Developing a standardized p of entomological collection methods for use in databases

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Title:	Developing a standardized p of entomological collection methods for use in databases
Authors:	Michael L. Ferro, Morgan Summerlin
Source:	ZooKeys, Vol 861, Iss , Pp 145-156 (2019)
Publisher Information:	Pensoft Publishers, 2019.
Publication Year:	2019
Collection:	LCC:Zoology
Subject Terms:	Zoology, QL1-991
More Details:	The current natural history specimen databasing paradigm focuses on standardizing occurrence data: where and when a specimen was collected. In order to gather more information about a particular species, researchers also must know how to encounter, and possibly collect, the species. For entomological specimens, collection method terminology written on labels has not been standardized, and perhaps should not be; however, use of a broad-scale collection method framework may aid in communication among researchers especially within the context of public databases. Three main categories of collection methods are proposed: active human collecting; active specimen orientation; and passive specimen collection and/or concentration. General categories contain more specific sub-categories and so on. A bibliography of useful works describing entomological collection and curation methods (e.g., “How to make an insect collection”) is provided.
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	1313-2970 1313-2989
Relation:	https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/32347/download/pdf/; https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/32347/download/xml/; https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/32347/; https://doaj.org/toc/1313-2989; https://doaj.org/toc/1313-2970
DOI:	10.3897/zookeys.861.32347
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/0ba0ec194fa94fec898f86be3212d271
Accession Number:	edsdoj.0ba0ec194fa94fec898f86be3212d271
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals

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ISSN:	13132970 13132989
DOI:	10.3897/zookeys.861.32347
Published in:	ZooKeys
Language:	English