Details for Birds Collection (Aves) of University of Rome
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| Collection data |
| Name | Birds Collection (Aves) of University of Rome |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | Collection of birds |
| Description for specialists | A specialized collection of c. 700 specimens of birds (500 mounted, 200 skins) collected essentially in Italy (near Rome) from late nineteenth century to the first years of the twentieth century and made up by private and historical collections of Aldobrandini, Lepri-Patrizi and Lezzani supplemented by various little private collections |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collection was partly (collections Aldobrandini and Lepri-Patrizi) donated to the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma in 1903 |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Rome |
| Access rights | The collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | Destructive or invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types |
| Animals, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 5 |
Identified and integrated material which is inadequately curated. |
| Level 6 |
Identified, integrated, and adequately curated. |
| Date |
14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Closed |
| Collectors |
| Aldobrandini, Lepri, Lezzani, Patrizi, various collectors |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| From late nineteenth century to the first years of the twentieth century |
| Collection extents |
| 700 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Class Aves |
| Common name coverage |
| Collection of birds |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Essentially Italy (near Rome) (strength) |
| Living time periods |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| Dried |
| Media |
| Boxes, compacts, windows |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| nonexistent |