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Utility of QR codes in biological collections [PDF]

open access: yesPhytoKeys, 2013
The popularity of QR codes for encoding information such as URIs has increased exponentially in step with the technological advances and availability of smartphones, digital tablets, and other electronic devices. We propose using QR codes on specimens in
Mauricio Diazgranados, Vicki Funk
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Biological Collections: Chasing the Ideal. [PDF]

open access: yesActa Naturae, 2016
This article is based on the results of an analysis of existing biological collections in Russia and abroad set up in the framework of the project Scientific Basis of the National Biobank Depository of Living Systems by M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University [1].
Kamenski PA   +3 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Fiocruz Biological Collections: strengthening Brazil's biodiversity knowledge and scientific applications opportunities [PDF]

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal, 2020
Biological collections are central in understanding and preserving life on Earth. In Brazil, the most representative collections are kept by natural history museums, whose primary focus is in invertebrates, vertebrates and vascular plants.
Manuela da Silva   +2 more
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Checklist of Chilean Biological Collections

open access: yesGayana, 2023
Biological collections are a fundamental tool both for scientific research and the conservation of biological diversity, which gives them a great scientific and cultural relevance.
Juan C. Ortiz   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Biological collections in danger?

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
ALEXANDER W.A. KELLNER
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Description of five new Aname L. Koch, 1873 (Araneae, Anamidae) species collected on Bush Blitz expeditions

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2023
Aname L. Koch, 1873 is an incredibly diverse genus of mygalomorph spiders endemic to Australia, occurring from coast to coast in tropical, semi-arid and arid bioregions.
Jeremy Dean Wilson   +2 more
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Updated distribution map and notes on the cranial morphometry of Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823, Azara’s Agouti (Mammalia, Rodentia, Dasyproctidae), in South America [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2022
Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823 is currently distributed in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, with controversial records in Bolivia. Recent records using trail cameras have expanded its distribution in the Chaco region of Paraguay, but its ...
Ingrith Yuliany Mejía-Fontecha   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Library preparation method and DNA source influence endogenous DNA recovery from 100‐year‐old avian museum specimens

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2023
Museum specimens collected prior to cryogenic tissue storage are increasingly being used as genetic resources, and though high‐throughput sequencing is becoming more cost‐efficient, whole genome sequencing (WGS) of historical DNA (hDNA) remains ...
Amie E. Settlecowski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From species descriptions to diversity patterns: the validation of taxonomic data as a keystone for ant diversity studies reproducibility and accuracy

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2023
Research findings in natural sciences need to be comparable and reproducible to effectively improve our understanding of ecological and behavioural patterns.
Rodrigo M. Feitosa   +38 more
doaj   +1 more source

DNA Barcoding of Fresh and Historical Collections of Lichen-Forming Basidiomycetes in the Genera Cora and Corella (Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae): A Success Story?

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
Lichens collected worldwide for centuries have resulted in millions of specimens deposited in herbaria that offer the potential to assess species boundaries, phenotypic diversification, ecology, and distribution.
Manuela Dal Forno   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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