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Menno Schilthuizen (born 1965, Vlaardingen) is a Dutch evolutionary biologist, ecologist, and permanent research scientist at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden and a professor of evolution and biodiversity at Leiden University. He has published numerous articles about evolution and ecology and five popular science books.
Antarctica New Zealand 1957 86 78 11 +12 [a] −19.6 Showa: East Ongul Island Japan National Institute of Polar Research: 1957 130 170 40 +3: −10.5 Troll: Queen Maud Land Norway Norwegian Polar Institute: 1990 70 45 7 0: −18.0 Vernadsky: Galindez Island Ukraine National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine: 1994 24 30 12 −3: −3.3 Vostok
The wildlife of Antarctica are extremophiles, having adapted to the dryness, low temperatures, and high exposure common in Antarctica. The extreme weather of the interior contrasts to the relatively mild conditions on the Antarctic Peninsula and the subantarctic islands , which have warmer temperatures and more liquid water.
The adult male bluebuck in Leiden is 119 centimetres (47 in) tall at the withers, and is possibly the largest known specimen. [23] According to Sclater and Thomas, the tallest specimen is the one in Paris, a male that stands 110 centimetres (45 in) at the shoulder; the specimen in Vienna, on the other hand, is the shortest, a 100-centimetre (40 ...
Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population, it has been explored by various groups, and many locations on and around the continent have been described. This page lists notable places in and immediately surrounding the Antarctic continent, including geographic features, bodies ...
The Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP) is the largest life sciences cluster in the Netherlands [1] and ranks in the top five of the most successful science parks in Europe. [2] It is part of Leiden and Oegstgeest and focuses on companies and universities in the Biotechnology sector.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Dutch: Nederlands Centrum voor Biodiversiteit Naturalis) is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021.
Angelika Brandt (born 6 December 1961) is the world leader in Antarctic deep-sea biodiversity and has developed, organised and led several oceanographic expeditions to Antarctica, notably the series of ANDEEP (ANtarctic benthic DEEP-sea biodiversity) cruises, which have contributed significantly to Antarctica and deep-sea biology.