{"id":749,"date":"2020-04-22T11:21:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T18:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/?page_id=749"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:33:56","slug":"specimen-preparation-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/specimen-preparation-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Specimen Preparation Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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&#8217;s own collections, and further divided into relevant fields of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Herbarium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Botany:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The New York Botanical Garden: The Steere Herbarium\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/idK7lAHvROc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to press plants\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iVT6RXlwIyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mounting Herbarium specimens\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HaaX5WzlAiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Fluid Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ichthyology:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Collecting and Preserving Fishes with the TNHC, Part 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fwOXEKAe6a0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Collecting and Preserving Fishes with the TNHC, Part 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X70ZtjSef8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burkemuseum.org\/collections-and-research\/biology\/ichthyology\/preserving-fishes\">Burke Museum&#8217;s methods of preserving fish.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.amnh.org\/vz\/ichthyology\/congo\/other05.html\">American Museum of Natural History&#8217;s methods of preserving fish specimens for long term storage. <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Herpetology:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to preserve frog specimens for museum collections\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DFitZbI4UhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preserving snake specimens for museum collections\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WnH_mvfNNuU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/ummz\/herps\/collections\/preservation-techniques.html\">University of Michigan&#8217;s reptile and amphibian preservation techniques.<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uco.edu\/cms\/files\/sop-herps.pdf\">University of Central Oklahoma&#8217;s herpetological specimen preservation, preparation policies, and guidelines.<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.clarku.edu\/faculty\/pbergmann\/Resources\/SOP%20Specimen%20Preservation.pdf\">Clark University&#8217;s SOP on amphibian and reptile specimen fixation and preservation.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/281455851_collection_and_preservation_of_amphibians_and_reptiles\">Collection and preservation of amphibians and reptiles.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.ku.edu\/~gpisani\/HC_1.pdf\">A guide to preservation techniques for amphibians and reptiles.<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Seashell Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Malacology:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dynamicdunes.bd.psu.edu\/protocols\/TREC_Mollusk_Protocols.pdf\">Guidelines and Procedures for the Malacology Collection of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/279205629_Field_and_Laboratory_Methods_in_Malacology\">Field and Laboratory Methods in Malacology<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Insect Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Entomology:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Displaying Insects\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R6Ca3ZuSAws?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/museum\/publications\/conserveogram\/11-08.pdf\">National Park Service&#8217;s guidelines to curation of insect specimens.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entmuseum.ucr.edu\/specimen_preparation\/index.html\">University of California, Riverside&#8217;s specimen preparation guidelines.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarsphere.psu.edu\/downloads\/tqj72p820v\">Frost Entomological Museum Curator and Interest Group&#8217;s SOP for insect preparation.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/genent.cals.ncsu.edu\/students\/lab-schedule\/lab-1-collecting-preserving-part-1-meadow-field-trip\/insect-collection-instructions-2\/\">North Carolina State University&#8217;s insect collection instructions and resources. <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Mammal Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mammalogy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/brtc.tamu.edu\/2015\/06\/10\/small-mammal-preparation-at-the-brtc\/\">Small mammal preparation at the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accumulatus.com\/images\/MammalSpecimenPreparationGuide.pdf\">Mammal specimen preparation guide&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uco.edu\/cms\/files\/sop-mammals.pdf\">Mammal specimen preservation (guide begins on page 33)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/msb.unm.edu\/divisions\/mammals\/_pdf\/procedures-manual.pdf\">Mammal collection procedures<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/research.amnh.org\/vz\/mammalogy\/f\/Simmons%26Voss_with_figs.pdf\">Collection, Preparation, and Fixation of Specimens and Tissues <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Bird Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ornithology:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The art of bird taxidermy | Natural History Museum\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/79C-OUX_cLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conner Museum: Preparing Specimens\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XWivnLbM4jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Western Tanager Bird Prep\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Orgm1eweRRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bird Specimen Preparation, Part 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WrrHJOSwzNc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/beatymuseum.ubc.ca\/research-2\/collections\/cowan-tetrapod-collection\/working-with-birds\/\">Masterlist of bird specimen preparation resources by the University of British Columbia.<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ornithologyexchange.org\/articles\/educational\/working-with-birds-r99\/\">Ornithology Exchanges&#8217; masterlist of specimen preparation resources including videos.<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Bone Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Osteology: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From Death to Display: Specimen Preparation | California Academy of Sciences\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wLF81ozTiJw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhistory.si.edu\/research\/msc-opl\">Information on Smithsonian&#8217;s osteology preparation lab.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/313841692_A_review_of_bone_preparation_techniques_for_anatomical_studies\">A review of bone techniques for anatomical studies.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page is dedicated to educational resources for specimen preparation, to be used by the&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/specimen-preparation-resources\/\">Read the post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Specimen Preparation Resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6004,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/749"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6004"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=749"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1109,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/749\/revisions\/1109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/naturalhistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}