Collection, curation and the use of humidification to restore nest shape in a research museum bird nest collection

Collection, curation and the use of humidification to restore nest shape in a research museum bird nest collection

Abstract Background Bird nests are an important part of avian ecology. They are a powerful tool for studying not only the birds that built them, but a wide array of topics ranging from parasitology, urbanisation and climate change to evolution. Despite this, bird nests tend to be underrepresented in...

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Main Authors: Tonya M. Haff, Natalie Tees, Kathryn Wood, E. Margaret Cawsey, Leo Joseph, Clare E. Holleley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Avian Research
Subjects:
Best practice
Bird
Curation
Nest
Nest shape
Natural history collection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00266-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00266-5

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