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The types of Lygistorrhinidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
(COUNCIL NATAL MUSEUMPIETERMARITZBURG, 2013-08-02)
An annotated list of the type specimens of Lygistorrhinidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa is provided. Information on 54 type specimens, three ...
Spatial distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in South American caecilians
(Inter-research, 2017-04-20)
The amphibian-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is linked to population declines in anurans and salamanders globally. To date, however, few studies have attempted to screen Bd in live caecilians; Bd-positive ...
Successful application of ancient DNA extraction and library construction protocols to museum wet collection specimens
(2021-10-01)
Millions of scientific specimens are housed in museum collections, a large part of which are fluid preserved. The use of formaldehyde as fixative and subsequent storage in ethanol is especially common in ichthyology and ...
Previously unknown fossil platyrrhines (Primates) of patagonia from the Tournouër collection at the muséum national d’histoire naturelle, ParisSpécimens non publiés de primates fossiles de patagonie (Argentine) de la collection tournouër du muséum national d’histoire naturelle, Paris
(Publications Scientifiques Du Museum, 2018-11)
Three unpublished fossil primate specimens from Patagonia (Argentina) are reported here. They are part of the Tournouër collection housed at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, France, and correspond to a ...
High-throughput DNA sequencing of museum specimens sheds light on the long-missing species of the Bokermannohyla claresignata group (Anura: Hylidae: Cophomantini)
(2020-12-01)
The two species of the Bokermannohyla claresignata species group (Anura: Hylidae) have not been collected for the last four decades. It is the only species group of the hyline tribe Cophomantini that has not yet been ...
Hispaniolan snakes of the genus Dromicus (Colubridae)Hispaniolan snakes of the genus Dromicus (Colubridae)
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 1965)
Sexual dimorphism and morphometric relationships in pelvic bones of Commerson's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus c. commersonii) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
(Wiley, 2014-10)
The hydrodynamic shape of the cetacean body and the reduction of the pelvic girdle leading to the loss of the pelvic limbs are the result of evolutionary adaptations to aquatic life; these changes are clearly represented ...
A simple and effective air shotgun for collecting small birds and other vertebrates at close range
(WILEY-BLACKWELLHOBOKEN, 2012)
Scientific collections are important sources of material for many areas of ornithological research. Although firearms (particularly shotguns) have been the standard for avian scientific collecting for more than 100 years, ...
Finding back Carlos Berg’s fish specimens: Naturalist preparation and collection management in object biography and conservation
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019-07)
Carlos Berg (1843–1902) was one of the most important zoologists in South America, and a key figure in the development of the collections and organisation of the former Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires (macn). Responsible ...