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Preserve specimens for reproducibility
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SYSNO ASEP 0465278 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Preserve specimens for reproducibility Author(s) Krell, F.-T. (US)
Klimeš, Petr (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Rocha, L. A. (US)
Fikáček, M. (CZ)
Miller, S. E. (US)Number of authors 5 Source Title Nature. - : Palgrave Macmillan - ISSN 0028-0836
Roč. 539, č. 7628 (2016), s. 168Number of pages 1 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords reproducibility ; specimen ; biodiversity Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000387318500016 DOI 10.1038/539168b Annotation 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. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2017 Electronic address http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v539/n7628/full/539168b.html
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