Collections
- Birds
- Fishes
- Insects
- Mollusks
- Mammals
- Reptiles & Amphibians
Dr. Bob Miller, Fishes Collection
The UMMZ collections were initiated in 1837 and have grown over time as
scientific expeditions by UM biologists and many others have entrusted
archival research materials, collected from every region of the world,
to their care. The collections are irreplaceable, coming from places
and habitats that are now prohibitively expensive or dangerous to visit
or that have been drastically alte`red by human activity. They include
representatives of extinct species and populations, providing a portion
of the only record available for studying effects of environmental
change on the distributions, appearances, and genetic features of the
world's animals, fungi and plants. The value of these resources depends
on wise stewardship by
the handful of institutions where they are housed and on continued
access to them for researchers and their students, who will become
leaders in the next generation of scientists.
Students and researchers
derive inestimable benefits from being able to apply the UMMZ
collections to study first-hand the diversity of animals from all
habitats and regions of the world. The UMMZ collections have been
instrumental in the careers of many leading biologists, both inside and
outside academia, and they comprise an essential component of life
sciences research and teaching at the University of Michigan.
For details on our Permits, Loans and Accessions policies please refer to the following downloadable PDF documents:
