Museum, University of Nebraska State
Date of this Version
9-20-2023
Citation
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 116(6), 2023, 329–330 https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saad026
Abstract
Entomology collections, and natural history collections more generally, are critical research infrastructure. Specimens and metadata such as specimen labels, field notebooks, images, dissections, genetic sequences, and host plant data (to name a few) enable team science to examine biological diversity through time and study the impacts of humans on landscapes and climate (Johnson et al. 2023). However, some do not grasp the connection between drawers of insect specimens and modern science driven by advances in computational methods, molecular biology, and big data. Scientific specimens are key to connecting large-scale research questions within and among entomology and other disciplines.
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