Overlooked biodiversity from museum collections: four new species and one new genus of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Antarctica and adjacent regions with notes on multi-armed ophiuroids
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DOI: 10.1007/s12526-020-01080-w
Abstract: Four newly described species, Astrochlamys timoharai sp. nov. (Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867), Ophiosteira lissopatella sp. nov. (Ophiopyrgidae Perrier, 1893), Ophiophyllum umbonatum sp. nov. (Ophiopyrgidae), and Soliophis bakeri sp. nov. (Ophioscolecidae Lütken, 1869) with a description of… read more here.
Keywords: biodiversity museum; collections four; overlooked biodiversity; adjacent regions ... See more keywords
Colored feathers in museum collections: A spectroscopic study of 3 bio-pigments and their lightfastness
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DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2020.05.007
Abstract: Abstract Yellow to red feathers in ornithological and ethnographical museum collections are known to be sensitive to light exposure. However, only a few studies on the interaction of light with the color of feathers have… read more here.
Keywords: museum collections; feathers museum; colored feathers; bio pigments ... See more keywords
Preservation fluids of heritage anatomical specimens -a challenge for modern science. Studies of the origin, composition and microbiological contamination of old museum collections.
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DOI: 10.1111/joa.13854
Abstract: Anatomical museums preserve specimens of great historical value and undiscovered scientific potential. However, frequently these collections lack documentation of the techniques of preparation and the composition of preservative substances (conservation principles). This poses a huge… read more here.
Keywords: museum collections; composition; spectroscopy; anatomical specimens ... See more keywords
Mycobacterium leprae in Armadillo Tissues from Museum Collections, United States
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2903.221636
Abstract: We examined armadillos from museum collections in the United States using molecular assays to detect leprosy-causing bacilli. We found Mycobacterium leprae bacilli in samples from the United States, Bolivia, and Paraguay; prevalence was 14.8% in… read more here.
Keywords: collections united; museum collections; mycobacterium leprae; armadillo tissues ... See more keywords
Inferring microevolution from museum collections and resampling: lessons learned from Cepaea
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3938
Abstract: Natural history collections are an important and largely untapped source of long-term data on evolutionary changes in wild populations. Here, we utilize three large geo-referenced sets of samples of the common European land-snail Cepaea nemoralis… read more here.
Keywords: inferring microevolution; collections resampling; microevolution museum; resampling lessons ... See more keywords