Collection specimens

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When users download data from the resources in this dataset (or make a request to cite the data) they get a DOI that persistently identifies it. This DOI can specify a subset or the whole resource.

This DOI is the preferred way of citing the data when it is used in publications and papers. This list shows the most recent DOIs created for the resources in this dataset.

Total DOIs: 13811
10.5519/qd.rqifhunx
10.5519/qd.ncthjja1
10.5519/qd.p58muu5q

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Specimen records from the Natural History Museum's collection

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Specimen records

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Natural History Museum (2014). Collection specimens [Data set]. Natural History Museum. https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965

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