The pattern of color change in small mammal museum specimens: is it independent of storage histories given museum-specific conditions?

Abstract Objective Determination of color and evaluating its variation form the basis for a broad range of research questions. For studies on taxonomy, systematics, etc., resorting to mammal specimens in museum collections has a number of advantages over using field specimens. However, if museum spe...

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Main Authors: María Leonor Sandoval Salinas, José D. Sandoval, Elisa M. Colombo, Rubén M. Barquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3544-x