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Wichita State University Invertebrate Collection

GBIF publisher since
9 April 2019

Description

The Wichita State University Biodiversity Laboratory houses the invertebrate collection (WICHI) which contains arthropod specimens that result from regional research (pollination, herbivory, habitat surveys) and international research (primarily Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). We aim to make biodiversity data broadly available and assist in research that examines biotic patterns (e.g., insect and host-plant interactions), phylogenetics, spatial distributions, and conservation. Discoveries based on this research assist in documenting the biotic response to climate change, predicting the geographic potential of invasive species, recognizing habitat bio-indicators, among others.

Contacts

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Mary Liz Jameson
email: maryliz.jameson@gmail.com
POINT_OF_CONTACT
Emmy Engasser
email: eldudeck@gmail.com
Wichita State University Invertebrate Collection
1845 Fairmount St.
Wichita
67260-0026
Kansas
US
email: maryliz.jameson@gmail.com
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