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Glycerol impregnation of a formaldehyde fixed Bump-head Sunfish Mola alexandrini

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: – A Bump-head Sunfish Mola alexandrini washed ashore in south-western Australia and was provided to the Western Australian Museum for exhibition. However, using traditional museum practices, such a large specimen would require a large volume of ethanol, which provides an unacceptable public risk in an exhibition space.

Source: Records of the Western Australian Museum

DOI: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.33(2).2018.171-180

Authors: Ian D. MacLeod, Glenn I. Moore, Salvador Gomez

Institutions: The University of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum

Language: English

Topic: Conservation Techniques and Studies

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation