The Type Locality Project: collecting genomic-quality, topotypic vouchers and training the next generation of specimen-based researchers

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dc.contributor.authorBell, Rayna C.en
dc.contributor.authorMulcahy, Daniel G.en
dc.contributor.authorGotte, Steve W.en
dc.contributor.authorMaley, Abigail J.en
dc.contributor.authorMendoza, Cerrieen
dc.contributor.authorSteffensen, Gregoryen
dc.contributor.authorBarron, Joseph C., IIen
dc.contributor.authorHyman, Oliveren
dc.contributor.authorFlint, Williamen
dc.contributor.authorWynn, Addisonen
dc.contributor.authorMcdiarmid, Roy W.en
dc.contributor.authorMcleod, David S.en
dc.contributor.departmentFish and Wildlife Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-26T14:28:29Zen
dc.date.available2021-02-26T14:28:29Zen
dc.date.issued2020-08-17en
dc.description.abstractDNA evidence is often critical for taxonomic studies; however, many historical type specimens lack corresponding genetic samples, which limits contemporary molecular research questions and may restrict conservation and management decisions. We conducted a pilot Type Locality Project to collect voucher specimens and genomic-grade samples from amphibian type localities in the state of Virginia, USA. These samples can serve as proxies for cases in which obtaining genomic data from the type specimen is not possible. Undergraduate students participated in all aspects of the project including fieldwork, DNA barcoding, and incorporating specimens into the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History research collection. The Type Locality Project is an excellent platform for providing undergraduate students with hands-on research experience and training in taxonomy and systematics. Other institutions could easily adapt our approach to obtain genomic-quality, topotypic vouchers for other taxa and simultaneously create authentic undergraduate research experiences in field, laboratory, and natural history museum settings.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesThis work was supported by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Genome Initiative.en
dc.description.sponsorshipSmithsonian Institution's Global Genome Initiativeen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2020.1769224en
dc.identifier.eissn1478-0933en
dc.identifier.issn1477-2000en
dc.identifier.issue6en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/102447en
dc.identifier.volume18en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsPublic Domainen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/en
dc.subjectamphibianen
dc.subjectDNA barcodeen
dc.subjectfrogen
dc.subjectmuseum scienceen
dc.subjectsalamanderen
dc.subjecttaxonomyen
dc.subjectVirginiaen
dc.titleThe Type Locality Project: collecting genomic-quality, topotypic vouchers and training the next generation of specimen-based researchersen
dc.title.serialSystematics and Biodiversityen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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