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Bridging the Research Gap between Live Collections in Zoos and Preserved Collections in Natural History Museums
Bridging the Research Gap between Live Collections in Zoos and Preserved Collections in Natural History Museums
LSU Researchers Make Major Discovery in the Animal Kingdom
LSU Researchers Make Major Discovery in the Animal Kingdom
Researchers recently made a major discovery - 14 new species of shrews, which is the largest number of new mammals described in a scientific paper since 1931. After a decade-long journey taking inventory of Indonesian shrews living on the island of Sulawesi, a group of scientists led by LSU mammologist Jake Esselstyn has identified 14 new endemic species.
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