Specimen collection is essential for modern science

Michael W. Nachman; Elizabeth J. Beckman; Rauri C.K. Bowie; Carla Cicero; Chris J. Conroy; Robert Dudley; Tyrone B. Hayes; Michelle S. Koo; Eileen A. Lacey; Christopher H. Martin; Jimmy A. McGuire; James L. Patton; Carol L. Spencer; Rebecca D. Tarvin; Marvalee H. Wake; Ian J. Wang; Anang Achmadi; Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda; Michael J. Andersen; Jairo Arroyave; Christopher C. Austin; F. Keith Barker; Lisa N. Barrow; George F. Barrowclough; John Bates; Aaron M. Bauer; Kayce C. Bell; Rayna C. Bell; Allison W. Bronson; Rafe M. Brown; Frank T. Burbrink; Kevin J. Burns; Carlos Daniel Cadena; David C. Cannatella; Todd A. Castoe; Prosanta Chakrabarty; Jocelyn P. Colella; Joseph A. Cook; Joel L. Cracraft; Drew R. Davis; Alison R. Davis Rabosky; Guillermo D. Elía; John P. Dumbacher; Jonathan L. Dunnum; Scott V. Edwards; Jacob A. Esselstyn; Julián Faivovich; Jon Fjeldså; Oscar A. Flores-Villela; Kassandra Ford; Jérôme Fuchs; Matthew K. Fujita; Jeffrey M. Good; Eli Greenbaum; Harry W. Greene; Shannon Hackett; Amir Hamidy; James Hanken; Tri Haryoko; Melissa T.R. Hawkins; Lawrence R. Heaney; David M. Hillis; Bradford D. Hollingsworth; Angela D. Hornsby; Peter A. Hosner; Mohammad Irham; Sharon Jansa; Rosa Alicia Jiménez; Leo Joseph; Jeremy J. Kirchman; Travis J. LaDuc; Adam D. Leaché; Enrique P. Lessa; Hernán López-Fernández; Nicholas A. Mason; John E. McCormack; Caleb D. McMahan; Robert G. Moyle; Ricardo A. Ojeda; Link E. Olson; Chan Kin Onn; Lynne R. Parenti; Gabriela Parra-Olea; Bruce D. Patterson; Gregory B. Pauly; Silvia E. Pavan; A. Townsend Peterson; Steven Poe; Daniel L. Rabosky; Christopher J. Raxworthy; Sushma Reddy; Alejandro Rico-Guevara; Awal Riyanto; Luiz A. Rocha; Santiago R. Ron; Sean M. Rovito; Kevin C. Rowe; Jodi Rowley; Sara Ruane; David Salazar-Valenzuela; Allison J. Shultz; Brian Sidlauskas; Derek S. Sikes; Nancy B. Simmons; Melanie L.J. Stiassny; Jeffrey W. Streicher; Bryan L. Stuart; Adam P. Summers; Jose Tavera; Pablo Teta; Cody W. Thompson; Robert M. Timm; Omar Torres-Carvajal; Gary Voelker; Robert S. Voss; Kevin Winker; Christopher Witt; Elizabeth A. Wommack; Robert M. Zink

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002318

Specimen collection is essential for modern science

Michael W. Nachman
, Elizabeth J. Beckman
, Rauri C.K. Bowie
, Carla Cicero
, Chris J. Conroy
, Robert Dudley
, Tyrone B. Hayes
, Michelle S. Koo
, Eileen A. Lacey
, Christopher H. Martin
, Jimmy A. McGuire
, James L. Patton
, Carol L. Spencer
, Rebecca D. Tarvin
, Marvalee H. Wake
, Ian J. Wang
, Anang Achmadi
, Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda
, Michael J. Andersen
, Jairo Arroyave

Christopher C. Austin, F. Keith Barker, Lisa N. Barrow, George F. Barrowclough, John Bates, Aaron M. Bauer, Kayce C. Bell, Rayna C. Bell, Allison W. Bronson, Rafe M. Brown, Frank T. Burbrink, Kevin J. Burns, Carlos Daniel Cadena, David C. Cannatella, Todd A. Castoe, Prosanta Chakrabarty, Jocelyn P. Colella, Joseph A. Cook, Joel L. Cracraft, Drew R. Davis, Alison R. Davis Rabosky, Guillermo D. Elía, John P. Dumbacher, Jonathan L. Dunnum, Scott V. Edwards, Jacob A. Esselstyn, Julián Faivovich, Jon Fjeldså, Oscar A. Flores-Villela, Kassandra Ford, Jérôme Fuchs, Matthew K. Fujita, Jeffrey M. Good, Eli Greenbaum, Harry W. Greene, Shannon Hackett, Amir Hamidy, James Hanken, Tri Haryoko, Melissa T.R. Hawkins, Lawrence R. Heaney, David M. Hillis, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, Angela D. Hornsby, Peter A. Hosner, Mohammad Irham, Sharon Jansa, Rosa Alicia Jiménez, Leo Joseph, Jeremy J. Kirchman, Travis J. LaDuc, Adam D. Leaché, Enrique P. Lessa, Hernán López-Fernández, Nicholas A. Mason, John E. McCormack, Caleb D. McMahan, Robert G. Moyle, Ricardo A. Ojeda, Link E. Olson, Chan Kin Onn, Lynne R. Parenti, Gabriela Parra-Olea, Bruce D. Patterson, Gregory B. Pauly, Silvia E. Pavan, A. Townsend Peterson, Steven Poe, Daniel L. Rabosky, Christopher J. Raxworthy, Sushma Reddy, Alejandro Rico-Guevara, Awal Riyanto, Luiz A. Rocha, Santiago R. Ron, Sean M. Rovito, Kevin C. Rowe, Jodi Rowley, Sara Ruane, David Salazar-Valenzuela, Allison J. Shultz, Brian Sidlauskas, Derek S. Sikes, Nancy B. Simmons, Melanie L.J. Stiassny, Jeffrey W. Streicher, Bryan L. Stuart, Adam P. Summers, Jose Tavera, Pablo Teta, Cody W. Thompson, Robert M. Timm, Omar Torres-Carvajal, Gary Voelker, Robert S. Voss, Kevin Winker, Christopher Witt, Elizabeth A. Wommack, Robert M. Zink

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Original language	English
Article number	e3002318
Journal	PLoS Biology
Volume	21
Issue number	11 November
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002318
State	Published - Nov 2023

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Nachman, M. W., Beckman, E. J., Bowie, R. C. K., Cicero, C., Conroy, C. J., Dudley, R., Hayes, T. B., Koo, M. S., Lacey, E. A., Martin, C. H., McGuire, J. A., Patton, J. L., Spencer, C. L., Tarvin, R. D., Wake, M. H., Wang, I. J., Achmadi, A., Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Andersen, M. J., ... Zink, R. M. (2023). Specimen collection is essential for modern science. PLoS Biology, 21(11 November), Article e3002318. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002318

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