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Natural history specimens usually bring to mind dead plants and animals and in museums. But specimens can also take the form of plants or animals that are/were not collected but have been documented and described; or they may take the form of inanimate matter such as rocks and minerals. This talk will feature 12 specimens from Singapore and exemplify the forms a specimen can take. From there, an interdisciplinary approach is used to try and draw out (and draw on) the stories that intersect at each specimen. By making use of these interconnected stories that centre upon specimens, a larger and longer history of Singapore is presented.
This event is part of the Biodiversity in Focus series, aimed at sharing research findings on biodiversity in Southeast Asia and insights on ecosystem dynamics.
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Martyn E. Y. Low
Research Associate, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Martyn E. Y. Low is a Research Associate at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) at the National University of Singapore. His main research interest is biodiversity histories with a focus on using non-conventional sources to understand the environment in the past. He is also interested in natural history collectors and the resultant collecting networks. He has written over a hundred articles and books, the majority of which are about Singapore’s historical biodiversity. He is part of the Biodiversity Histories group at LKCNHM.
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