Randolph College Natural History Collections

Randolph College Natural History Collections Randolph College Department of Biology Natural History Collections: D.C.

Bliss Herbarium and Botanic Garden; Vertebrate and Invertebrate Zoology; Geology and Fossils; Antique Scientific Equipment and Botanical Charts; Nature Preserves The collections of the Randolph College Biology Department contain hundreds of zoological specimens including birds, mammals, fishes, reptiles, insects, marine invertebrates, and fossils. The collections also boast an excellent herbarium

containing thousands of specimens of plants indigenous or introduced to the eastern United States, specifically Central Virginia. A final feature is the large geology collection, featuring thousands of rock and mineral samples from around the world. The core collection dates at least back to 1895, with geological specimens accrued by Fernando Wood Martin, chair of the department of Physics and Biology at what was then Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. The zoological collections can be dated at least to 1913, when professor John Irvin Hamaker featured images of some of these specimens in his textbook Principles of Biology. Other specimens have been added at various times throughout the history of the college, and continue to be added by students and interested donors today. Some of these specimens were derived from other important collections including the Boucard Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Zoological Park.

Professor Emeritus Doug Shedd has a new Natural History Notes blog post about foxes! Read it on the NHACP website:
02/21/2022

Professor Emeritus Doug Shedd has a new Natural History Notes blog post about foxes! Read it on the NHACP website:

Natural History Notes

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From the Winter 2021 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Part of the magic of migratory birds is their annual disappearing act—one autumn day there might be an oriole in a treetop, and the next day it’s gone, not to be seen again until spring. Back in the 17th century, scientists

01/04/2022

Sometimes it pays to blend in.

12/30/2021

For birds, glass windows are worse than invisible. By reflecting foliage or sky, they look like inviting places to fly into. And because the sheer number of windows is so great, their toll on birds is huge. Up to about 1 billion birds die from window strikes in the U.S. each year, according to a 201

12/28/2021

From the Winter 2018 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. There’s little about a Snow Bunting that isn’t perfectly suited to life in the deep freeze. These winter wanderers are outfitted like little polar explorers, with a natural down parka of dense white feathers that cover even th

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