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Squids, Spiders, and Snakes, Oh My!: Revitalizing UVM’s Zoological Fluid Collection

Krapf, Flynn
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Torelli, Ruth
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Natural history collections provide key resources for natural and evolutionary studies. For preservation, specimens are either dried or stored in ethanol. Our collection of ethanol-preserved specimens at UVM contains thousands of vertebrate and invertebrate specimens from around the world but has suffered from neglect and inadequate organization. This semester we have worked on maintaining the collection as well as accessioning specimens. This entails testing the ethanol levels, refilling when necessary, and adding the specimen’s data to a publicly available database. With our work, this collection can serve as a valuable resource for decades to come.
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2024-01-01
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Undergraduate
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14849/8780
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Sara Helms Cahan
Lauren Berkley
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Zoology
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College of Arts and Sciences
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