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MVZ Home Page: http://mvz.berkeley.edu/

Query the MVZ Collection

The MVZ collections form the core of the Museum's research, conservation, and education programs. The collections, which number over 640,000 specimens, constitute a unique and permanent record of the past and present distributions of many terrestrial vertebrate species. Taxonomic and geographic representation of specimens reflects current and past research interests of the Museum's faculty, staff, and students. The historic emphasis on collecting series of specimens that serve as the bases for studies in evolution, morphology, behavior, ecology, and population genetics continues to the present.

The Museum also houses a collection of over 50,000 tissue samples for use in molecular analyses. The majority of these were taken in conjunction with voucher specimens which can be referred to for verification of results.

Complementing these collections is an extensive archive of photographs, correspondence, and field notebooks that date to the Museum's founding in 1908. These materials contain information about specimens and changing environmental conditions, primarily in California and the western United States, that is not recorded on specimen labels or catalog cards.


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