Specimen Preparation Resources
This page is dedicated to educational resources for specimen preparation, to be used by the Biodiversity Center fellows, students, faculty, and community members. It is organized around Evergreen’s own collections, and further divided into relevant fields of study.
Herbarium
Botany:
Fluid Collection
Ichthyology:
- Burke Museum’s methods of preserving fish.
- American Museum of Natural History’s methods of preserving fish specimens for long term storage.
Herpetology:
- University of Michigan’s reptile and amphibian preservation techniques.
- University of Central Oklahoma’s herpetological specimen preservation, preparation policies, and guidelines.
- Clark University’s SOP on amphibian and reptile specimen fixation and preservation.
- Collection and preservation of amphibians and reptiles.
- A guide to preservation techniques for amphibians and reptiles.
Seashell Collection
Malacology:
- Guidelines and Procedures for the Malacology Collection of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center.
- Field and Laboratory Methods in Malacology
Insect Collection
Entomology:
- National Park Service’s guidelines to curation of insect specimens.
- University of California, Riverside’s specimen preparation guidelines.
- Frost Entomological Museum Curator and Interest Group’s SOP for insect preparation.
- North Carolina State University’s insect collection instructions and resources.
Mammal Collection
Mammalogy:
- Small mammal preparation at the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections
- Mammal specimen preparation guide
- Mammal specimen preservation (guide begins on page 33)
- Mammal collection procedures
- Collection, Preparation, and Fixation of Specimens and Tissues
Bird Collection
Ornithology:
- Masterlist of bird specimen preparation resources by the University of British Columbia.
- Ornithology Exchanges’ masterlist of specimen preparation resources including videos.
Bone Collection
Osteology: