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...
Main Authors: | Tonya M. Haff, Natalie Tees, Kathryn Wood, E. Margaret Cawsey, Leo Joseph, Clare E. Holleley |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Avian Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00266-5 |
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