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Singapore Biodiversity Records: The Curious Incident of the Snake in the Hostel Shoe Cupboard

Posted on 28 February 2014 by

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student Chua Wei Ming returned to his hostel one day to find an unlikely squatter in the from of a snake in his shoe cupboard. Pictures of the scaly squatter eventually made its way to Facebook, … Continue reading →

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In the news – ‘Extinct’ orchid resurfaces in Bukit Timah reserve

Posted on 29 January 2014 by

‘Extinct’ orchid resurfaces in Bukit Timah reserve Straits Times 29 Jan 2014 B8 by Feng Zengkun An orchid species thought to be extinct in Singapore has been found in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve after more than 80 years. Researchers from Singapore and the … Continue reading →

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New Articles in Nature in Singapore and Singapore Biodiversity Records

Posted on 24 January 2014 by

A species of orchid (Vrydagzynea lancifolia) that has not been recorded in Singapore for more than 80 years has been rediscovered in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Read more about the plant, how it was rediscovered and see how herbarium specimens … Continue reading →

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New articles on Nature in Singapore website

Posted on 25 June 2013 by

The following articles have been uploaded to the Nature in Singapore website (http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/index.html). Lee, S. H., A. B. C. Ng, K. H. Ong, T. O’Dempsey & H. T. W. Tan, 2013. The status and distribution of Ficus hispida L.f. (Moraceae) … Continue reading →

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New articles on Nature in Singapore website

Posted on 19 April 2013 by

The following articles have been uploaded to the Nature in Singapore website (http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/index.html). Yeo, C. K., S. Y. Tan, C. Y. Koh, K. Y. Chong, X. Y. Ng & J. T. K. Lai, 2013. Leaflet-cutting propagation of Athyrium accedens (Blume) … Continue reading →

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New articles on Nature in Singapore website

Posted on 19 March 2013 by

The following articles have been uploaded to the Nature in Singapore website (http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/index.html). Ong, X. R., S. C. Chua & M. D. Potts, 2013. Recent records of the dung beetle Catharsius molossus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 6: … Continue reading →

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New articles on Nature in Singapore website

Posted on 12 December 2012 by

The following articles have been uploaded to the Nature in Singapore website (http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/index.html). Leong, T. M. & B. P. Y-H. Lee, 2012. Records and natural history of the ocellated shield bug, Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg) in Singapore, with observations on egg … Continue reading →

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