Illinois Natural History Survey
Research institution in Illinois, U.S.
40°05′34″N 88°14′23″W / 40.092916°N 88.239787°W / 40.092916; -88.239787The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), located on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, is an active research institution with over 200 staff members, and it maintains one of the largest State-operated museums in the United States, with collections totaling over 9.5 million specimens of amphibians, annelids, birds, crustaceans, fish, fungi, insects, mammals, mollusks, plants, and reptiles from around the world.[1] It is part of the Prairie Research Institute.
References
- ^ "Animals and Plants". Illinois Natural History Survey.
External links
- Official website
- Feltman, Rachel (July 30, 2014). "New cricket discovered in long-neglected amber collection." Washington Post.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Located in: Urbana and Champaign, Illinois
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