scholarly journals Casa dos pássaros: local de preparação de material zoológico a ser enviado para Portugal

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 3-22
Author(s):  
José Mário D´Almeida ◽  
Regina Dantas
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
History Of Biology ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural

ResumoA Casa de História Natural, conhecida pela população do Rio de Janeiro como Casa dos Pássaros foi criada por pelo Vice-Rei D. Luis de Vasconcelos em 1784 e extinta em 1813 por D. João VI. Para conduzir os trabalhos nessa instituição, o Vice-Rei convidou um artista plástico catarinense conhecido por Xavier dos Pássaros que, apesar de autodidata, preparou excelente material zoológico para ser enviado para Portugal. Com essa pesquisa espera-se elucidar algumas dúvidas, se a Casa dos Pássaros foi realmente precursora do Museu Nacional, como também, o destino dado ao material zoológico preparado por Xavier dos Pássaros, após a extinção da Casa de História Natural.Palavras – Chave: História da Biologia; Museu Nacional; Rio de Janeiro.AbstractThe House of Natural History, known by the population of Rio de Janeiro as House of the Birds was created by the Lord-Lieutenant D. Luis de Vasconcelos in 1784 and extinguished in 1813 by D. João VI. In order to conduct the work in this institution, the Lord-Lieutenant invited a Santa Catarina artist known by Xavier dos Pássaros that, self-taught, prepared excellent zoological material to be sent to Portugal. With this research it is hoped to elucidate some doubts, if the House of the Birds was really precursor of the National Museum, as well as the destiny given to the zoological material prepared by Xavier dos Pássaros, after the extinction of the House of Natural History. Keywords: History of Biology; National Museum; Rio de Janeiro.

Should Museums Serve the Visually Handicapped?

1975 ◽  
Vol 69 (10) ◽  
pp. 461-464
Author(s):  
Dove Toll
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Special Training ◽  
History Of ◽  
Blind Persons ◽  
Visually Handicapped

The National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution undertook a research project to determine what could be done to enable visually handicapped persons to benefit from the museum's resources. Programs currently of interest to the blind were advertised, with maps of touchable objects throughout the museum made available. In addition, books about the Smithsonian have been brailled, cassette tours of individual halls prepared, exhibit designers encouraged to include more touchable objects in their displays, and docents given special training in how to relate to and guide blind persons. Further sources of information appear at the end of this article.

The Past, Present, and Future of Archaeology of the Museu Nacional: A Brief Introduction / Passado, presente e futuro da arqueologia no Museu Nacional: Uma breve introdução

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-246
Author(s):  
Rita Scheel-Ybert
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Advanced Science ◽  
Research Facilities

Throughout its 200 years, the Museu Nacional (National Museum) in Rio de Janeiro has been the principal museum of natural history in Brazil. It certainly has been among the most important research institutions in the Americas. Many of the greatest national and international scholars worked in or visited its collections, exhibitions, and laboratories. Botanists, zoologists, ecologists, geologists, paleontologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and so many other scientists frequented the research facilities of the São Cristóvão Palace, its hallways, internal gardens, associated buildings, and park. They established friendships, scientific partnerships, and antagonisms, engaging in intense and productive exchanges that advanced science in each discipline yet with a multidisciplinary spirit. This thriving space, which we all always referred to as “our home,” was utterly destroyed by the tragedy of September 2018, when we watched in astonishment as the fire consumed our lives.

The Catalogue of Checkered Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cleridae) from the Scientific Collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum Of Natural History Of Bucharest

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Kazimir Kurzeluk
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
National Museum ◽  
History Of ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
Scientific Collections

Abstract This catalogue presents data on ten Western - Palaearctic Cleridae species of the subfamilies Tillinae and Clerinae preserved in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History of Bucharest.

scholarly journals Predation of Hemidactylus mabouia (Sauria: Gekkonidae) by a vine snake Oxybelis aeneus  (Serpentes: Colubridae) in an Atlantic Forest fragment, Northeastern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lissa Dellefrate Franzini ◽  
Carmem Karime Bacalháo Pedro ◽  
Lucas Barbosa De Queiroga Cavalcanti ◽  
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
American Continent ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Hemidactylus Mabouia

<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Oxybelis aeneus</em> (Wagler, 1824) é uma espécie de serpente arborícola de ampla distribuição no continente americano cuja dieta é composta principalmente por vertebrados, como lagartos. Diversas espécies de lagartos já foram reportadas como presas desta serpente, incluindo a espécie exótica <em>Hemidactylus mabouia</em> (Moreau de Jonnèes, 1818). Aqui descrevemos em detalhes um evento de predação de <em>H. mabouia</em> por <em>O. aeneus</em>,  ampliando o conhecimento acerca da história natural  de ambas as espécies à literatura científica.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Dieta, ecologia alimentar, lagarto, presa, serpente.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Abstract</strong>: <em>Oxybelis aeneus</em> (Wagler, 1824) is an arboreal snake species that is widely distributed in the American continent whose diet is composed mainly by vertebrates, such as lizards. Several lizard species have already been reported as prey of this snake, including the alien species <em>Hemidactylus mabouia</em> (Moreau de Jones, 1818). Herein we describe in details a predation event of <em>H. mabouia</em> by <em>O. aeneus</em>, widening our knowledge regarding the natural history of both species to scientific literature.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key words</strong>: Diet, feed ecology, lizard, prey, snake.</p>

scholarly journals FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES DE BIOLOGIA NA UFSM NAS DECADAS DE 1960-70 E O PROCESSO DE CONVERSÃO DE HISTÓRIA NATURAL PARA CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Vargas Pedroso ◽  
Sandra Escovedo Selles
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Curriculum Change ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Santa Maria

O presente artigo analisa concepções de Biologia que estavam em disputa no processo de mudança curricular em que o curso de História Natural, da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), é extinto em 1972 e substituído pelo de Ciências Biológicas. As questões que orientam a pesquisa incluem: Quais pretensões de formação profissional articuladas às concepções de Biologia foram valorizadas e selecionadas no currículo acadêmico nesse processo de mudança curricular? De posse de referenciais da História Nova e da História do Currículo, investiga-se a trajetória do curso de Ciências Biológicas da UFSM como uma construção sócio-histórica, isto é, em conexão com a história das forças sociais que a atravessou e a configurou desta forma, e não de outra. Em suma, a investigação revela que o processo de mudança de História Natural para Ciências Biológicas, na UFSM, não ocorreu apenas em torno da denominação, mas foi também um espaço de disputas e negociações entre distintas concepções de Biologia. Em virtude destas distintas concepções, articuladas e legitimadas por diferentes forças sociais, o curso de Ciências Biológicas da UFSM acabou priorizando a formação do especialista, em detrimento da formação do historiador natural e do professor de Biologia. Palavras-chave: História do Currículo. Formação de Professores. Ciências Biológicas. História Natural. UFSM.  This article  explores concepts of biology that were in dispute in the process of curriculum change of the course of Natural History, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), when it was abolished in 1972 and replaced by the Biological Sciences one. Based on the studies of New History and History of Curriculum the research  investigates the trajectory of UFSM Biological Sciences course  in a socio-historical perspective. In other words, the research highlights the connections with the history of social forces that crossed and configured this way and not another. In short, research shows that the process of change of Natural History to Life Sciences in UFSM was not related  to the name, but it was also an area of disputes and negotiations between different conceptions of Biology. Due to these distinct conceptions, articulated and legitimized by different social forces, the UFSM Biological Sciences course had put emphasis on the specialist preparation at the expenses of the naturalist and the Biology teacher one. Keywords: Curriculum history. Teacher Training. Biological Sciences. Natural History

scholarly journals Lizard predation Tropidurus hispidus (Squamata, Tropiduridae) by false coral snake Oxyrhopus trigeminus (Squamata, Dipsadidae) in the Caatinga, in northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Jefferson Simanas Mikalauskas ◽  
Daniel Oliveira Santana ◽  
Stephen Francis Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Coral Snake ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historia Natural

<p align="justify">A predação de lagartos raramente é observada na natureza, e eventos envolvendo serpentes são ainda mais escassos. Aqui nós documentamos em detalhes a predação de um lagarto (Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)) por uma serpente (Oxyrhopus trigeminus Duméril, Bibron &amp; Duméril, 1854). Muitos estudos identificaram lagartos Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 como presas de serpentes brasileiras. Assim, este registro fornece importantes informações sobre a história natural de ambas as espécies, especialmente de O. trigeminus, que são essenciais para a compreensão de sua ecologia.</p><p align="justify"><strong>Palavras chave</strong>: Ecologia alimentar, dieta, constrição de presas, Saurofagia.<strong></strong></p><p align="justify"><strong>Abstract</strong>: The predation of lizards is rarely observed in the wild, and events involving snakes are scarcer still. Here we document in detail the predation of a lizard (Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)) by a snake (Oxyrhopus trigeminus Duméril, Bibron &amp; Duméril, 1854). Many studies have identified Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 lizards as prey for Brazilian snakes. Thus, this record provides important insights into the natural history of both species, especially O. trigeminus, which are essential for the understanding of their ecology.<strong></strong></p><p align="justify"><strong>Key words</strong>: Feed ecology, diet, prey constriction, Saurophagy.</p>

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