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On Her Own TermsAnnie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West$
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On Her Own Terms: Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West

Barbara Stein

Print publication date: 2001

Print ISBN-13: 9780520227262

Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012

DOI: 10.1525/california/9780520227262.001.0001

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Fieldwork–The Later Years

Fieldwork–The Later Years

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(p.224) 22 Fieldwork–The Later Years
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On Her Own Terms
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Barbara R. Stein

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University of California Press
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520227262.003.0022

This chapter discusses the various expeditions Alexander and Kellogg made in order to begin a collection of topotypes for the Museum of Vertebrae Zoology. Topotypes are specimens from localities where new taxa had been previously described. This new project was based on the suggestion of Grinnell, who believed that such material could contribute to the independence and resourcefulness of the museum as a research institution. The chapter also reveals several misadventures the women experienced during their travels, including a car accident and Alexander's interaction with a skunk.

Keywords:   topotypes, Vertebrae Zoology, taxa, research institution

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