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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Nick,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If I remember correctly, In a previous job, we had a few times when our colony slowed down. It was because we had very greasy/fat bird specimens. I think that bison would be pretty lean, especially the mandibles. Maybe there is not enough
grease/fat or else the “meat” has dried out and is not appealing anymore. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">--Leslie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Leslie L. Skibinski<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Collection Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Paleontological Research Institution<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1259 Trumansburg Road<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ithaca, New York 14850<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: (607) 273-6623 ext. 128<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: (607) 273-6620<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Nick Cairns<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 21, 2023 10:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Morning everyone, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been stripping bison mandibles
for the last few months but seems to be consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them but it's still slow. Any advice or experience with this would be greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nick<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Non-avian curator<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Royal Alberta Museum<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Edmonton Alberta, Canada <o:p></o:p></p>
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