DMNS Bird Collection (Arctos)

Garth Spellman

doi:doi:10.15468/t3bsxx

DMNS Bird Collection (Arctos)

Citation

Spellman G (2017). DMNS Bird Collection (Arctos). Version 34.4. Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/t3bsxx accessed via GBIF.org on 2017-08-20.

Description

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Bird Collection contains approximately 42,500 catalogued specimens from around the world, with a focus on the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions. The collection includes study skins, skeletal material, taxidermy mounts, egg sets, nests, frozen tissue samples (~600 individuals), and associated parasites (ecto and endo). Growth of the collection continues primarily through salvage activities.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Aves
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The DMNS bird collection is global, with the largest holdings from the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Garth Spellman
originator
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: +01 303-373-6443
email: Garth.Spellman@dmns.org

Garth Spellman
metadata author
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: +01 303-373-6443
email: Garth.Spellman@dmns.org

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
email: dbloom@vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Jeffrey Stephenson
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager, Department of Zoology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: (303) 370-8319
email: jeff.stephenson@dmns.org

Garth Spellman
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: +01 303-373-6443
email: Garth.Spellman@dmns.org