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RMBR Overwhelmed!

Sunday, 24 May 2009 It was a fun-filled family day at the RMBR! As early as 9.15am, the RMBR saw visitors outside the Museum, patiently waiting for its doors to open. Hordes of visitors flooded the Museum the moment the … Continue reading

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Take a walk on the WILD SIDE

The Straits Times, 23 May 2009, Page D10 Click above for a larger image.

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Public Forum of SIBiol

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International Museum Day at RMBR!

International Museum Day 2009 at Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research. Let the holiday fun take-off at the Museums! For more information, please visit the IMD 2009 website! Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research Open House 24 May 2009, 10.00am – 5.00pm … Continue reading

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Faculty of Science Open House 2009 – RMBR Opens!

23 May 2009 is the date to note! It’s the Faculty of Science Open House! Founded in 1929, the Faculty of Science is one of the largest faculties in the National University of Singapore with some 4.600 undergraduates and 1,100 … Continue reading

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The Phenology of Dioecious Figs in Singapore

The Phenology of Dioecious Figs in Singapore Speaker: Nanthinee Jeevanandam (Graduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences, NUS) Date: 18th May 2009 (Monday) Time: 9:00 AM Venue: Seminar Room 2 (SR2) S2, 04-10 Supervisor: Prof Richard Corlett ABSTRACT Dioecious figs have … Continue reading

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EMERGING THREATS AND RESEARCH CHALLENGES IN THE TROPICS

EMERGING THREATS AND RESEARCH CHALLENGES IN THE TROPICS Speaker: William F. Laurance (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama) Date: Thu, 14th May, 2009 Time: 10am Venue: LT20 Host: Prof Richard Corlett Abstract I will summarize several new or emerging threats … Continue reading

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Macroinvertebrates as Sentinels for Monitoring Freshwater Pollution

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The Singapore Blue Plan – Zao Bao

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The Plug of Nephilid Spiders – A Raffles Museum Fellowship Research

Mate plugging via genital mutilation in nephilid spiders: an evolutionary hypothesis M. Kuntner, S. Kralj-Fiser, J. M. Schneider & D. Li Journal of Zoology 277 (2009) 257–266 Abstract Nephilid spiders are known for gigantic females and tiny males. Such extreme … Continue reading

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