Preserve specimens for reproducibility

0465278 - BC 2017 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Krell, F.-T. - Klimeš, Petr - Rocha, L. A. - Fikáček, M. - Miller, S. E.
Preserve specimens for reproducibility.
Nature. Roč. 539, č. 7628 (2016), s. 168. ISSN 0028-0836. E-ISSN 1476-4687
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : reproducibility * specimen * biodiversity
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
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http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v539/n7628/full/539168b.html

We argue in this letter that description of species only from photo (without preserved vouchers) should not become the norm. Type (original) specimens deposited in a publicly accessible collection are needed to ensure reproducibility in science. Photographs alone should remain the exception, used only when specimens cannot be preserved for technical, legal or conservation reasons.
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