DMNH Eggs
Citation
Woods, Ph.D. J L (2016). DMNH Eggs. Version 6.1. Delaware Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/4jfbm6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-07-30.Description
The egg collection consists of approximately 36,000 clutches representing over 2,000 species. The collection is worldwide in scope, with particularly strong coverage of Florida (USA), Europe, and British Colonies. Formation of the collection began when the Museum was founded in 1957. Among the egg collections that can be found here are those of Captain Vivian Hewitt, Jeremiah Matthews Goodall, John "Jack" G. Gordon, D.F.S. MacArthur, A. H. Paget-Wilkes, Dr. Percy Rendall, Edward Charles Stuart-Baker, and Donald & Wray Nicholson.Additional info
http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.htmlTaxonomic Coverages
Class Aves (Birds)
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Avesrank: class
Geographic Coverages
Collection is worldwide in scope with strengths in USA (Florida), Great Britain, Europe, and British Colonies.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Jean L. Woods, Ph.D.originator
position: Curator of Birds
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike
Wilmington
19807-0937
DE
US
Telephone: +01 302-658-9111 -- 314
email: jwoods@delmnh.org
homepage: http://www.delmnh.org
Jean L. Woods, Ph.D.
metadata author
position: Curator of Birds
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike
Wilmington
19807-0937
DE
US
Telephone: +01 302-658-9111 -- 314
email: jwoods@delmnh.org
homepage: http://www.delmnh.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
Jean L. Woods, Ph.D.
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Birds
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike
Wilmington
19807-0937
DE
US
Telephone: +01 302-658-9111 -- 314
email: jwoods@delmnh.org
homepage: http://www.delmnh.org