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because of its large number of types. The Diptera collection began in the former Zoology Section of the Museu Paulista. During the 20th century, it was amassed and curated with the aid of several researchers: Messias Carrera and Maria Aparecida Vulcano d'Andretta during the 1940s, José Henrique Guimarães and Nelson Papavero during the 1960s, and Nelson Bernardi and Francisca do Val during the early 1970s.
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collection comprised over 500,000 specimens (an increase of 2,381 percent over the 21,000 specimens catalogued in 2000), and was considered one of the largest in Latin America. It includes 600 type specimens. The marine lots primarily comprise species from the Western Atlantic (especially the region
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The ornithology collection dates to the first collections in the Museu Paulista, with its first known specimens collected during the late 19th century. During this first phase, the collection was curated by zoologist Hermann von Ihering and expeditions were conducted which generated knowledge of the
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coast. The collection's earliest specimens predate the Museu Paulista; nearly 2,000 specimens date to the 1880s, originating in Hermann von Ihering's collection which he brought to Brazil. Several researchers curated the collection during the 20th century, including Frederico Lange de Morretes (the
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The collection began at the end of the 19th century, in common with the other MZUSP collections, and by 1940 it comprised 3,000 lots. During the 1960s several experts were hired; the collection expanded considerably due to research expeditions and prospecting off the southern coast of Brazil by the
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collection contains nearly 290,000 specimens of butterflies and moths, and is considered second-largest public collection in the country. The largest number of types are Lepidoptera collected in southeastern Brazil. The specimens, overall, are primarily from the neotropics. The collection began in
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from Brazil. There are nearly 600 primary type specimens, of which 60 percent are spiders and 28 percent are harvestmen. The collection began with specimens collected by researchers and travelling naturalists during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection is curated by zoologist Ricardo
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collection is considered the third-largest in Brazil (the second-largest in the number of type-specimens), with nearly 32,000 lots (an increase of more than 56 percent over the 18,000 lots catalogued in 2000) primarily preserved in ethanol. Three-quarters of the lots are spiders and one-fifth are
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The Museum of Zoology is home to several significant zoological collections. Each is curated independently and organized for each animal group. It is one of Latin America's largest biological collections, with nearly 8.5 million specimens. Several sub-collections are among the largest in the
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On 11 January 1939 the Secretariat of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce of São Paulo state established a Department of Zoology, replacing the Museu Paulista's Zoology Section. With the department's creation, a new building for the zoological collection was designed. Construction was completed in
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collection is the largest insect collection at the MZUSP. It consists of 550,000 specimens preserved dry and more than 500,000 individuals preserved in ethanol, totalling over 1,050,000 specimens. It is considered the largest collection in Latin America and one of the most important in the world
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the late 19th century (including material collected by Ernst Garbe, Hermann von Lüderwaldt and R. Spitz during the early 20th century), and was curated by zoologist Lauro Travassos from the 1940s to 1969. Since 2006, the collection has been curated by zoologist Marcelo Duarte da Silva.
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from about 90 families. Most adult specimens are stored with the immature specimens (preserved in ethanol), but a small number are kept dry in separate cabinets. The collection consists primarily of species collected in Brazilian states such as
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The herpetological collection began as material from sporadic expeditions by the end of the 19th century, which was still housed in the Museu Paulista. Most specimens were identified by researchers during the early 20th century. In 1946,
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In the basement of the MZUSP, the Laboratory of Molecular Biology assists researchers and students in research projects and aims to meet the teaching, research and extension demands of the MZUSP graduate program and associated programs.
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on Brazilian mammals. Vieira was succeeded by zoologist Cory Carvalho, who was curator of the mammal collection from 1960 to 1961. After Carvalho's departure the collection did not have an exclusive curator until 1999, when zoologist
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compiled during the 1870s. This collection was subsequently organized by the São Paulo state's Geographical and Geological Commission. In 1895 the collections were moved into the Museu Paulista's new building in the neighborhood of
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and Hermann von Ihering during the early 20th century. The museum's bee collection was primarily acquired in São Paulo state, and is considered among the three largest collections of its kind in the country. The collection of
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became the mammal collection's first curator, remaining in the position until his death in 1958. During his tenure Vieira expanded the collection from about 3,000 to more than 15,000 specimens, publishing catalogues and
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collection is probably the largest in Latin America; in 2000, there were nearly 40,000 catalogued lots. By 2013 the collection more than doubled, reaching over 100,000 lots and about 1,000,000 specimens preserved dry
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in 1902 and other regions of Brazil) and collected specimens. After Ihering's departure in 1916, field activity associated with the ornithological collection decreased. After 1929, under the curatorship of zoologist
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The Museum of Zoology began during the 1890s as an aggregation of several collections previously belonging to the Museu Paulista. In 1890 the Museu Paulista's director, Francisco Mayrink, donated to the
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became the curator of herpetology. Vanzolini was primarily responsible for the collection's expansion from about 1,200 specimens to its current size. In March 2002, he was succeeded by zoologist
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The Electron Microscopy Laboratory has been in operation since 1998. A multi-user space, it meets the needs of researchers and students from MZUSP and other institutions. The laboratory has a
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and historical collections housed in the Museu Paulista. By the 1930s, the Museum of Zoology was not yet an independent institution; it was still the Zoology Section of the Museu Paulista.
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collection comprised 50,000 specimens (an increase of almost 80 percent over the 28,000 specimens recorded in 2000) collected in Brazilian territory, especially from the southeast and the
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1940–1941; the zoological collection was transferred to the new building, where it remains. In 1969 the museum became part of the University of São Paulo, and received its current name.
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and other marine groups). Each collection is curated independently, and organized according to specific needs. Other facilities in the museum include a library specializing in
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are kept in metallic cabinets as a distinct collection. All its 40,000 specimens were raised in the laboratory, including 18,000 adults, 19,000 larvae and 3,200
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The Boracéia Biological Station was established by statute on 16 March 1954. It covers about 40 acres (96 ha) in a 6,800-acre (16,450-ha)
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of insects. It was established in 1987, when researcher-in-charge Mirian David Marques finished her internship in chronobiology at the
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collection was considered the sixth-largest of its kind, and it is recognized as the largest assemblage of South American reptiles and
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fish collections and one of the 10 largest overall worldwide. It contained nearly 1.3 million specimens, primarily preserved in
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The Zoology Museum has one of the largest zoological collections in Latin America and plays a role in developing an understanding of
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The MZUSP has one of the largest natural-history collections in Latin America, with over 8.5 million preserved specimens of
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from acquisitions and exchanges with other institutions and expeditions. The first catalogued specimens were collected by
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collection is the world's largest and most-complete assembly of Brazilian birds. In 2013 this collection included 85,000
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In 2000 the insect collection was the largest collection at MZUSP, with over 4.8 million specimens preserved dry (
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reserve protecting a watershed about 110 kilometres (68 mi) from the city of São Paulo, in the municipality of
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In addition to its natural-history collections, the Museum of Zoology has a library and laboratories dedicated to
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collection is the second-largest insect collection at MZUSP, with nearly a million specimens from 257
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in São Paulo. During the next 40 years, new research was undertaken based on the growing zoological,
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and researchers and 74 administrators and technicians. The student body consisted of 68
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of specimens are studied, searching for rhythm-generating centers using
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Dornellas, Ana Paula Siqueira; Simone, Luiz Ricardo Lopes (2011).
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collection consists of nearly 18,000 specimens from all Brazilian
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The marine invertebrate collection is composed of specimens from
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In 2016, the Museum of Zoology had a staff of 87, including 13
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The station began in 1938 as an experimental station of the
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Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto
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wasps is notable for its representation of groups such as
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Natural history museum in Ipiranga, São Paulo, Brazil
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collection harbors fossils extracted from Brazilian
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Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Human Sciences
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Specimens are mostly marine ( 560:Gustavo Augusto Schmidt de Melo 1862:"Laboratório de Cronobiologia" 1138:in Boracéia Biological Station 1102:Electron Microscopy Laboratory 964:Antonio Sérgio Ferreira Ditadi 781:Brazilian butterfly collection 517: 337: 1: 1184: 359:and specimens of species now 1833:"Laboratórios Multiusuários" 1118:Molecular Biology Laboratory 1108:scanning electron microscope 835: 142:Mario Cesar Cardoso de Pinna 58:; 134 years ago 7: 2428:Museums established in 1890 1127:Boracéia Biological Station 976:Sérgio de Almeida Rodrigues 793: 737:and geographical coverage. 725:(thread-waisted wasps) and 346:German-Brazilian zoologist 10: 2444: 2268:Museum of Contemporary Art 2230:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 1266:Quantos anos faz o Brasil? 569: 487: 304:natural history collection 284: 194:, Brazil. 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Index

Brown, yellow and white logo, with "MZUSP" above an anteater
anteater
Ipiranga
Natural history
Insecta
Pisces
Amphibia
Reptilia
Aves
Mammalia
Mollusca
Crustacea
Arachnida
Invertebrates
Universidade de São Paulo
Portuguese
natural history museum
Ipiranga district
São Paulo
educational
University of São Paulo
Museu Paulista
vertebrates
amphibians
mammals
invertebrates
cnidarians
crustaceans
arachnids
myriapods

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