University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Mammal Collection (Arctos)
Citation
Carling M, Wommack E (2024). University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) Mammal Collection (Arctos). Version 31.92. University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2xhucd accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
The UWYMV Mammal Collection is focused regionally on Wyoming and taxonomically on muskrats, deer mice, and bobcats. There are small series of a variety of mammals from throughout the Rocky Mountain region. The collection is currently undergoing rapid expansion.Purpose
The mission of the University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates is to document and understand regional and global biodiversity through the acquisition and investigation of collections made by museum faculty, staff, and students to advance academic knowledge and public appreciation of the natural world
Additional info
http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.htmlTaxonomic Coverages
Taxonomic coverage of the UWYMV mammal collection is historically focused on Nearctic families.
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Mammaliarank: class
Geographic Coverages
The UWYMV mammal collection has global coverage, but the majority of historic holdings are from Wyoming and the western and central United States.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Matthew Carlingoriginator
position: Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6169
email: mcarling@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://www.uwyo.edu/carlinglab
Elizabeth Wommack
originator
position: Staff Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6227
email: ewommack@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://uwymv.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9172-0120
Matthew Carling
metadata author
position: Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6169
email: mcarling@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://www.uwyo.edu/carlinglab
Elizabeth Wommack
metadata author
position: Staff Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6227
email: ewommack@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://uwymv.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9172-0120
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
Elizabeth Wommack
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6227
email: ewommack@uwyo.edu
Matthew Carling
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6169
email: mcarling@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://www.uwyo.edu/carlinglab
Elizabeth Wommack
administrative point of contact
position: Staff Curator
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie
82071
WY
US
Telephone: (307) 766-6227
email: ewommack@uwyo.edu
homepage: http://uwymv.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9172-0120