Mr. Rothschild acquired his share through his brother Walter, whose far-flung emissaries had gathered specimens.
Another day, we walked through the marshlands where Gerald had gathered specimens of marine life -- while a jet screeched over our heads on its approach to the local airport.
But the exhibition is primarily a creation of the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge, whose art collection Darwin savored as a student and recalled with affection as he gathered specimens on the long journey of the H.M.S. Beagle.
The researchers gathered specimens of Pareledone charcoti, a fist-size octopus that thrives in the Antarctic, then compared the properties of hemocyanin with that of species living in warmer waters.
During this time, professional collectors gathered specimens for museums, menageries, and cabinets.
From 1983 to 1985, Cathy A. Paris, then a graduate student, gathered specimens of A. pedatum from non-serpentine soils in the Midwest and Vermont, and from serpentine soils in New England and Canada, for biosystematic analysis.
Avoiding the pitfalls of asking study participants to record or recall their daily intake, the researchers regularly gathered specimens of subjects' urine and tested them for levels of resveratrol metabolites.
Another way Beagle II can gather specimens for isotope testing is with its tethered sampler, known as the mole.
Each trip to the rainforest to gather specimens for their collection heightened their worries.
This consisted of a remotely controlled deep-sea vehicle called Argo, equipped with sonar and cameras and towed behind a ship, with a robot called Jason tethered to it that could roam the sea floor, take close-up images and gather specimens.
