Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala - Colección de Aves
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Sistema de Colecciones Biológicas, Escuela de Biología, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (2024). Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala - Colección de Aves. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/z7v9xp accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.Description
The bird collection at San Carlos University (USAC) is part of the Biological Collections System administrated by the School of Biology, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia. The collection is made up of approximately 1,600 specimens. Species from different regions of Guatemala are represented, with greater emphasis on species from mountain ecosystems. The specimens are prepared as study skins, although a small number of specimens are preserved in liquid. The bird collection also has tissue samples for molecular studies, all of them preserved in 95% ethyl alcohol.
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originatorBiodiversidad de Guatemala
email: sorellana@asu.edu
homepage: https://biodiversidad.gt/portal/index.php
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Biodiversidad de Guatemala
email: sorellana@asu.edu
homepage: https://biodiversidad.gt/portal/index.php
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Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala - Colección de Aves
email: rajjb315@profesor.usac.edu.gt
homepage: https://cbm-ccqqfar.usac.edu.gt/inicio/coleccion-de-aves/
Rosa Alicia Jiménez, Ph.D.
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position: Curadora
email: rajjb315@profesor.usac.edu.gt