The Use of Balsa Wood in the Preparation of Skins of Small Mammals

Autor: Allen H. Benton
Rok vydání: 1953
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Zdroj: The American Biology Teacher. 15:148-149
ISSN: 0002-7685
DOI: 10.2307/4438510
Popis: Many biology teachers in high schools and colleges maintain a small collection of mammal skins for teaching use. These collections are subject to much unskilled handling and as a result there is likely to be considerable damage to even the best-made specimens. Legs and tails are frequently lost, so that replacements are constantly needed. In the case of common species this is no more than a nuisance, but specimens which cannot be
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