Specimen collection is essential for modern science

• Michael W. Nachman ,

  * E-mail: mnachman@berkeley.edu

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4321-5135

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• Elizabeth J. Beckman,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Rauri CK Bowie,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Carla Cicero,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Chris J. Conroy,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Robert Dudley,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Tyrone B. Hayes,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Michelle S. Koo,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Eileen A. Lacey,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Christopher H. Martin,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Jimmy A. McGuire,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• James L. Patton,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Carol L. Spencer,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Rebecca D. Tarvin,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Marvalee H. Wake,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Ian J. Wang,

  Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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• Anang Achmadi,

  Affiliation Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

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• Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda,

  Affiliation Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, La Paz, México

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• Michael J. Andersen,

  Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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• Jairo Arroyave,

  Affiliation Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Christopher C. Austin,

  Affiliation Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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• F Keith Barker,

  Affiliation Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Lisa N. Barrow,

  Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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• George F. Barrowclough,

  Affiliation American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America

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• John Bates,

  Affiliation Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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• Aaron M. Bauer,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Kayce C. Bell,

  Affiliation Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Rayna C. Bell,

  Affiliation California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America

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• Allison W. Bronson,

  Affiliation Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, California, United States of America

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• Rafe M. Brown,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

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• Frank T. Burbrink,

  Affiliation American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Kevin J. Burns,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Carlos Daniel Cadena,

  Affiliation Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

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• David C. Cannatella,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Center & Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Todd A. Castoe,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America

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• Prosanta Chakrabarty,

  Affiliation Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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• Jocelyn P. Colella,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

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• Joseph A. Cook,

  Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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• Joel L. Cracraft,

  Affiliation American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Drew R. Davis,

  Affiliation Natural History Museum and Dept. of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico, United States of America

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• Alison R. Davis Rabosky,

  Affiliation Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Guillermo D’Elía,

  Affiliation Instituto de Cs. Ambientales y Evolutivas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile

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• John P. Dumbacher,

  Affiliation California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America

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• Jonathan L. Dunnum,

  Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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• Scott V. Edwards,

  Affiliation Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Jacob A. Esselstyn,

  Affiliation Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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• Julián Faivovich,

  Affiliation Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos Aires, Argentina

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• Jon Fjeldså,

  Affiliation Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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• Oscar A. Flores-Villela,

  Affiliation Museo de Zoología, F.C. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Kassandra Ford,

  Affiliation Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Jérôme Fuchs,

  Affiliation ISYEB, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France

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• Matthew K. Fujita,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America

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• Jeffrey M. Good,

  Affiliation Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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• Eli Greenbaum,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Collections and Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States of America

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• Harry W. Greene,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Center & Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Shannon Hackett,

  Affiliation Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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• Amir Hamidy,

  Affiliation Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

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• James Hanken,

  Affiliation Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Tri Haryoko,

  Affiliation Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

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• Melissa TR Hawkins,

  Affiliation Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, United States of America

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• Lawrence R. Heaney,

  Affiliation Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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• David M. Hillis,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Center & Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Bradford D. Hollingsworth,

  Affiliation San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Angela D. Hornsby,

  Affiliation Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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• Peter A. Hosner,

  Affiliation Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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• Mohammad Irham,

  Affiliation Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

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• Sharon Jansa,

  Affiliation Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Rosa Alicia Jiménez,

  Affiliation Escuela de Biología, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala

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• Leo Joseph,

  Affiliation Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia

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• Jeremy J. Kirchman,

  Affiliation New York State Museum, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Travis J. LaDuc,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Center & Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

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• Adam D. Leaché,

  Affiliation Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Enrique P. Lessa,

  Affiliation Departamento de Ecología y Evolución, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay

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• Hernán López-Fernández,

  Affiliation Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Nicholas A. Mason,

  Affiliation Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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• John E. McCormack,

  Affiliation Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Caleb D. McMahan,

  Affiliation Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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• Robert G. Moyle,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

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• Ricardo A. Ojeda,

  Affiliation CONICET, Centro de Ciencia y Técnica Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina

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• Link E. Olson,

  Affiliation University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

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• Chan Kin Onn,

  Affiliation National University of Singapore, Singapore

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• Lynne R. Parenti,

  Affiliation Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, United States of America

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• Gabriela Parra-Olea,

  Affiliation Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Bruce D. Patterson,

  Affiliation Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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• Gregory B. Pauly,

  Affiliation Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Silvia E. Pavan,

  Affiliation Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, California, United States of America

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• A Townsend Peterson,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

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• Steven Poe,

  Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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• Daniel L. Rabosky,

  Affiliation Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Christopher J. Raxworthy,

  Affiliation American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Sushma Reddy,

  Affiliation Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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• Alejandro Rico-Guevara,

  Affiliation Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Awal Riyanto,

  Affiliation Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

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• Luiz A. Rocha,

  Affiliation California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America

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• Santiago R. Ron,

  Affiliation Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

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• Sean M. Rovito,

  Affiliation Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Cinvestav, Mexico

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• Kevin C. Rowe,

  Affiliation Museums Victoria Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

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• Jodi Rowley,

  Affiliation Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia

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• Sara Ruane,

  Affiliation Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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• David Salazar-Valenzuela,

  Affiliation Facultad de Ciencias de Medio Ambiente, Universidad Indoamérica, Quito, Ecuador

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• Allison J. Shultz,

  Affiliation Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Brian Sidlauskas,

  Affiliation Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America

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• Derek S. Sikes,

  Affiliation University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

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• Nancy B. Simmons,

  Affiliation American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Melanie L. J. Stiassny,

  Affiliation American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Jeffrey W. Streicher,

  Affiliation Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom

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• Bryan L. Stuart,

  Affiliation North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Adam P. Summers,

  Affiliation Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, Washington, United States of America

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• Jose Tavera,

  Affiliation Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

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• Pablo Teta,

  Affiliation Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos Aires, Argentina

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• Cody W. Thompson,

  Affiliation Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Robert M. Timm,

  Affiliation Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

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• Omar Torres-Carvajal,

  Affiliation Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

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• Gary Voelker,

  Affiliation Dept. Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

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• Robert S. Voss,

  Affiliation American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Kevin Winker,

  Affiliation University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

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• Christopher Witt,

  Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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• Elizabeth A. Wommack,

  Affiliation University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America

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• Robert M. Zink

  Affiliation University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

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