Leong, T. M., 2011. Observations of pupal eclosion and pheromone release in the oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Macroglossinae). Nature in Singapore , 4 : 369–375. [PDF , 1.62 MB] Lim, K. K. P. & H. H. Tan, 2011. Addition of three cyprinid f...
Click on image to download pdf. 巧手＂抢救＂动物标本 早报 21 December 2011 本地第一家自然历史博物馆 － 李光前自然历史博物馆再过两年落成，修复展出标本的工作已如火如茶地展开。 新加坡国立大学属下的莱佛士生物多样性研究博物馆（RAFFLES MUSEUM OF BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH，简称 RMBR）日前就迎来独立建国后，第一位标本保护员，负责修复及保护馆中的部分收藏，为李光前自然历史博物馆的开幕提前做准备。 这名年仅２５岁的英国籍女性标本保护员凯特 （KATE POCKLINGTON）本月初抵...
Clean-up at the museum (The Straits Times, 21 December 2011) Posted on 21 December 2011 by dbsnlls Click on image to download pdf. Clean-up at the museum Grace Chua 21st December 2011 The pair of orang utans, one male and one female, had languished in the closet for years – their hide...
On average, one new species of plants and animals was found every two days last year in the Greater Mekong region. The 208 species discovered included a new monkey, a wolf snake and a self-cloning lizard, the World Wide Fund for Nature said this week. A highly threated biodiversity ho...
The Raffles Museum Toddycats has once again set up another exhibition at the Geylang East Public Library on the 10th of December 2011! There turn up was great and there were many children participating in the activities the Toddycats planned of the event.
The resident poster boy, Marcus, is currently researching on the ecology and conservation of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis ) in Singapore. More specifically, he is examining the diet, distribution and population of these nationally endangered cats in the wild.
From right: Ms Leonie Nagarajan, Chief of Staff, ASEF Director; Professor Peter Ng, Director of RMBR; Ms Eva Biaudet, ASEF Governor for Finland; Ambassador Sayakane Sisouvong, ASEF Governor for ASEAN; Ms Siiri Könisnigsberg, ASEM Contact Point for Estonia; Ambassador Karel Kovanda, AS...
These older specimens need the care of a skilled conservator in the form of Ms Kate Pocklington ! Kate is from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History , and will be here in RMBR until the end of the month to give the specimens a much needed make-over! Now, what exactly does a ...
恐龙半年内登陆 (早报星期天, 4th December 2011) Posted on 12 December 2011 by dbsnlls Click on image to download pdf. 恐龙半年内登陆 李光前自然历史博物馆以８００多万元购买三副恐龙化石的计划已经进入最后阶段。一旦与卖家完成法律程序，其中一大一小两副化石预计可在半年内抵新。博物馆初步计划先妥善藏化石，到２０１４年博物馆开幕时才一并展出。 本报记者日前受自然历史博物馆之邀，和博物馆筹款委员会主席陈伟兴教授一同到美国犹他州，视察三副梁龙科恐龙化石在当地实验室的情况。陈伟兴这次赴美...
Click on image to download pdf. Get ready for Twinky & friends Two of three dinosaur fossils Singapore bought could arrive next year Tan Dawn Wei The Sunday Times December 4, 2011 Singapore’s heftiest immigrants are moving here as early as next year – two years before their new home w...
Wild – Carnivores at the Library! Review of the Southeast Asian miniature cyprinid genus Sundadanio (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) with descriptions of seven new species from Indonesia and Malaysia Rasbora atranus, a new species of fish from central Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) Systomus...
Wild – Carnivores at the Library! Review of the Southeast Asian miniature cyprinid genus Sundadanio (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) with descriptions of seven new species from Indonesia and Malaysia Rasbora atranus, a new species of fish from central Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) Systomus...
, new species, is described from the upper Mahakam drainage, central Borneo. It belongs to the R. sumatrana-elegans complex (sensu Brittan, 1954). It is distinguished by having a dark midlateral stripe from the opercle to the caudal-fin base, often faint or poorly contrasted, widened ...
, new species, is described from Belait and Tutong drainages in Brunei. It is distinguished by the adults having a plain brown body with a blackish reticulate pattern; the juveniles with a faint black spot at dorsal-fin origin and a midlateral series of 3 or 4 black blotches on the fl...
The Turtle Extinction Crisis – Seminar by Dr Brian D. Home RMBR featured in Shell’s 120th Anniversary Celebration Video How to be a frugivore (in a changing world) Conservation Assessment of Oriental Freshwater Shrip Workshop (5 to 7 Dec 2011) 恐龙两年后落户狮城 (联合早报, 25 November 2011)
RMBR featured in Shell’s 120th Anniversary Celebration Video 2 December 2011 by dbsnlls Leave a Comment To celebrate Shell’s 120 years in Singapore, a video was made to commemorate milestones and achievements with staff, partners, customers and other stakeholders. The director of RMBR...
Frugivory and seed dispersal have a crucial role to play in the novel landscapes that are emerging around the world. Robust predictions of what will happen when new combinations of fruits and frugivores meet are likely to require a more mechanistic understanding of frugivory and seed ...
of December 2011, the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research of the National University of Singapore will be hosting an international workshop on the conservation of freshwater shrimps. The workshop is under the auspices of the IUCN and funded by the EU FP7 BIOFRESH project. The main...
恐龙两年后落户狮城 (联合早报, 25 November 2011) 30 November 2011 by dbsnlls Leave a Comment Click on image to download pdf. 恐 龙 两年后落 户狮 城 在短时间募集4600万元，实现自然历史博物馆在２０１４年落成的愿景，筹款委员会主席陈伟兴教授昨天与其他10名在各自科学领域中表现杰出的本地科学家，获颁新加坡国家科学院学术奖。 沈越报道 本地第一所自然历史博物馆将在2014 年落成，到时博物馆展出的三副梁龙( Diplodocus )化石，让国人不必出国便能看到栩栩如生...
11 dons now national science fellows (The Straits Times, 25 November 2011) 30 November 2011 by dbsnlls Leave a Comment Click on image to download pdf. 11 dons now national science fellows Singapore National Academy of Science welcomes first batch By Kezia Toh They did not receive trop...
We delved into the world of reptiles through discussions on how they are similar but yet so very different. Participants got a chance to explore an array of reptile specimens and unravel the mysteries of the various movement, feeding and defence mechanisms. They also got to get a clos...
“In the fresh and marine waters of Singapore and Peninsula Malaysia, the most common and widespread insects are the aquatic heteroptera. In 1963, C. H. Fernando and Lanna Cheng produced A guide to the Malayan Water Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with keys to the genera for students at ...
Do not worry if you have no prior guiding experience. Training will be provided for successful applicants to equip the new guides with proper guiding techniques. They are expected to write their own scripts and participate in on-the-job trainings before proceeding to be a full-fledged...
Leong, T. M., 2011. The caterpillar and cocoon of Pompelon marginata (Guerin, 1843) in Singapore (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae: Chalcosiinae), with an account of parasitism by the tachinid fly, Senometopia distincta (Baranov, 1931). Nature in Singapore , 4 : 319–328. [PDF , 1.81 MB] Ibrahi...
The museum is currently hosting Dr Christoph Schubart from Regensburg University in Germany, who will be with us from 15 November to 1 December. He is no stranger to our shores, having been based in Singapore between 1999-2000 . His objective for this visit is to study
What Dinosaurs and kiam chye-looking Reefs have in Common 16 November 2011 by dbsnlls Leave a Comment What Dinosaurs and kiam chye -looking Reefs have in Common Bridgette See Professor Peter Ng leans in and, in a hushed conspiratorial tone, goes: “To be a successful museum, other than...
‘Extinct’ sponge back from the dead 16 November 2011 by dbsnlls Leave a Comment Click on image to download pdf. ‘Extinct’ sponge back from the dead by Grace Chua Once, the enormous Neptune’s Cup sponge was common in Singapore waters, its metre-high, chalice-like form a popular trophy ...
To commemorate the third anniversary of Project Semakau, a celebration was held in NUS on 12 November 2011 to thank the volunteers for their continuous support and efforts in making Project Semakau a success. A scrumptious buffet lunch was first served as volunteers and their guests t...
“We once sold a mammoth to a French winemaker for €150,000,” Ms Lajotte-Robaglia says. “He put it in the reception room of his chateau. Whether a Brontosaurus looks good in your salon is matter of taste but these customers are young wealthy people who grew up mesmerised by Spielberg’s...
