburn (* cs)College of William & MaryCharles H. & Wanda N. Denny (*)Douglas K. Dew & Erica M. RowseMr. & Mrs. James F. DickeJoshua C. & Sarah D. Dickinson Jr. (* fs)Sarah B. & Joshua C. Dickinson III (* cs)

2002 - 2003

Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. BrowneRobert A. & Kathryn W. Bryan (*)Harvey M. & Ilene Silverman-Budd (*)Brenda C. BurchC. Hager & Sons Hinge Mfg. Co.David M. Cale (*)Mr. & Mrs. Bill CampbellCaptiva Cruises, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. CarlsonCecilia A. & Donald Caton (*)John CauthenMargaret C. & Gilbert R. Cauthon III (*)Center for Naval AnalysesJ. Pope Cheney (*)Patrick T. & Cynthia R. CiminoCitrus Springs Elementary SchoolMerald R. Clark & Cynthia M. MoncriefEarlene A. ClaussenU.S. ClevelandNathan S. Collier & Anna V.

Gueorguieva (*)Ann S. CordellMr. & Mrs. John CoyleCrystal River Primary SchoolEdith M. Cuda (*)Charles E. CurryDonald A. CyzewskiMr. & Mrs. William W. Cyzewski Jr.James W. & Geraldine J. Daly (*)Allen Y. & Lou DeLaney (*)Bruce D. & The Hon. Paula M.

DeLaney (*)Phyllis S. & Philip A. DeLaney (*)Donald L. DemingDiamond Tours, Inc.Sheila K. DickisonEva A. Dimitrov & James C. Betz (*)Deborah S. & Joseph A. DiPietro (*)Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dirk (*)Edison Garden ClubGeorge H. & Leonora Edwards (*)Mary Lou & Donald V. Eitzman (*)Eli Lilly & Co. FoundationMarianne EllisonElsevier Science PublisherAnn P. Emerson (*)Barbara & Phil Emmer Family

Foundation (*)Teresa D. Faul (*)George G. & Helen P. Feussner (*)Florida State Univ. Foundation, Inc.Ford Motor Co. (cs)Fort McCoy SchoolJacqueline FowlerMr. & Mrs. J. Robin FoxMr. & Mrs. John R. FoxElizabeth T. & Leonard T.

Furlow, Jr. (* fs)Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Gabriel (*)Gainesville Country Day SchoolMr. & Mrs. Ray A. Garten

Michael M. DionLammot duPontThe Fernandez Family

Foundation, Inc. (b)Manny & Joanne M. Fernandez (b)Frey FoundationLucius R. GordonThe Gourmet Rodent, Inc. (*)John W. HardyLynne W. & Robert D. Holt (cs)Holt's Steel, Inc. (cs)Mr. & Mrs. Jack KendallKing Insurance Agency (*)John V. & Cathryn L. Lombardi (cs)Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Maloney, Jr. (fs)Mary S. MayMr. & Mrs. Edsel D. McGradyJoan M. McMahan TrustMr. & Mrs. Michael P. MoultonCharles Perry Construction, Inc. (*b)Annette L. Perry (*)Picture Research Consultants, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Irvy R. Quitmyer III (*)Anne D. & Charles L. Reynolds, Jr.Richard A. RohrbachEdith K. & Arlan L. Rosenbloom (cs)Beverly T. & Robert N. Singer (*)Richard T. & Jean W. Smith (*)Julia R. ThalerMichael G. Tillman (*)Mr. & Mrs. John Usher (* cs)Victoria T. & William G. WintererRonald G. & Patricia D. Zollars (cs)

GIFTS OF $100 OR MORE

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits (*)Mary Ellen & Clifford L. AdamsADBIZ, Inc. (*)Anne M. AllanAsa B. AllenAllstate Insurance Co. (*)Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. AtenMr. & Mrs. Carter S. BaconR. C. Balfour III (*)Mr. & Mrs. Roland S. BanksBell Elementary SchoolJames J. Bell (*)T. Peter & Gudrun S. Bennett (fs)Louise A. & Mark A. Bergeron (*)Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. BergstenMr. & Mrs. Arnold BertelsenBill BodenMr. & Mrs. Robert E. Boomer (fs)Alyce B. Boyd (*)Bradford Middle SchoolBrentwood SchoolClaudia H. & Roger T. Brill (*)Joseph P. Brinton IIIH. Jane Brockmann &

Thomas D. Rider (*)Carroll C. BrooksRobert F. & Nancy E. BrooksMr. & Mrs. David T. Brown (*)Mr. & Mrs. William F. Brown (*)

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Mr. & Mrs. Johnny W. Gay (*)Gerri E. & Ira H. Gessner (*)William O. GiffordCarter R. & Nancy H. Gilbert (*)Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. GirardinGlen Springs Elementary SchoolSamuel H. & Deborah L. S. Goforth (*)Gopher Tortoise Council, Inc.Michael W. & Elsbeth K. Gordon (*)Granada Television, Ltd.Greater Pine Island Civic AssociationFreda K. & Alex E. S. Green (*)Richard L. & Mary Ann Green (*)Margaret L. GriffinMr. & Mrs. Alan D. GruberMr. & Mrs. Robin K. GwynnMr. & Mrs. A. William HagerMargaret E. Hanrahan & David J.

Sterling (*)Harcourt CollegeHarcourt, Inc.Jo Ella L. & J. Ocie Harris (*)Gene W. & Evelyn H. P. Hemp (*)John W. & Lynn Swisher

Hermanson (*)Michael Hoff Productions, Inc.Hoffman Construction Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Hoffman, Jr.Jeffrey L. Hogue (*)Samuel N. & F. Connie Holloway (*)Catherine A. HouseMr. & Mrs. Wayne E. HouseProf. E. L. Roy Hunt (*)Idylwild Elementary SchoolRobert T. & Donna M. Ing (*)Mr. & Mrs. James S. Jacobson (*)Lila L. & Stanley Z. Jacobson (*)Steve R. JendersMr. & Mrs. Carl B. JohnsonHjalma E. & Laura M. Johnson (b)Terry JohnsonGerald & Kathryn L. Kidder (*)Carole A. & Dudley P. KircherSuzanne & Kenneth B. Kirkpatrick (*)Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. KishPaul A. & Leslie R. Klein (*)Ronald M. & Mary M. KoontzTanya M. & Matthew B. Koropeckyj-

Cox (*)Koss-Olinger Consulting, Inc. (* fs)John E. McAllister & Robin C.

KrivanekKenneth L. KryskoJohn LadsonLafayette Elementary SchoolVirginia E. & Stephen O. Lawrence (* )Frank J. Lepreau, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Leslie (*)Janet E. LevyRoslyn F. & Norman S. Levy (*)Littlewood Elementary SchoolF. B. MacKinnon

Darcie A. MacMahon & David P.Harlos (*)

Manley Built Construction (*)Martha Manson Academy, Inc.Evelyn R. & Colonel Jack W. Martin (*)Oliverne M. Mattson (*)Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. McBeanJane & Donald E. McGlothlin (*)Christine McLeodJeffrey Meldon & Associates, P.A. (*)Merchants & Southern Bank (*)Mr. & Mrs. Richard MerrittW. A. Metcalfe Elementary School Jerald T. Milanich & Maxine L.

MargolisMrs. Clare G. MillerGary & Suzy Miller (*)Milwee Middle SchoolMr. & Mrs. Scott E. Mitchell (*)William J. Mitchell & Jean A. Larson (*)Barbara A. MulleE. E. & Barbara P. Muschlitz (*)Albert G. Myers, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Joseph NeelyMr. & Mrs. Marsh A. Nesmith, Jr. (*)Newberry Elementary SchoolMr. & Mrs. J. William NewboldGloria M. & Robert D. Newton (*)Nina NicelyHoward L. & Karen K. NoonanNorth Florida Retirement Village (*)A. Darlene & Jeffrey L. Novak (*)Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. O'ConnellJames A. & Suzanne L. Orr (*)Coramae H. & Louis A. Paganini (*)Anna-Lisa Paul & Mark W. Meisel (*)Pearson EducationDavid A. & Mrs. Darbee S. PercivalCharles R. & Nancy V. Perry (* fs)Edward Petkus (*)Susan B. Pharr & Ian Duvenhage (*)Brenda K. & N. Earle Pickens (* fs)Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Pinckard (*)Carol A. Pooser (*)Michael G. & Tobi D. Potapow (*)Gregory A. & Marie R. Presser (*)Paul E. & Karen B. Ramey (*)Colleen S. W. & Kenneth H. Rand (*)Terry RawsonMr. & Mrs. Richard V. Rickenbach (*)Riverside Presbyterian Day SchoolMarianne S. Robbins (*)Paul A. & Susan P. Robell (*)Brenda V. & Russell L. Robinson (*)Stephen J. RobitailleJames R. & Audrey E. Rooney (*)Donna L. Ruhl (*)Kirk Alton & Mary K. Ruth (*)Wunhild & G. E. Ryschkewitsch (*)Arthur W. & Phyllis P. Saarinen (*)Saint Patrick's SchoolSBC Communications, Inc.Schlager Information Group, Inc.

School Board of Alachua CountySchool Board of Marion CountySchool Board of Pasco CountySchool District of Columbia CountyMr. & Mrs. Karl F. SchroederJon F. & Beverly S. Sensbach (*)Gilbert R. & Mary F. SessiAnne R. & Joseph W. Shands, Jr. (*)Angela E. Shatas (*)Mr. & Mrs. James O. Shimeall (*)Signature Design Group, Inc.Lt. Col. & Mrs. John C. SirmansMr. & Mrs. Douglas L. SmithJohn B. & Karin E. Spence (*)Mr. & Mrs. Stuart L. Stauss (*)David W. Steadman &

Anne V. Stokes (*)Stripling, McMichael &

Stripling, P.A. (*)Mr. & Mrs. Mac StroudBahira Sugarman & Sheldon R.

Isenberg (*)Barbara L. & G. Robert SumwaltSunshine State Arch. Society of FLSun Surgical Supply Co. (*)LeRoy SwindellSynergy Advertising & Design, Inc. (*) James C. Tatum, Ph.D.Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Thomas (*)Catherine R. TrippTropical Elementary SchoolLisa C. & Bernard Tumarkin (*)Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. TutkoThom L. & Linda S. Tyler (*)United Space Alliance Trust (*)Tina N. & John B. Vairo (*)Volume & Velocity (*)Janet WalkerKaren Jo Walker (*)Randal L. WalkerRuth C. & Leonard O. WalkerLisa Wasshausen & Jamie M.

Grooms (cs)Wilse B. & Mary H. Webb (*)Howard V. & Camilla B. Weems (*)Bruce A. Weiss & Melinda M. Steffey (*)Mr. & Mrs. Joachim A. WeissfeldMr. & Mrs. James H. WhiteEvelyn V. & B. Joe Wilder (*)Christine N. & Prof. Kenneth T.

Wilkins (*)Laurie WilkinsLovett E. Williams, Jr.Williston Elementary SchoolWillow Creek Charitable FoundationAnn L. WinterbothamMay R. Winters (*)William P. & Ann S. Wollschlager (*)Richard WorkmanMichael C. &

Susan B. Wright (*)

GIFTS TO PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Thomas J. AllenRichard A. AndersonRichard A. BailowitzRobert BrighamSteve CollinsLois W. DunnamDavid EilerReverend Robert C. EiseleDouglas M. Fernandez-HernandezEugene J. GerbergMadrea KeelerJoe T. MarshallJacqueline Y. MillerRosalind B. PenneyRichard E. PetitCraig PooreFloyd W. PrestonGraig D. ShaakMark J. SimonAlice F. TryonValerie WarrenS. David WebbKent H. WilsonFLORIDA MUSEUM ASSOCIATES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Peggy Kirkpatrick, presidentLouise CourtelisTerry ChesterPaula DeLaneyBarbara EmmerMary Ellen FunderburkLibby FurlowSam GoforthElise GreshamMalcolm KingSuzanne KirkpatrickLeslie KleinRoslyn LevyJudy LocascioEvelyn MartinKen McGurnAnne NaullsBill OlingerCharles PageIlene Silverman-BuddBeverly SingerAase ThompsonTina VairoVictor Yellenkey:(d) = Deceased(*) = Associate Member(cs) = Curators Society(fs) = Founders Society(b) = 150th Cultural Plaza Endowment

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DevelopmentThis year was both disquieting and

exciting on the fundraising front. Anyhopes of an upward turn in the invest-ment market and economy didn’t happen,resulting in reductions in both theinvestment value and the spending rateon museum endowments. On the otherhand, donors continued to show theirsupport for numerous museum programsand the three Cultural Plaza units teamedup to organize a million-dollar fundraiser.

The McGuire Family Foundation madea second generous gift to the museum inthe amount of $3 million to establish theMcGuire Institute for Biodiversity and theEnvironment. This gift seeks to make theuniversity and the museum an interna-tional leader in the study of biodiversityand the environment, a field that will playan increasingly important role in the 21stcentury as Earth’s human populationexpands, its natural resources aredepleted and its climate warms.

Other Highlights for FY 2002 - 2003:

In November the Florida Museum ofNatural History, the Samuel P. HarnMuseum of Art and the Curtis M. PhillipsCenter for the Performing Arts, alongwith a committee co-chaired by JudyYoung, wife of UF president CharlesYoung, and Gainesville residents Dannyand Nancy Ponce began planning andpromoting ‘‘Party on the Plaza.” The goalof this creative-black-tie gala is tocelebrate UF's 150th birthday and toestablish a $1 million Cultural PlazaEndowment. Income from the endow-ment will be distributed equally amongthe three Cultural Plaza units. Themuseums will use endowment funds tobring world-class traveling exhibitions toFlorida and to create their own signatureexhibits, highlighting the enormouscollections and the dynamic researchtalent at UF. The performing arts will usethese funds to attract, present andcommission the world’s top performers.

Thank you!On behalf of the faculty, staff and administration at the Florida Museum of Natural History Museum, thank you for your

generous support. Your gifts play an important role in our success.

The University of Florida Foundation receives, invests and administers private support for the museum. It is eligible toreceive charitable contributions under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the foundation is certified as adirect support organization for the university.

Office of InstitutionalAdvancement

The museum reorganized during the past year;adding a new development officer and establish-ing an Office of Institutional Advancement,headed by Susan Pharr. In addition to some directdevelopment work, she will oversee marketing,public relations, development, membership,facility rentals, visitor services, MuseumAssociates Board relations and develop a nationalmuseum advisory board. We welcome Robert“Hutch” Hutchinson as our new developmentofficer. Hutch will focus on expanding themuseum’s donor base by identifying new donorsfor the museum’s numerous programs.

2 Gifts as of June 30, 2003: $3,022,8322 Pledges as of June 30, 2003: $1,427,6372 Museum Total Endowment MarketValue as of June 30, 2003: $7,409,9032 Donors contributed more than $2.1million to Endowed Funds. Contributionssupported numerous museum programsincluding Environmental Archaeology,Invertebrate Paleontology, VertebratePaleontology, the Lastinger ArchaeologyEndowment and the McGuire Institute forBiodiversity and the Environment2 Gifts totaling more than $913,600were designated for Non-Endowed Funds.These gifts provided support for museuminitiatives such as establishing a McGuireCenter Publications Fund, Party on thePlaza sponsorships, construction andfabrication in the Hall of Florida Fossils aswell as a new migrating monarch butterflymobile in the Galleria, and continuingsupport of museum education programs

such Marvelous Explorations throughScience and Stories.2 Membership: Paid museum member-ships increased to 731 members. InFebruary, the Museum Associates Boardheld its annual fundraiser, “Passport to theGroovy ‘60s,” and raised more than $35,000for museum programs. These dollars willbe used in our Collections and Researchdepartment to purchase specimencabinets, fund the ancient DNA lab andfund a fossil tortoise project. The fundsalso will provide start-up costs for aFlorida Museum of Natural HistoryTeacher Sabbatical Program allowing apublic school teacher to spend a sabbaticalyear at the museum, and help launch anexciting new partnership with NaturalHistory magazine set to roll out in early 2004.2 Non-cash gifts of artifacts andspecimens to our permanent collectionstotaled $264,717.

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$1,160,682(26%)

$2,716,121(61%)

$105,031(2.5%)

$65,867(1.5%)

$402,767

(9%)

The museum’s private support camefrom five sources:

Alumni, students, parents

Non-alumni

FoundationsCorporations

Organizations

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PublicationsPeer-reviewed scientific publications

July 2002 - June 2003

Akhmetiev, M.A., T.V. Kezina, T.M. Kodrul andS.R. Manchester. 2002. Stratigraphy and flora ofthe Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary layers in thesoutheast part of the Zeya-Bureya sedimentarybasin. pp. 275-313 in M.A. Akhmetiev, M.P.Doludenko, A.B. Herman and I.A. Ignatiev, eds.Special Volume Dedicated to the Memory of theCorresponding Member of the USSR Academy ofSciences, Professor Vsevolod Andreevich Vakrameev(at the 90th Anniversary of His Birth). GeologicalInstitute Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.[In Russian; English translation available fromS.R. Manchester].

Albert, J.S. 2002. Eternal vigilance on an Amazonfloodplain. Current Biology 12:442-443.

Anderson, P.J. and F. E. Putz. 2002. Harvesting andconservation: are both possible for the palm,Iriartea deltoidea? Forest Ecology and Management170:271-283.

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II. 2003. A re-classification of the angiosperms. BotanicalJournal of the Linnean Society 141:399-426.

Auffenberg, K. and W. Auffenberg. 2002.Introduction: the past to now. pp. 1-19 in J. B.Murphy, C. Ciofi, C. de La Panouse and T. Walsh,eds. Komodo Dragons: Biology and Conservation.Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Banks, R.C., C. Cicero, J.L. Dunn,A.W. Kratter, P.C. Rasmussen,J.V. Remsen, Jr., J.A. Rising andD.F. Stotz. 2002. Forty-thirdsupplement to the AmericanOrnithologists’ Union check-listof North American birds. Auk119:897-906.

Barclay, R.S., K.R. Johnson, W.J. Betterton and D.L.Dilcher. 2003. Stratigraphy and megaflora of a K-T boundary section in the eastern Denver Basin,Colorado. Rocky Mountain Geology 38:45-71.

Buden, D.W. and J.Y. Miller. 2003. The butterfliesof Pohnpei, Eastern Caroline Islands, Micronesia.Pacific Science 57:1-8.

Burney, D.A., D.W. Steadman and P.S. Martin.2002. Evolution’s second chance. Wild Earth 12:12-15.

Carlsward, B.S., W.M. Whitten and N.H.Williams. 2003. Molecular phylogenetics ofneotropical leafless Angraecinae (Orchidaceae):reevaluation of generic concepts. InternationalJournal of Plant Sciences 164:43-51.

Cordell, A.S. and S.H. Koski. 2003. Analysis of aspiculate clay from Lake Monroe, Volusia County,Florida. The Florida Anthropologist 56:113-124.

Deagan, K. 2003. Transformation of empire: theSpanish colonial project in America. HistoricalArchaeology 37:4-14.

Deagan, K. 2002. A new Florida and a newcentury: the impact of the English invasion on

everyday life in St. Augustine. El Escribano,Journal of the St. Augustine Historical Society39:102-112.

Dilcher, D.L. 2002. Freshapproach to the study of fossilplants: a review of Evolutionof Plants. Trends in PlantScience 7:326.

Dilcher, D.L. and C.R. Hill.2003. A heterophyllous fernfrom the Lower Cretaceous of

northern Spain. Courier ForschungsinstitutSenckenberg 241:111-117.

Dilcher, D.L. and Y. Wang.2003. [Review of] Rise of theDragon: Readings fromNature of the Chinese FossilRecord. Journal ofPaleontology 77:200.

Donovan, S.K., R.K. Pickerilland R.W. Portell. 2002. A late Cenozoic ‘root bed’,an unconformity and the tectonic history ofCarriacou, The Grenadines, Lesser Antilles.Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 13:199-205.

Emery, K.F. 2002. The noble beast: status anddifferential access to animals in the Maya world.World Archaeology 34:498-515.

Emery, K.F. 2002. Evidencia temprana deexplotación animal en el altiplano de Guatemala.Utz’ib 3:1-16.

Evans, J. and L.M. Page. 2003.Distribution and relative sizeof the swim bladder in Percina,with comparisons toEtheostoma, Crystallaria, andAmmocrypta (Teleostei:Percidae). EnvironmentalBiology of Fishes 66:61-65.

Franz, R. 2003. Wet mountainsand mountain frogs. pp. 159-167 in R.W.Henderson and R. Powell, eds. Islands and the Sea:Essays on Herpetological Explorations in the WestIndies. Special Publication, Society for Study ofAmphibians and Reptiles, Gainesville, FL.

Hardig, T.M., P.S. Soltis, D.E. Soltis and R.B.Hudson. 2002. Morphological and molecularanalysis of putative hybrid speciation inCeanothus (Rhamnaceae). Systematic Botany27:734-746.

Hardman, M., L.M. Page, M.H. Sabaj, J.W.Armbruster, and J.H. Knouft. 2002. A comparisonof fish surveys made in 1908 and 1998 of thePotaro, Essequibo, Demerara, and coastal riverdrainages of Guyana. Ichthyological Explorationsof Freshwater 13:225-238.

Hardman, M. and L.M. Page. 2003. Phylogeneticrelationships among bullhead catfishes, genusAmeiurus (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae). Copeia2003:20-33.

Herbert, J.M., J.K. Feathers, and A.S. Cordell.2002. Building ceramic chronologies withthermoluminescence dating: a case study from theCarolina sandhills. Southeastern Archaeology21:92-108.

Herbert, G.S. and R.W. Portell. 2002. A newspecies of Attiliosa (Muricidae: Neogastropoda)from the Upper Eocene/Lower OligoceneSuwannee Limestone of Florida. The Veliger45:303-308.

Hershler, R., Hsui-Ping Lee and F.G. Thompson.Phylogenetic relationships of North Americannympohophiline gastropods based on mitochon-drial DNA sequences. Zoologica Scripta 32: 357-366.

Ivany, L.C., B.H. Wilkinson and D.S. Jones. 2003.Using stable isotopic data to resolve rate andduration of growth throughout ontogeny: anexample from the surf clam, Spisula solidissima.Palaios 18:126-137.

Harper, D.A.T. and R.W. Portell. 2002. Thebrachiopod fauna of the Montpelier Formation(Miocene), Duncans Quarry, Jamaica. CaribbeanJournal of Science 38:256-259.

Kar, R.K. and D.L. Dilcher. 2002. An argument forthe origin of heterospory in aquatic environments.Palaeobotanist 51:1-11.

Keegan, W.F. 2003. [Review of] From Quarry toCornfield: The Political Economy of MississippianHoe Production, by Charles R. Cobb. AmericanAntiquity 68:190-191.

Kelly, M., J. Hooper, V.J. Paul, G. Paulay, R. vanSoest and W. de Weerdt. 2003. Taxonomicinventory of the sponges (Porifera) of Guam andthe Commonwealth of the Northern MarianaIslands. Micronesica 35-36:100-120.

King, F.W. and C.M. Porter, eds. 2003.Zooarchaeology: papers to honor Elizabeth S.Wing. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of NaturalHistory 44:1-208.

Klimley, A.P., S.C. Beavers, T.H. Curtis and S.J.Jorgensen. 2002. Movements and swimmingbehavior of three species of sharks in La JollaCanyon, California. Environmental Biology ofFishes 63:117-135.

Knouft, J.H. and L.M. Page. 2003. The evolution ofbody size in extant groups of North Americanfreshwater fishes: speciation, size distributions,and Cope’s Rule. American Naturalist 161:413-421.

Koehler, S., N.H. Williams, W.M. Whitten andM.E. do Amaral. 2002. Phylogeny of the Bifrenaria(Orchidaceae) complex based on morphology andsequence data from nuclear rDNA internaltranscribed spacers (ITS) and chloroplast trnL-Fregion. International Journal of Plant Sciences163:1055-1066.

Kowalski, E.A. and D.L. Dilcher. 2003. Warmerpaleotemperatures for terrestrial ecosystems.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,USA 100:167-170.

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Kratter, A.W. 2002. [Review of] Birds of NorthernMelanesia: Speciation, Ecology, and Biogeographyby E. Mayr and J.M. Diamond. Auk 119:883-888.

Krysko, K.L. 2002. Seasonal activity of the Floridakingsnake, Lampropeltis getula floridana(Serpentes: Colubridae), in southern Florida.American Midland Naturalist 148:102-114.

Krysko, K.L. 2003. Reproduction in theMadagascar leaf-nosed snake, Langahamadagascariensis (Serpentes: Colubridae:Pseudoxyrhophiinae). African Journal ofHerpetology 52:61-68.

Krysko, K.L. and K.R.Abdelfattah. 2002. Micrurusfulvius (Eastern Coral Snake):prey. Herpetological Review33:57-58.

Krysko, K.L., A.N. Hooper andC.M. Sheehy III. 2003. TheMadagascar giant day gecko,

Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis Gray 1870(Sauria: Gekkonidae): a new established species inFlorida. Florida Scientist 66:222-225.

Krysko, K.L., F.W. King, K. Enge and A.T. Reppas.2003. Distribution of the introduced black spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura similis) on thesouthwestern coast of Florida. Florida Scientist66:74-79.

Kvacek, Z., S.R. Manchester, R. Zetter and M.Pingen. 2002. Fruits and seeds of Craigia bronnii(Malvaceae-Tilioideae) and associated flowerbuds from the late Miocene Inden Formation,Lower Rhine Basin,Germany. Review ofPalaeobotany and Palynology 119:311-324.

Last, P.R., G.H. Burgess and B. Seret. 2002.Description of six new species of lantern-sharksof the genus Etmopterus (Squaloidea:Etmopteridae) from the Australasianregion.Cybium 26:203-223.

Manchester, S.R. 2002. Morphology andphytogeographic history of Porosia Hickey in theCretaceous and Paleocene of Asia and NorthAmerica, and its distinction fromLimnobiophyllum Krassilov. pp. 180-181 in M.A.Akhmetiev, M.P. Doludenko, A.B. Herman and I.A.Ignatiev, eds. Special Volume, Dedicated to theMemory of the Corresponding Member of the USSRAcademy of Sciences, Professor VsevolodAndreevich Vakrameev (at the 90th Anniversary ofHis Birth). Geological Institute Russian Academyof Sciences, Moscow. [in English].

Manchester, S.R., M.A.Akhmetiev and T. Kodrul.2002. Leaves and fruits ofCeltis aspera (Newberry)comb. nov. (Celtidaceae) fromthe Paleocene of NorthAmerica and eastern Asia.International Journal of PlantSciences 163:725-736.

McCranie, J.R., L.D. Wilson and J.H. Townsend.2002. Geographic Distribution. Agalychnis saltator.Herpetological Review 33:316.

McCranie, J.R., L.D. Wilson, and J.H. Townsend.2003. Agalychnis callidryas (Red-eyed Treefrog):reproduction. Herpetological Review 34:49.

Mead, J.I., D.W. Steadman, S.H. Bedford, C.J. Belland M. Spriggs. 2002. New extinct mekosuchinecrocodile from Vanuatu, South Pacific. Copeia2002:632-641.

Mihlbachler, M.C., C.A. Hemmings and S.D.Webb. 2002. Morphological chronocline amongLate Pleistocene muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus:Muridae, Rodentia) from northern Florida.Quaternary Research 58:289-295.

Milanich, J.T. 2002. “A very great harvest of souls”:Timucua Indians and the impact of Europeancolonization. pp. 113-120 in W.L. Merrill and I.Goddard, eds. Anthropology, History, andAmerican Indians. Smithsonian Contributions toAnthropology no. 44. Washington, D.C.

Milanich, J.T. 2002. Gone but never forgotten:Mission Santa Catalina on Amelia Island and the1702 raid. El Escribano, Journal of the St.Augustine Historical Society 39:1-15.

Milanich, J.T. 2002. Weeden Island cultures. pp.352-372 in D.G. Anderson and R.C. Mainfort, Jr.,eds. The Woodland Southeast. University ofAlabama Press, Tuscaloosa.

Milanich, J.T. 2002. Archaeology of the Everglades,by J.W. Griffin, edited posthumously by J.T.Milanich and J. Miller. University Press of Florida,Gainesville. 399 pp.

Milbrath, S. 2002. New questions about theauthenticity of the Grolier Codex. Journal of LatinAmerican Literatures 18:50-81.

Milbrath, S. 2002. El Códice Grolier Revisado. LosInvestigadores de la cultura Maya 10:337-348.

Milbrath, S. 2003. [Review of] Skywatchers byAnthony F. Aveni. Latin American Antiquity 14:88-89.

Milbrath, S. and C.P. Lope. 2003. RevisitingMayapan: Mexico’s last Maya capital. AncientMesoamerica 14:1-47.

Moore, B.R., D.L. Dilcher and M.A. Gibson. 2003.Paleoenvironment, depositional setting, and plantfossil diversity found in the Claiborne Formation(Middle Eocene) clay deposits of westernTennessee. p.187-198 In Field Trip Guidebook,Joint Meeting South-central and SoutheasternSections, Geological Society of America. State ofTennessee Department of Environment andConservation, Division of Geology, Nashville,Tennessee.

Newman, L., G. Paulay and R. Ritson-Williams.2003. Checklist of polyclad flatworms (Platyhelm-inthes) from Micronesian coral reefs. Micronesica35-36:189-199.

Nickerson, M.A. and K.L. Krysko. 2003.Surveying for hellbender salamanders,Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin): a reviewand critique. Applied Herpetology 1:37-44.

Nickerson, M.A. and S.F. Celino. 2003. Ranacapito (Gopher frog) drought shelter. Herpetologi-cal Review 34:137-138.

Nickrent, D.L., A. Blarer, Y.L.Qiu, D.E. Soltis, P.S. Soltis andM. Zanis. 2002. Molecular dataplace Hydnoraceae withAristolochiaceae. AmericanJournal of Botany 89:1809-1817.

Page, L.M. and M.E. Retzer.2002. The status of Illinois’ rarest fishes andcrustaceans. Transactions of the Illinois StateAcademy of Sciences 95:311-326.

Paulay, G. ed. 2003. The marine biodiversity ofGuam and the Marianas. Micronesica 35-36:1-682.

Paulay, G. 2003. Marine biodiversity of Guam andthe Marianas: overview. Micronesica 35-36:3-25.

Paulay, G. 2003. The Bivalvia (Mollusca) of Guam.Micronesica 35-36:218-243.

Paulay, G. 2003. The Asteroidea, Echinoidea, andHolothuroidea (Echinodermata) of the MarianaIslands. Micronesica 35-36:563-583.

Paulay, G. 2003. Miscellaneous marine inverte-brates and protists from the Mariana Islands.Micronesica 35-36:676-682.

Paulay, G., L. Kirkendale, G. Lambert, C. Meyer.2002. Anthropogenic biotic interchange in a coralreef ecosystem: a case study from Guam. PacificScience 56:403-422.

Paulay, G., R. Kropp, P. Ng and L. Eldredge. 2003.The crustaceans and pycnogonids of the MarianaIslands. Micronesica 35-36:456-513.

Paulay, G. and C. Meyer. 2002.Diversification in the tropicalPacific: comparisons betweenmarine and terrestrial systemsand the importance of founderspeciation. Integrative andComparative Biology 42:922-934.

Paulay, G., M. Puglisi and J. Starmer. 2003. Thenon-scleractinian Anthozoa (Cnidaria) of theMariana Islands. Micronesica 35-36:138-155.

Paulay, G. and A. Ross. 2003. An annotated check-list of the shallow water Cirripedia of Guam.Micronesica 35-36:303-314.

Pickerill, R.K., S.K. Donovan and R.W. Portell.2003. Teredolites longissimus Kelly and Bromleyfrom the Miocene Grand Bay Formation ofCarriacou, the Grenadines, Lesser Antilles. ScriptaGeologica 125:1-9.

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Pingen, M., Z. Kvacek and S.R. Manchester. 2001.Früchte und Samen von Craigia bronnii aus demObermiozän von Hambach (NiederrheinischeBucht - Deutschland) Vorläufige Mitteilung.Documenta Naturae 138:1-7, 2 pls. München.(issued 2002).Portell, R.W. and J.S.H. Collins.2002. A new species ofMontezumella (Crustacea:Decapoda: Cheiragonidae) fromthe Upper Eocene OcalaLimestone of Florida. Proceed-ings of the Biological Society ofWashington 115:594-599.

Portell, R.W., R.L. Turner and J.L.Beerensson. 2003. Occurrence of the AtlanticGhost Crab Ocypode quadrata from the UpperPleistocene to Holocene Anastasia Formation ofFlorida. Journal of Crustacean Biology 23:712-722.

Porter, C.M. 2002. [Review of] The Emperor ofNature by P.T. Stroud. Archives of Natural History29:411-412.

Porter, C.M. 2003. [Review of] Science, Race, andReligion by Lester D. Stephens. Journal for theHistory of Biology 36:217-218.

Quitmyer, I.R. 2003. Zooarchaeological remainsfrom Bottle Creek. pp. 130-155 in I. Brown, ed. TheArchaeology of Bottle Creek: A Mississippian Townin the Mobile Delta. University of Alabama Press,Tuscaloosa, AL.

Robinson, E., P. Farrel, K.F. Emery, D.E. Freideland G. Braswell. 2002. Preclassic settlements andgeomorphology in the highlands of Guatemala:excavations at Urias, Valley of Antigua. pp. 251-276 in M. Love, ed. Incidents of Archaeology inCentral America and Yucatan: Essays in Honor ofEdwin M. Shook. University Press of America,Lanham, Maryland.

Ross, J.P., D. Carbonneau, S. Terrell, T. Schoeb, D.Honeyfield, J. Hinterkopf, A. Finger and R. Owen.2002. Continuing studies of mortality of alligatorson Central Florida lakes: pathology and nutrition.Special Technical Publications, St. John’s RiverWater Management District SJ202-SP6: 34 pp and8 annexes.

Savolainen, V., M.W. Chase, N. Salamin, D.E. Soltis,and P.S. Soltis. 2002. Plant versus animalphylogeny and the evolution of organellargenomes. Systematic Biology 51:638-647.

Schmelz, G.W. and R.W. Portell. 2003. A newspecies of Metula (Gastropoda: Colubrariidae)from the Lower Miocene Chipola Formation ofFlorida. The Nautilus 117:12-14.

Simpfendorfer, C. and G.H. Burgess. 2002.Assessment of the status of the Atlantic sharpnoseshark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) using an age-structured population model. Northwest AtlanticFisheries Organization NAFO SCR Doc. 02/116:1-10.

Soltis, D.E., P.S. Soltis and M.J. Zanis. 2002.Phylogeny of seed plants based on evidence fromeight genes. American Journal of Botany 89:1670-1681.

Soltis, D.E., A.E. Senters, S. Kim, J.D. Thompson,P.S. Soltis, M.J. Zanis, L. Ronse DeCraene, P.K.Endress and J.S. Farris. 2003. Gunnerales are sisterof other core eudicots and exhibit floral features ofearly-diverging eudicots. American Journal ofBotany 90:461-470.

Steadman, D.W. 2002. [Review of] Lost World ofthe Moa by T.H. Worthy and R.D. Holdaway.Science 298:2136-2137.

Steadman, D.W. 2002. [Review of] A Guide to theBirds of Fiji & Western Polynesia by D. Watling.Auk 119:1209-1210.

Steadman, D.W. and P.S. Martin. 2003. The lateQuaternary extinction and future resurrection ofbirds on Pacific islands. Earth-Science Reviews61:133-147.

Steadman, D.W., A. Plourde and D.V. Burley. 2002.Prehistoric butchery and consumption of birds inthe Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific. Journal ofArchaeological Science 29:571-584.

Steadman, D.W. and A.V. Stokes. 2002. Changingexploitation of terrestrial vertebrates during thepast 3000 years on Tobago, West Indies. HumanEcology 30:339-367.

Sun, Ge, M. Akhmetiev, Z.M. Dong, A.R. Ashraf,Y.W. Sun, E. Bugdaeva, D.L. Dilcher, L. Golovneva,I. Harding, K. Johnson, T. Kezina, T. Kodrul, J.S. Lu,V. Markevich, H. Nishida, H. Okada, S.O. Park, C.L.Sun, X.Z. Xiong, Y.L. Xing and Z.L. Zhou. 2002. Insearch of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary inHeilongjiang River area of China. Journal ofGeoscientific Research in Northeast Asia 5:105-113.

Sun, Ge and D.L. Dilcher. 2002. [Review of] EarlyAngiosperms from the Lower Cretaceous of Jixi,eastern Heilongjiang, China. Palaeobotany andPalynology 121:91-112.

Sun, Ge, Q. Ji, D.L. Dilcher, S.Zheng, K.C. Nixon and X.Wang. 2002.Archaefructaceae, a newbasal angiosperm family.Science 296:899-904.

Sun, Ge, Z. Shaolin, S.Chunlin, S. Yuewu, D.L.Dilcher and M. Yuvan. 2002.Androecium of Archaefructus, the Late Jurassicangiosperms from Western Liaoning, China.

Journal of Geoscientific Researchin Northeast Asia 5:1-6.

Sun, B., D.L. Dilcher, D.J.Beerling, C. Zhang, D. Yan andE. Kowalski. 2003. Variation inGinkgo biloba L. leaf charactersacross a climatic gradient in

China. Proceedings of the National Academy ofSciences, USA 100:7141-7146.

Takahashi, M., P.R. Crane andS.R. Manchester. 2003.Huronoia fusiformis gen. et sp.nov.; a cornalean fruit from theKamikitaba locality (UpperCretaceous, Lower Coniacean)in northeastern Japan. Journalof Plant Research 115:463-473.

Thompson, F.G. 2002. TheTaxonomic status of the freshwater snail Antillobiamargalefi Altabe, 1993 from Hispaniola(HYDROBIIDAE, COCHLIOPINAE). Veliger45:264-267.

Thompson, F.G. and R. Hershler. 2002. Twogenera of North American freshwater snails:Marstonia Baker, 1926 resurrected to genericstatus, and Floridobia, new genus (Prosobranchia,Hydrobiidae, Nymphophilinae). Veliger 45:269-271.

Thompson, F.G. and E.L. Mihalcik. 2003. Case3232. Melania curvicostata Reeve, 1861 andGoniobasis paupercula Lea, 1862 (currently Elimiacurvicostata and Elimia curvicostata; Molllusca,Gastropoda) proposed conservation by designa-tion of a neotype for M. curvicostata. Bulletin ofZoological Nomenclature 60:109-111.

Thompson, F.G. 2003. in Juli·n Monge-Najera andZaidett Barrientos, eds. Prologe: MalacologiaLatino Americana. Revista Biologia Tropical, 51suppl. 3: xv-xvi.

Townsend, J.H. and K.L. Krysko. 2003. Thedistribution of Hemidactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae)in northern peninsular Florida. Florida Scientist66:204-208.

Townsend, J.H. 2003. Anolis porcatus (CubanGreen Anole): Nectivory. Herpetological Review34:141-142.

Teusch, K.P., D.S. Jones and W.D. Allmon. 2002.Morphological variation in turritellid gastropodsfrom the Pleistocene to Recent of Chile:association with upwelling intensity. Palaios17:366-377.

Villoria, A.L., L.D. Miller and J.Y. Miller. 2003.Pedaliodes pheretias (Hewitson) form griseolaWeymer (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae): its identityand availability, with descriptions of a newspecies. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society57:62-67.

Wallace, C.C., G. Paulay, B.W.H. Hoeksema, D.R.Bellwood, P. Hutchings, P. Barber, M. Erdmann andJ. Wolstenholme. 2003. Nature and origins ofunique high diversity reef faunas in the bay ofTomini, central Sulawesi: the ultimate “centre ofdiversity.” Proceedings of the 9th InternationalCoral Reef Symposium 1:185-192.

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Wang, Q., S.G. Hao, D.M. Wang and D.L. Dilcher.2002. An anatomically preserved aborescentLycopsid, Sublepidodendron songziensei(Sublepidodendraceae), from the Late Devonianof Hubei, China. American Journal of Botany89:1468-1477.

Wheeler, E.A. and S.R. Manchester. 2002. Woodsof the Eocene Nut Beds flora, Clarno Formation,Oregon, USA. International Association of WoodAnatomists Journal, Supplement 3. 188 pp.

Wheeler, R.J., J.J. Miller, R.M. McGee, D.L. Ruhl, B.Swann and M. Memory. 2003. Archaic Periodcanoes from Newnan’s Lake, Florida. AmericanAntiquity 68:1-18.

Webb, S.D. 2003. El gran Intercambio Americanode Vertebrados Fosiles. Capitulo 6 in A.G. Coates,ed. Paseo Pantera: Una Historia de la Naturaleza yCultura Centroamerica. Yale University Press, NewHaven, CT. [Spanish edition].

Webb, S.D. and J. Meachen.2002. [Review of] Mammoth:The Resurrection of an Ice-Age Giant. Journal ofVertebrate Paleontology22:727.

Xiang,Q.Y., M.L. Moody, D.E. Soltis,C.Z. Fan and P.S. Soltis. 2002.Relationships within Cornalesand circumscription ofCornaceae-matK and rbcLsequence data and effects ofoutgroups and long branches.Molecular Phylogenetics and

Evolution 24:35-57.

Zanis, M. J., D.E. Soltis, P.S. Soltis, Y.L. Qiu and E.A. Zimmer. 2003. Phylogenetic analyses andperianth evolution in basal angiosperms. Annalsof the Missouri BotanicalGarden 90:129-150.

Zomlefer, W.B., W.M. Whitten,N.H. Williams and W.S. Judd.2003. An overview of Veratrum(Liliales: Melanthiaceae) and aninfrageneric phylogeny basedon ITS sequence data.Systematic Botany 28:250-269.

Popular Publications,Miscellaneous ReportsBirkeland, C. E., A. Edward, Y. Golbuu, J. Gutierrez,N. Idechong, J.E. Maragos, G. Paulay, R.Richmond, A. Tafileichig and N.V. Velde. 2002. Thestate of coral reefs in the Pacific freely associatedstates. pp. 205-223 in D.D. Turgeon and R.G. Asch,eds. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of theUnited States and Pacific Freely Associated States:National Summary. NOAA, Washington, D.C.

Emery, K.F. 2002. Investigaciones ecologicaspreliminares del medioambiente antiguo de Motul

de San Josó. pp. 108-130 in A. Foias, ed. ProyectoArqueoleeógico Motul de San Jose, Informe #4,Temporada de Campo 2001. Instituto deAntropologica e Historia de Guatemala,Guatemala.

Godshalk, Robert E. and F.W. King. 2002. Status ofCaiman yacare in Bolivia: Results of the 1995 and1996 CITES Surveys. p. 269-314 In Proceedings ofthe 16th Working Meeting of the CrocodileSpecialist Group, Gainesville, Florida. IUCN-WorldConservation Union, Gland, Switzerland andCambridge, UK.

Huerta-Ortega, S.M., P. Ponce Campos and J.P.Ross. 2002. Preliminary results of a populationstudy of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)in Jalisco, Mexico. pp. 231-238 in Crocodiles,Proceedings of the 16th Working Meeting of theCrocodile Specialist Group. IUCN-World Conserva-tion Union, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge,UK.

Hulbert, R.C. 2003. Paleo math: Thomas Farm -10 million = Tyner Farm. Pony Express (FloridaFossil Horse Newsletter) 12:4-7.

Hutton, J., J.P. Ross and G. Webb. 2002. A review:using the market to create incentives for thesustainable use of crocodiles. pp. 336-353 inCrocodiles, Proceedings of the 16th WorkingMeeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group. IUCN-World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerlandand Cambridge, UK.

Keegan, W.F., C. Hofman and M.L.P. Hoogland.2002. Archaeological Reconnaissance at SaintLucia, West Indies 4-28-2002 to 5-19-2002.Preliminary report submitted to the governmentof St. Lucia, September 2002. 29 pp.

Keegan, W.F. and L.A. Carlson. 2003. TalkingTaino: sharks and rays. Times of the Islands, Spring2003:31-33.

Keegan, W.F. 2003. Archaeology on Middle Caicos,MC-6: Caonabo’s homeland? Times of the Islands,Spring 2003:72-74.

King, F.W. and S.A. Johnson. 2002. A Plague ofFrogs or a Jubilee of Toads. 8 p. [Online] Availableat: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/herpbiology/toadjubilee1.htm.

King, F.W. and R. Godshalk. 2003. Mud, RootBalls, and Other Tasty Tidbits in CrocodilianStomachs. 6 p. [Online] Available at: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/herpbiology/TidbitsinCrocDiet.htm.

Marquardt, W.H. 2002. Three short articles forFriends of the Randell Research Center Newsletter,vol. 1.

Miller, J.Y. 2002. Karl Jordan Medal 2002 toMalcolm J. Scoble. News of the Lepidopterists’Society 44:89.

Quitmyer, I.R. 2002. A Zooarchaeological Study ofRemnant Mound, De Soto National Memorial

(8MA7). pp. 158-196 in M. Schwadron, ed.Archaeology of De Soto National Memorial, SpeciesReport Series of the National Park Service. SEACTechnical Reports No. 8. Southeastern Archaeo-logical Center, National Park Service, Tallahassee,FL.

Quitmyer, I.R. 2002. Zooarchaeological ResourcesExcavated from Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands.Appendix 26 in D.W. Anderson, D.G. Knight, andE.M. Yates, eds. The Archaeology and History ofWater Island. Compact Disk. SoutheasternArchaeological Center, National Park Service,Tallahassee, FL.

Quitmyer, I.R. and E.E. Kennedy. 2003. TheZooarchaeological Record of the BossCunningham site (8Ci439): Subsistence andEnvironment (A.D. 800 - A.D. 1150) in theWetlands of Citrus County, Florida. Technicalreport prepared for Archaeological Consultants,Inc. Tampa, Florida. 19 pp.

Ross, J. P. (ed.) 2002. International Workshop forManagement and Trade of Caiman yacare. Reportto US Fish and Wildlife Service. English vii +82pp., Spanish vii +85 pp. Crocodile SpecialistGroup, Gainesville, FL.

Ross, J.P., J.P. Hinterkopf, D. Honeyfield, D.Carboneau, A. Woodward, M. Sepulveda, and T.Gross. 2002. Thiamine status and mortality ofadult American alligators (Alligatormississipiensis) in Lakes Griffin and Woodruff incentral Florida during 2000 and 2001. p. 189 InCrocodiles, Proceedings of the 16th WorkingMeeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group. IUCN-World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerlandand Cambridge, UK. Abstract.

Ruhl, D.L. 2003. Archaeobotanical Analysis ofSelected Samples from The West Williams Site(8HI509). Environmental Archaeology Program-Project # 609. Florida Museum of Natural History,Gainesville, FL. Report on file SEARCH, Inc.,Gainesville, FL and the FLMNH-EAP.

Simpfendorfer, C. and G.H. Burgess. 2002.Assessment of the status of the small coastalsharks in US waters using an age-structuredmodel. Mote Marine Laboratory Technical Report836, 58 pp.

Townsend, J.H. 2002. Notes on Tapirus bairdiifrom the southern region of Biosfera Tawahka-Asangni, Honduras. Tapir Conservation: Thenewsletter of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group11:16-17.

Walker, K. 2002. Two short articles for Friends ofthe Randell Research Center Newsletter, vol. 1.

Webb, S.D. 2002. Foreword in M. Renz.Megalodon: Hunting the Hunter. PaleontologyPress, Tampa, FL.

Worth, J.W. 2002. Three short articles for Friendsof the Randell Research Center Newsletter, vol. 1.

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Budget and Human ResourcesCoordinator - A. Darlene NovakOffice Manager - Barbara L. HackettPersonnel - Leslie L. CampbellPurchasing - Mary B. WindhamTravel - Shuronna C. Wilson

Institutional AdvancementAssistant Director - Susan B. PharrDevelopment - Robert K. HutchinsonPublic Relations/Marketing - Paul E. RameyMembership - Mary F. SalvamoserSecretary - Sarah Graddy

Museum TechnologyCoordinator - William G. PaineNetwork Manager - Daniel F. StonerWebmaster - Sarah E. Brix

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY (COLLECTIONS & RESEARCH)Chair and Assistant Director - David W. Steadman, Ph.D.Sr. Secretary - Pamela W. DennisManaging Editor - Margaret E.B. JoynerAnthropology Registrar - Elise V. LeCompte

Caribbean ArchaeologyCurator - William F. Keegan, Ph.D.

Environmental ArchaeologyAssistant Curator - Katherine F. Emery, Ph.D.Collection Managers - Sylvia J. Scudder

Irvy R. QuitmyerCurator Emeritus - Elizabeth S. Wing, Ph.D.

Florida ArchaeologyCurators - William H. Marquardt, Ph.D.

Jerald T. Milanich, Ph.D.Coordinator of Research Programs and Services

(Randell Research Center) - John E. Worth, Ph.D.Collection Manager - Scott E. MitchellCeramic Technologist - Ann S. CordellAssistant Scientist - Karen J. Walker, Ph.D.

HerbariumCurator and Keeper - Norris H. Williams, Ph.D.Sr. Biologist - W. Mark Whitten, Ph.D.Collection Manager - Kent D. PerkinsProgram Assistant - Gertrude R. Lindler

HerpetologyCurators - F. Wayne King, Ph.D.

Max A. Nickerson, Ph.D.Associate Scientist - L. Richard Franz, Jr.Collection Manager - Kenneth L. Krysko, Ph.D.Assistant Scientist - J. Perran Ross, Ph.D.

Historical ArchaeologyDistinguished Research Curator - Kathleen A. Deagan, Ph.D.Collection Manager - Alfred J. Woods

IchthyologyAssistant Curator - James S. Albert, Ph.D.Coordinator, Shark Program - George H. BurgessCollection Manager - Robert H. RobinsVisiting Assistant Scientist - William G.R. Crampton, Ph.D.Sr. Biologists - Cathleen L. Bester

Alexia C. Morgan

Invertebrate PaleontologyCurator - Douglas S. Jones, Ph.D.Collection Manager - Roger W. Portell

Katharine Ordway Chair of Ecosystem ConservationEminent Scholar - Scott K. Robinson, Ph.D.

Latin American Art and ArchaeologyCurator - Susan Milbrath, Ph.D.

Lepidoptera (Allyn Museum of Entomology)Curator - Lee D. Miller, Ph.D.Associate Curator - Jacqueline Y. Miller, Ph.D.

Lepidoptera (McGuire Center)Post-Doctoral Research Associate - Andrei Sourakov, Ph.D.

MalacologyCurator - Fred G. Thompson, Ph.D.Assistant Curator - Gustav Paulay, Ph.D.Collection Manager - John D. SlapcinskyPost-Doctoral Research Associate - Christopher P. Meyer, Ph.D.

MammalogyAssistant Curator - unfilledCollection Managers - Candace L. McCaffery

Laurie Wilkins

Molecular Systematics & Evolutionary GeneticsCurator - Pamela S. Soltis, Ph.D.Assistant Scientist - Matthew Gitzendanner, Ph.D.Post-Doctoral Research Associate - Jennifer A. Tate, Ph.D.

Museum StudiesCurator - Charlotte M. Porter, Ph.D.

OrnithologyCurator - David W. Steadman, Ph.D.Collection Managers - Andrew W. Kratter, Ph.D.

Thomas A. Webber, Ph.D.

PaleobotanyGraduate Research Professor - David L. Dilcher, Ph.D.Curator - Steven R. Manchester, Ph.D.Collection Manager - Hongshan Wang, Ph.D.Biologist - Terry A. Lott

Vertebrate PaleontologyDistinguished Research Curator - S. David Webb, Ph.D.Curator - Bruce J. MacFadden, Ph.D.Collection Manager - Richard C. Hulbert, Ph.D.Sr. Biologist - Russell W. McCarty IIBiologist - Arthur R. PoyerPost-Doctoral Research Associate - Pennilyn Higgins, Ph.D.

EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Associate Director - Bruce J. MacFadden, Ph.D.Sr. Secretary - Suzan A. HutchensOffice Manager/Traveling Exhibits - Charlene O. SmithVisitor Services - Patricia M. BeanPhotography - Jeffrey L. GageEditor - Erika H. Simons

EducationAssistant Director - Betty D. Camp, Ph.D.Public Programs - Marilyn M. RobertsVolunteers, Children’s Classes - Patti J. Anderson, Ph.D.Tours - Jeannette E. CarlislePost-Doctoral Research Associate - Shari A. Ellis, Ph.D.

ExhibitsAssistant Director - Darcie A. MacMahonProject Coordinator - Gina C. Gould, Ph.D.Artists - Stacey A. Breheny

Brian D. ChamberlainRonald A. ChesserRobert S. LeavyJay C. Weber

Professional staffJuly 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003FLMNH STAFF

SecuritySr. Security Guard -

Virginia E. LawrenceSecurity Guards -

John H. McIntoshHarvey E. Yawn

Sr. Biologist - Kurt AuffenbergCarpenters/Cabinet makers -

J. Patrick BennettNathan R. Bruce

Head Designer - Dorr R. DennisDesigners - Ian M. Breheny

Jay C. Fowler

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