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Museum of Southwestern Biology

The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) is a research and teaching facility in the Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. MSB houses collections of vertebrates, arthropods, plants and genomic materials from the American Southwest, Central and South America, and from throughout the world. The MSB consists of ten divisions, one special program (the USGS Arid Lands Field Station) and an inter-divisional program in biodiversity informatics.

Each division or program sets its own policies for visitors, researchers and data inquiries. For further information visit the appropriate division or program web pages.

 

OUTSTANDING!

Outstanding Natural History Paper of 2008

The Western North American Naturalist is pleased to announce the award for the best paper of 2008. The winning paper is “Geographic patterns of ground-swelling arthropods across an ecoregional transition in the North American Southwest” by David C. Lightfoot, Sandra L. Brantley, and Craig D. Allen (WNAN 68.1). This annual award celebrates our authors’ achievements in creative and meaningful research, insightful interpretation, and articulate writing. Top finalists were selected from the 45 full-length papers published in Volume 68, and the WNAN Editorial Board members selected a final winner by vote. David C. Lightfoot, as senior author, will receive $300.00 for the achievement.

 

 




images of native animals and plants
Short-horned lizard Phrynosoma hernandesii (I. Murray), Organ Mountains (M. Weisenberger), Escobaria organensis (T. Todsen)

msb and bird image
Praying Mantis (S. Davidson), Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum (I. Murray), CERIA (J. Mygatt)
   
 
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