MCNH Museum of Cultural and Natural History Bird Collection
Citation
Nicholson K E (2018). MCNH Museum of Cultural and Natural History Bird Collection. Museum of Cultural and Natural History - Central Michigan University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/gvucvs accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-23.Description
The Natural History collections at Central Michigan University’s Museum of Cultural and Natural History consist of a wide range of representative species typically found in the Great Lakes region. The collection consists predominantly of Michigan vertebrates, with smaller invertebrate collections representation, amassed over the last 50 years. The vertebrate component consists of representative mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish, while the majority of the invertebrate collections are insects. These collections support the educational and research efforts of CMU students and faculty members, as well as any interested researchers.Taxonomic Coverages
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Geographic Coverages
The collection consists primarily of Michigan specimens.
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Contacts
Kirsten E. Nicholsonoriginator
position: Curator of Natural History
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
103 Rowe Hall, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
48859
Michigan
US
Telephone: +01 989-774-3176
email: kirsten.nicholson@cmich.edu
Kirsten E. Nicholson
metadata author
position: Curator of Natural History
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
103 Rowe Hall, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
48859
Michigan
US
Telephone: +01 989-774-3176
email: kirsten.nicholson@cmich.edu
Kevin Love
programmer
position: Biodiversity Informatics Manager
iDigBio
email: klove@flmnh.ufl.edu
Kirsten E. Nicholson
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Natural History
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
103 Rowe Hall, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
48859
Michigan
US
Telephone: +01 989-774-3176
email: kirsten.nicholson@cmich.edu