]> 2013-05-25T10:39:03-07:00 Resource:MVZ Collections MVZ Collections Museum of Vertebrate Zoology University of California 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building Berkeley California 94720-3160 USA Phone: (510) 642-3567 FAX: (510) 643-8238 Sample type: Tissue, Blood, Protein extract, skin, skeleton curated http://mvz.berkeley.edu/Collections.html A collection of over 640,000 specimens of amphibians, reptiles, birds, bird eggs or nests, and mammals, as well as over 50,000 tissue samples from these vertebrate groups. These research collections are ranked as one of the largest in the United States, and the largest of any university museum. In addition, the Museum has numerous special collections that include archived field notes and photographs, historical annotated maps and correspondence, avian sound recordings, chromosome and histology preparations, Milton Hildebrand anatomical and film collections, artwork related to terrestrial vertebrate natural history, and a library of books, reprints, and journals for curation and research activities. Specimen data are accessible online, and the Museum is working to improve data access to the other collections. Museum Collections * Mammal Collection * Herpetological Collection * Bird Collection * Egg & Nest Collection * Tissue Collection * Fieldnotes, Photos, & Map Collection * Other Collections The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ) welcomes donations of amphibians, reptiles, birds, bird eggs and nests, mammals and related materials. Acceptance of a donation is at the discretion of MVZ Curators. * Specimens -- May include preserved specimens and/or parts (e.g., tissue samples) as well as unpreserved material (e.g., frozen carcasses, live animals) that will be prepared by Museum Curators, curatorial staff, or students. * Related Materials -- Donations of images (digital or printed photographs or slides), sound recordings, field notes, and other natural history archival material. Materials must be connected to specimens or research projects. Donated material and associated data will be made available for research, education, or public exhibit according to the mission and policies of the Museum and Regents, except by prior signed agreement between the donor and the Museum. nlx_51505 Resource:MVZ Collections 2013-03-13T00:00:00 Research Education Resource Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Collections Resource Synonym SuperCategory Rodent Mammal Bird Reptile Amphibian Species Related application US Biobank Resource:One Mind Biospecimen Bank Listing RelatedTo Buffer Ethanol Frozen Processing ModifiedDate Label Skeleton Skin Protein extract Blood Nest Egg DNA Tissue Keywords Resource:Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Is part of Id Biospecimen repository Book Audio track Image collection Tissue bank Database Has role File:MVZ Collections.PNG ExampleImage Definition DefiningCitation CurationStatus Comment Http://mvz.berkeley.edu/PDFs/MVZ terms of use.pdf Http://mvz.berkeley.edu/Tissue Grants.html. Terms of Use The MVZ will provide limited grants of tissue from its collections to qualified researchers Availability Address Abbrev