Different frog-bromeliad associations are frequently reported from various habitats of Central and South America. Here, we present the first data on the association of two hylid species (Dendropsophus nanus and Scinax nasicus) with the bromeliad Bromelia balansae in the Brazilian Pantanal. Both…

The present catalogue completes (as the second of the two parts) data for the millipede collection of Czech arachnologist František Miller (1902–1983), housed in the National Museum in Prague. This second part of the catalogue brings information on a total of 341 specimens belonging to 34 millipede…

The issue of the influence of biological relatedness on frontal sinus patterns is still the subject of discussion. Research possibilities worldwide are however limited by the lack of genealogically documented skeletal remains. This study presents the results of analyses of seven identified 19th-20th…

Josef Ryš (*1879, †1960) byl středoškolský profesor na Reálné škole v Jevíčku, významný lokální badatel – mineralog a starosta místní tělovýchovné jednoty Sokol. V letech 1909 až 1958 publikoval celkem 11 prací o geologických a mineralogických poměrech širokého okolí Jevíčka. Spolupracoval s…

Předkládaná studie pojednává o významu občanské vědy, jakožto formy vědeckého výzkumu za účasti laické veřejnosti. Podstatným, i když do dnešní doby relativně málo studovaným faktorem ovlivňujícím úspěšnost těchto projektů, je motivace účastníků. Studie se na základě výsledků dotazníkového šetření…

Since the 1990s, the Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino houses the ornithological collection formerly belonging to the Zoological Museum of the University of Turin (MZUT). This collection includes about 20,500 specimens, mostly dating from the second half of the nineteenth century or…

The article describes historical and existing technologies for monitoring visitors in museum exhibitions. A proposal for a new solution is also included. These technologies mainly include wireless radio technologies (Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, UWB, RFID), while our idea of monitoring is based on the…

During several hours of acoustic survey of bats in Borgo Maggiore, San Marino, on 30 August 2020, foraging activity of at least six bat species was recorded. Five of them (Eptesicus serotinus, Hypsugo savii, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, P. kuhlii, and Tadarida teniotis) are common and widespread…

Exhumation of human remains during miscellaneous research is a common procedure used by anthropologists, including those from National Museum in Prague. Insect remnants, especially puparia of Diptera, are regularly found in cadavers extracted from coffins or tombs, but an unusual find was made…

New specimens for vertebrate museum collections are most commonly supplied by zoos and wildlife rescue stations. It is rather uncommon that large private vertebrate collections are donated or sold to natural history museums. At the end of 2018, the National Museum took advantage of a unique…

In the year 2020, we celebrate 200 years of scientific palaeobotany, and 200 years since the issue of the first part of the Sternberg Flora der Vorwelt. Kašpar Sternberg (1761–1838) is considered to be the principal founder of scientific palaeobotany besides Adolf Brongniart and Fridricha A.…

As of 2020, 100 years will have passed since the death of Dr. Ottokar Nickerl, a pioneer of Czech applied entomology. It is on this occasion that we seek to remember his significant impact on the science and culture of Bohemia. In 1872, Nickerl co-founded the entomological department established as…