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In Past and Recent Times: On the Significance of Zoological Collections in Germany—An Introduction

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A short historical view on the development of zoological collections in Germany from the cabinets of wonder in the past to the recent scientific museums and modern collections point to the great importance of these collections for research and education. Zoological collections have been and will be basic especially in the fields of biodiversity, ecology and evolution. They also are a reflection of advancement of science theory and methodology, national and international networks as well as of the biographies of important zoologists. That’s what this compilation of most of the German zoological collections is aimed at accordance with recent recommendations of the science council and associations of museums.

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  1. Department of Biology, Animal Evolution, Systematics and Didactics of Biology, Zoological Collection of the Philipps-University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35032, Marburg, Germany

    Lothar A. Beck

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  1. Department of Biology, Zoological Collection, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Lothar A. Beck

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Beck, L.A. (2018). In Past and Recent Times: On the Significance of Zoological Collections in Germany—An Introduction. In: Beck, L. (eds) Zoological Collections of Germany. Natural History Collections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44321-8_1

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