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Nachman MW, Beckman EJ, Bowie RCK, Cicero C, Conroy CJ, Dudley R, Hayes TB, Koo MS, Lacey EA, Martin CH, McGuire JA, Patton JL, Spencer CL, Tarvin RD, Wake MH, Wang IJ, Achmadi A, Álvarez-Castañeda ST, Andersen MJ, Arroyave J, Austin CC, Barker FK, Barrow LN, Barrowclough GF, Bates J, Bauer AM, Bell KC, Bell RC, Bronson AW, Brown RM, Burbrink FT, Burns KJ, Cadena CD, Cannatella DC, Castoe TA, Chakrabarty P, Colella JP, Cook JA, Cracraft JL, Davis DR, Davis Rabosky AR, D’Elía G, Dumbacher JP, Dunnum JL, Edwards SV, Esselstyn JA, Faivovich J, Fjeldså J, Flores-Villela OA, Ford K, Fuchs J, Fujita MK, Good JM, Greenbaum E, Greene HW, Hackett S, Hamidy A, Hanken J, Haryoko T, Hawkins MTR, Heaney LR, Hillis DM, Hollingsworth BD, Hornsby AD, Hosner PA, Irham M, Jansa S, Jiménez RA, Joseph L, Kirchman JJ, LaDuc TJ, Leaché AD, Lessa EP, López-Fernández H, Mason NA, McCormack JE, McMahan CD, Moyle RG, Ojeda RA, Olson LE, Kin Onn C, Parenti LR, Parra-Olea G, Patterson BD, Pauly GB, Pavan SE, Peterson AT, Poe S, Rabosky DL, Raxworthy CJ, Reddy S, Rico-Guevara A, Riyanto A, Rocha LA, Ron SR, Rovito SM, Rowe KC, Rowley J, Ruane S, Salazar-Valenzuela D, Shultz AJ, Sidlauskas B, Sikes DS, Simmons NB, Stiassny MLJ, Streicher JW, Stuart BL, Summers AP, Tavera J, Teta P, Thompson CW, Timm RM, Torres-Carvajal O, Voelker G, Voss RS, Winker K, Witt C, Wommack EA, Zink RM. Specimen collection is essential for modern science. PLoS Biol 2023; 21:e3002318. [PMID: 37992027 PMCID: PMC10664955 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Natural history museums are vital repositories of specimens, samples and data that inform about the natural world; this Formal Comment revisits a Perspective that advocated for the adoption of compassionate collection practices, querying whether it will ever be possible to completely do away with whole animal specimen collection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael W. Nachman
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Rauri CK Bowie
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Carla Cicero
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Chris J. Conroy
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Robert Dudley
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Tyrone B. Hayes
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Michelle S. Koo
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Eileen A. Lacey
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Christopher H. Martin
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Jimmy A. McGuire
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - James L. Patton
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Carol L. Spencer
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Rebecca D. Tarvin
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Marvalee H. Wake
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Ian J. Wang
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
| | - Anang Achmadi
- Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
| | | | - Michael J. Andersen
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
| | - Jairo Arroyave
- Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Christopher C. Austin
- Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
| | - F Keith Barker
- Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
| | - Lisa N. Barrow
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
| | | | - John Bates
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
| | - Aaron M. Bauer
- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
| | - Kayce C. Bell
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
| | - Rayna C. Bell
- California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America
| | - Allison W. Bronson
- Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, California, United States of America
| | - Rafe M. Brown
- Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
| | - Frank T. Burbrink
- American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
| | - Kevin J. Burns
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America
| | | | - David C. Cannatella
- Biodiversity Center & Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
| | - Todd A. Castoe
- Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America
| | - Prosanta Chakrabarty
- Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
| | - Jocelyn P. Colella
- Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
| | - Joseph A. Cook
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
| | - Joel L. Cracraft
- American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
| | - Drew R. Davis
- Natural History Museum and Dept. of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico, United States of America
| | | | - Guillermo D’Elía
- Instituto de Cs. Ambientales y Evolutivas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
| | - John P. Dumbacher
- California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America
| | - Jonathan L. Dunnum
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
| | - Scott V. Edwards
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
| | - Jacob A. Esselstyn
- Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
| | - Julián Faivovich
- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - Jon Fjeldså
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | | | - Kassandra Ford
- Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
| | - Jérôme Fuchs
- ISYEB, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France
| | - Matthew K. Fujita
- Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America
| | - Jeffrey M. Good
- Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America
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- Biodiversity Collections and Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States of America
| | - Harry W. Greene
- Biodiversity Center & Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
| | - Shannon Hackett
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
| | - Amir Hamidy
- Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
| | - James Hanken
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
| | - Tri Haryoko
- Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
| | - Melissa TR Hawkins
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, United States of America
| | - Lawrence R. Heaney
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
| | - David M. Hillis
- Biodiversity Center & Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
| | | | - Angela D. Hornsby
- Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America
| | - Peter A. Hosner
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Mohammad Irham
- Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
| | - Sharon Jansa
- Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
| | - Rosa Alicia Jiménez
- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
| | - Leo Joseph
- Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia
| | | | - Travis J. LaDuc
- Biodiversity Center & Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
| | - Adam D. Leaché
- Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
| | - Enrique P. Lessa
- Departamento de Ecología y Evolución, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
| | - Hernán López-Fernández
- Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
| | - Nicholas A. Mason
- Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
| | - John E. McCormack
- Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
| | - Caleb D. McMahan
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
| | - Robert G. Moyle
- Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
| | - Ricardo A. Ojeda
- CONICET, Centro de Ciencia y Técnica Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
| | - Link E. Olson
- University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
| | | | - Lynne R. Parenti
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, United States of America
| | - Gabriela Parra-Olea
- Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Bruce D. Patterson
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
| | - Gregory B. Pauly
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
| | - Silvia E. Pavan
- Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, California, United States of America
| | - A Townsend Peterson
- Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
| | - Steven Poe
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
| | - Daniel L. Rabosky
- Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
| | | | - Sushma Reddy
- Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
| | | | - Awal Riyanto
- Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
| | - Luiz A. Rocha
- California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America
| | - Santiago R. Ron
- Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
| | | | - Kevin C. Rowe
- Museums Victoria Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Jodi Rowley
- Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
| | - Sara Ruane
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
| | | | - Allison J. Shultz
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
| | - Brian Sidlauskas
- Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
| | - Derek S. Sikes
- University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
| | - Nancy B. Simmons
- American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
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- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
| | - Adam P. Summers
- Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, Washington, United States of America
| | | | - Pablo Teta
- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - Cody W. Thompson
- Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
| | - Robert M. Timm
- Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
| | | | - Gary Voelker
- Dept. Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
| | - Robert S. Voss
- American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
| | - Kevin Winker
- University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
| | - Christopher Witt
- Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
| | - Elizabeth A. Wommack
- University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
| | - Robert M. Zink
- University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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