The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic reveals a
major gap in global biosecurity infrastructure: a lack of publicly available biological samples …

Biological collections are a critical part of the nation's science and innovation infrastructure
and a fundamental resource for understanding the natural world. Biological collections …

Species delimitation requires a broad assessment of population-level variation using
multiple lines of evidence, a process known as integrative taxonomy. More specifically …

Museum specimens serve as the bedrock of systematic and taxonomic research and provide
the basis for repeatability or reinterpretation of preserved aspects of phenotypes. Specimens …

The herpetological collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisbon, are
amongst the most important collections from the former Portuguese territories in Africa and …

Museums are local‐to‐global organizations operating in a digitized, distributed, and diverse
21st century world. Museums leaders face significant challenges in achieving broader …

Simple Summary Natural history museums around the world possess extensive collections
of dried insects (eg, beetles, butterflies or flies). Traditionally, museum specimens were …

Background The Hummingbird (Family Trochilidae) Collection of the Natural History and
Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) is one of the oldest collections of this …

 Abstract The Coleção de Vetores de Tripanosomatídeos (Fiocruz/COLVET), Minas Gerais,
Brazil, stands out as one of the most important collections of blood-sucking triatomines, the …

Exploring the utility of taxidermy Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) as a historical record
Page 1 i Exploring the utility of taxidermy Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) as a historical …