Robert P. Higgins Papers : field notes, Florida, Gulf Stream, 1982-1984

Related Titles

Contained In: Robert P. Higgins Papers, 1957-1960, 1963-1965, 1968, 1972, 1976-1993

Series: SIA Acc. 17-105

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Higgins, Robert P.

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1982-1984

Notes

Robert P. Higgins, born in 1932, is an invertebrate zoologist who held various positions at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Natural History, 1968-1996. The Smithsonian Institution Archives house field notes that document his collecting trips around the world.This field book includes notes of a dredging trip to the Florida and Gulf Stream area to collect specimens, from August 2, 1982 to October 16, 1984. The notes give dates, times, locations and depths, with names of collectors and of observed specimens. Additional notes are inserted, including a recipe to preserve tardigrades and other specimens.

Subjects

Field notes , Florida , Gulf Stream , Higgins, Robert P , Marine invertebrates , National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) , Smithsonian Institution , Tardigrada , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.150036