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Mammalogy at a Glance

(Mammals)

Established: 1866

Collection Strengths: 180,000 specimens

Research Strengths: Latin American mammals; host-parasite relationships, and disease ecology of mammals of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains; historical biogeography and evolution of Southeast Asian bats and insectivores; and phylogeography of Pacific Northwest mammals

Curator: Jocelyn Colella
colella@ku.edu

Collection manager:  Maria Eifler
meifler@ku.edu
785.864.3047

Retired Curator: Dr. Robert M. Timm

Collections Search:
The collection may be browsed online via VertNet and Specify 6.

Biodiversity Institute Research Divisions

• Archaeology
• ​Biodiversity Modeling
• Botany
• Entomology
• Herpetology
• Ichthyology
• Informatics
• Invertebrate Paleontology
• Invertebrate Zoology
• Mammalogy
• Ornithology
• Paleobotany
• Vertebrate Paleontology