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WNMU Bird Collection (Arctos)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Jennings R (2022). WNMU Bird Collection (Arctos). Version 31.63. Western New Mexico University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/uxtpey accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-16.

Description

Western New Mexico University houses a regional collection of bird specimens (about 1100 specimens) focused on the biodiversity of southwestern New Mexico. This collection is part of the Gila Center for Natural History within the Department of Natural Sciences. The collection currently is static, with no growth since 1993.

Additional info

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

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Aves
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The Western New Mexico University bird collection has global holdings, but coverage is focused on New Mexico.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Randy Jennings
originator
position: Professor
Western New Mexico University
Department of Natural Sciences
Silver City
88061
NM
US
Telephone: (575) 538-6519
email: jenningsr@wnmu.edu
homepage: http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/faculty/jenningsr.shtml#res
Randy Jennings
metadata author
position: Professor
Western New Mexico University
Department of Natural Sciences
Silver City
88061
NM
US
Telephone: (575) 538-6519
email: jenningsr@wnmu.edu
homepage: http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/faculty/jenningsr.shtml#res
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
Randy Jennings
administrative point of contact
position: Professor
Western New Mexico University
Department of Natural Sciences
Silver City
88061
NM
US
Telephone: (575) 538-6519
email: jenningsr@wnmu.edu
homepage: http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/faculty/jenningsr.shtml#res
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