Last week, a "perspectives" piece entitled "Avoiding (Re)extinction" was published in Science. It argued that scientists should no longer collect specimens, but should use photographs.
2 different blogs have responded to this. 1) (Re)affirming the specimen gold standard, by ornithologists http://www.universityofalaskamuseumbirds.org/reaffirming-the-specimen-gold-standard/ 2) Collecting organisms to save their species, by an ichthyologists http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=16957 Please read and share! Sincerely, -- *David Shiffman* *Ph.D. Student, Research Assistant,* Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy <http://www.cesp.miami.edu/> R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program <http://rjd.miami.edu/> [image: RJD] *e: *[email protected] | *p: *412.915.2309 *a: *4600 Rickenbacker Cswy, Miami, Florida, 33149 *t: *@WhySharksMatter <http://twitter.com/#!/WhySharksMatter> | *b: *Southern Fried Science Blog <http://www.southernfriedscience.com/>
