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Role of Museums in Studies of Early Life History Stages of Fishes
Author(s) -
Smith David G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1989)118<0214:romiso>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - life history , larva , field (mathematics) , biology , zoology , ecology , mathematics , pure mathematics
Early life history stages are becoming increasingly important to systematic and evolutionary studies of fishes. To meet the needs of this new emphasis in research, museums must add such material to their collections. At the same time, field‐oriented institutions must make their collections of larval fishes available for deposit in museums. Much valuable material has been lost in the past because it was not properly curated. Curatorial procedures are discussed, and recommendations are made for proper handling of larval fishes.