Oklahoma Mammal Specimen Records
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Oklahoma Biological Survey
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Oklahoma Mammal Specimen Records
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The Oklahoma Mammal Specimen Records database
contains museum specimen records of mammals
collected in Oklahoma. The records include all
specimens examined records from the Mammals of
Oklahoma by Caire, et al., except those from the
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. The
database includes complete records from the other
Universities in Oklahoma that have mammal
collections up to 1984. Support for the
collection of some of the data came from the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
This database has been converted from its original
mainframe database to a Unix-based MySQL databese
(version 3.22.25) so that it could more easily be
accessed via the World Wide Web.
- Purpose:
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The information in the database is intended for
public use as well as for academic research
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 1934
- Ending_Date: 1984
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: In work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Description_of_Geographic_Extent: State of Oklahoma
- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.051
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -94.392
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.178
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.417
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Oklahoma
- Theme_Keyword: Mammals
- Theme_Keyword: Specimen Records
- Theme_Keyword: Distribution Records
- Access_Constraints:
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Records can be accessed via search on Oklahoma
Biological Survey web page (www.biosurvey.ou.edu)
- Use_Constraints:
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The Oklahoma Biological Survey does not vouch for
the accuracy of any records in the Oklahoma Mammal
Specimen Records database
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Dan Hough
- Contact_Organization: Oklahoma Biological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 111 East Chesapeake Street
- City: Norman
- State_or_Province: Oklahoma
- Postal_Code: 73019
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (405) 325-4034
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (405) 325-7702
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dhough@ou.edu
- Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Data_Set_Credit:
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Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of
Oklahoma, Norman
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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For records included in the specimens examined
sections of the Mammals of Oklahoma, those authors
are responsible for the species identification.
Otherwise, no attempts have been made to verity
the accuracy of species identification, nor has
any systematic quality control been applied to
data entry.
- Logical_Consistency_Report: None.
- Completeness_Report:
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Most of the information in the dataset was
collected for the Mammals of Oklahoma. Complete
records for the Universities in Oklahoma were
either sent by the curators or visited by Survey
personnel with support from the Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife Conservation. The last
most recent specimens are from 1984.
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
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Location is provided by county name and by
referencing the observation site by its distance
to a nearby town or landscape feature. Distance
units in miles, usually miles of road.
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: Specimens
- Entity_Type_Definition: Museum specimens of mammals collected in Oklahoma.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: musnum
- Attribute_Definition: Museum number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Unique record number. When museum numbers were
not available, a temporary numbering system was
used for that museum's records, starting with
T00001. No maximum value.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: family
- Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic Family
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: genus
- Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic Genus
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: species
- Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic Species
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: comname
- Attribute_Definition:
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Common names taken from "The Mammals of Oklahoma".
Common names were assigned based on scientific
names when unambiguous. Introduced species are indicated by (I) after the common name and taken from Mammal Species of the World
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text filed
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: county
- Attribute_Definition:
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County in Oklahoma where specimen was collected
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: locality
- Attribute_Definition:
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Location described as distance in miles or
kilometers from a town or landscape feature along
a numbered state highway or other road, such that
it could be located on a map of Oklahoma
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: collectr
- Attribute_Definition: Person(s) who collected specimen
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of collector
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: fieldnum
- Attribute_Definition: Field number that collector assigned to specimen
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: day
- Attribute_Definition: Day of collection
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field. Day of the month
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: month
- Attribute_Definition: Month in which specimen was collected
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field. Month of year
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: year
- Attribute_Definition: Year in which specimen was collected
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field. Year.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: sex
- Attribute_Definition: Sex and maturity of specimen
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: prep
- Attribute_Definition: Type of preparation of specimen
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: museum
- Attribute_Definition: Museum in which specimen is located.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text field.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: remarks
- Attribute_Definition:
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Remarks about specimen, usually by collector.
Includes measurements taken at time of collection.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: database field
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Text filed
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Dan Hough
- Contact_Organization: Oklahoma Biological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 111 East Chesapeake Street
- City: Norman
- State_or_Province: Oklahoma
- Postal_Code: 73019
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (405) 325-4034
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (405) 325-7702
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dhough@ou.edu
- Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Distribution_Liability:
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Although we have processed these data successfully
on a computer system at the Oklahoma Biological
Survey, you must recognize that we cannot warranty
the accuracy or utility of the data. OBS data may
require a certain level of biological expertise
for proper analysis, interpretation, and
application. Our staff is available to advise you
on the technical aspects of these data. This
disclaimer applies both to individual use of the
data and aggregate use with other data. We
strongly recommend that you pay careful attention
to the contents of the metadata file associated
with these data. The Oklahoma Biological Survey
shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect
use of these data. It is your responsibility to
insure that the data you obtain from us are not
misapplied.
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: html
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
- Online_Option:
- Computer_Contact_Information:
- Network Address:
- Network_Resource_Name:
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www.biosurvey.ou.edu/mammdesc.html
- Fees: None
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20000907
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Dan Hough
- Contact_Organization: Oklahoma Biological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 111 East Chesapeake Street
- City: Norman
- State_or_Province: Oklahoma
- Postal_Code: 73019
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (405) 325-4034
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (405) 325-7702
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dhough@ou.edu
- Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
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NBII Content Standard for National Biological
Information Infrastructure Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: December 1995
Generated by mp on Wed Sep 13 15:52:32 2000,
Last modified by Dan Hough on Sep 13, 2000