Michael Gloriani Visits Vertebrate Zoology
Michael Gloriani Visits Vertebrate Zoology Vertebrate Zoology Michael Gloriani, a senior undergraduate Biology student at the University of San Diego, visited the Vertebrate Zoology collection to measure some of our chameleon specimens for his research. He is studying Jackson’s chameleons (Trioceros jacksonii), which are not native to Hawaii and were intentionally introduced to Kaneohe in […]
Carmen Antaky Visits Vertebrate Zoology
Carmen Antaky Visits Vertebrate Zoology Vertebrate Zoology Carmen Antaky, a Masters student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, visited the Vertebrate Zoology (VZ) collection to take some samples from our avian specimens for her project. She is studying the Hawaiian Band-rumped storm petrel (Oceanodroma castro), which is a small, endangered seabird. Many thanks to […]
Danielle Wasserman Visits Vertebrate Zoology
Danielle Wasserman, a PhD student from the City University of New York (CUNY), spent just over a week in Bishop Museum’s Vertebrate Zoology collection examining our Hawaiian honeycreeper specimens.
Dr. Allen Allison on an Expedition to New Britain, PNG – Part 3
A look at some of the amazing animals found by the expedition team!
Mr. Uchiyama’s Big Dream
Haruo Uchiyama, a master wood carver from Japan, is bringing Honeycreepers to Bishop Museum!
Malacology- Veronicellidae
Malacology staff, Dr. Norine W. Yeung (Researcher) and Jaynee R. Kim (Research Assistant), and Malacology affiliates, Dr. Kenneth A. Hayes and Dr. Robert H. Cowie, published a manuscript in Pacific Science (November 2016) that identified and assessed the distribution of introduced slugs (Veronicellidae) in the Hawaiian and Samoan Islands.
The isopod to my fish or the fish to my isopod???
A success story of combining data across collections to aid research!
Dr. Allen Allison on an Expedition to New Britain, PNG – Part 2
An update on Dr. Allison’s expedition to the Baining Mountains of New Britain, PNG.
Dr. Allen Allison on an Expedition to New Britain, PNG – Part 1
Dr. Allison and his colleagues are surveying the vertebrate fauna of New Britain. Stay tuned for updates!
Uncovered: The hidden world of Hawaii’s ‘Twilight Zone’
A 20-year study exploring Hawaii’s remarkable mesophotic coral reefs.
