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The Oxford Dodo. Part 2: from curiosity to icon and its role in displays, education and research

M. Nowak-KempOxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. P. HumeBird Group, Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring, UK
Pages 296-307 | Received 01 Feb 2016, Accepted 14 Feb 2016, Published online: 10 Mar 2016

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Strickland archives, University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge:

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Rolleston archives, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford:

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Zoological collections archives, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford:

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