[NHCOLL-L:5442] Forensic taxonomy

[Elizabeth Merritt]

A beautiful essay by Dr. Joseph Mendelson (curator of herps, Zoo Atlanta) on the sadness of realizing that by the time he studies recently accessioned museum specimens in museums, many of them are already extinct

http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com/2011/05/csi-museum-edition.html

How many of you are finding that you have become "Forensic Taxonomists?"


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