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Issue: Vol. 10: 9 August 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-08-09
DOI: 10.11646/zoosymposia.10.1.17
Page range: 200–202
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Collection and preservation of Trichoptera for use in DNA research

Smithsonian Institution, Office of Research Information Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, PO Box 37012, Washington, D.C., 20013-7012, USA
Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55108, U.S.A.
caddisflies adults and immature stages voucher specimens

Abstract

Methods of preservation for DNA work for Trichoptera are presented for both adult and immature stages.

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