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Tue 11 May 2010 Sun 23 May 2010 - Raffles Museum Open House on International Museum DayCategory : events As part of International Museum Day, the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research will specially open its Public Gallery on Sunday, 23rd May 2010 from 10am to 5pm. Public Gallery Tour Souvenir Shuttle bus opposite Buona Vista MRT A shuttle bus service to the Raffles Museum will be available every 30 minutes from 9.45am to 4.15pm on 23 May 2010. The pick-up point is the bus stop in front of the MOE building at North Buona Vista Road. Tue 11 May 2010 Help Rodríguez-Gironés find flowering plants visited by pollinators with weaver antsCategory : nature Miguel Rodríguez-Gironés, a visiting researcher in Richard Corlett's laboratory gave a lovely seminar last week about evolution in pollination networks. It began with an overview of the larger subject and went on to mention and discuss ideas he and his team have grappled with over the years, including mentions why so many bird flowers are red, the evolution of nectar concealment and the evolution of deep corolla tubes. At the end of the seminar he asked for help for studies he is currently engaged in. I figured the macro-photography nature community as well as the plant and insect naturalists might be able to help him. They have posted lovely photos on the net of a variety of insect interactions on really small flowers. If anyone could help him find suitable subjects, it'd be them! Here is his "Wanted Poster" - please help forward this to relevant forums and friends, thanks! ![]() "Please let us know if you happen to see plants satisfying the following conditions: |
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