Hi. I'm looking to add some photographs to a publication I am doing on the Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) for the journal Mammalian Species. I need a photo of a live animal, plus a photo/illlustration of the skull-mandible (see attached file for an example). The specifications for the skull plates are fairly strict (but see image):
SKULL PLATE. Illustrations of the skull (dorsal, ventral, and lateral views) and lateral view of the mandible must be included. These either can be good quality images or line drawings. Do not include a scale bar. In the figure legend, indicate age and sex of specimen, the collection locality, full name of museum where specimen is on deposit, catalog number of specimen, and greatest length of skull or a similar measure. A statement including the origin of the photographs or name of illustrator (if other than the authors) and permission for use must be included. All views must be exactly to the same scale.
Can anyone help? Thanks.
Hi John,
you probably already tried that, but perhaps zoo curators may help - e.g. Jersey, Bristol and Poznan (Poland). All best, Danilo
Have tried Jersey and Bristol in the past and a few museums, but no luck except for London where the cost was exorbitant (although I admit a charge is warranted).
Good afternoon John,
Unfortunately, I can not help you right away, but as far as I know, there are specimens belonging to Pteropus rodricensis in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, New York (22); Natural History Museum, London (13), Naturalis Museum, Leiden [formerly Rijksmuseum voor Natuurlijke Historie and Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam] (5), and the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt (2). Perhaps you haven't contacted one of these museums yet.
Yours,
Victor
Hi John!
Unfortunately my photos of Pteropus rodricensis are really of poor quality (and I do not have any of the skull). I suggest to ctc
Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Grannum Road
Vacoas
Mauritius
Phone Number (230) 697-6097
Fax (230) 697-6512
Email [email protected]
Website Address http://www.mauritian-wildlife.org
or
Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Forestry Quarters
Solitude
Rodrigues
Phone Number (230) 831-4558
Fax (230) 831-4559
Email [email protected]
Website Address http://www.mauritian-wildlife.org
or
Mauritius Natural History Museum
under Mauritius Museums Council
http://www.mauritiusmuseums.com/contact.html
All the best.
Marco
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