Most do not have catalogue numbers beyond their collection date and locality.
We only used specimens with complete data (date and locality) or where these data could be reliably inferred e.g. from the collectors name (Additional file 1: Table S1).
Collection specimens are associated with, at minimum, information on the date and locality of collection, and often have additional information, including associated observational data and physical samples derived from specimens, such as frozen tissues and DNA extracts.
They jotted down the dates and localities on the labels of 35 different species and made maps showing the distribution in consecutive decades.
Cover and coral recruitment data were analyzed for differences between sampling dates and sites using a two-way analysis of variance, with dates and localities as fixed factors and quadrats as replicates.
For example, by using sources such as electoral rolls it may be possible to narrow down a combination of date of birth and locality of residence to just a handful of individuals.
From large series of specimens collected on the same date and in the same locality, we sampled only a subset of the most different morphs to minimize the chance of sampling siblings.
Collection date, locality, and habitat (domestic, peri-domestic, chicken coop) were recorded and live insects, in plastic cups with folded paper, were transported to the vector control laboratory at the Servicio Departamental de Salud (SEDES) de Chuquisaca for microscopic analysis.
It is now extinct at the type locality, but the date and cause of the extinction are uncertain.
One type of sample metadata has a double nature: data related to the gathering event in the field, such as locality data, gathering date and observations on the gathered organism, will also contribute to the characterization of that taxon (described in detail below), by information such as distribution, ecology or phenology.
Include only the name, age if they were young, locality of birth, and date and location of death of your loved one and sometimes the cause of death, particularly if it was after a long illness, plus information on the funeral home in the death notice.
