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University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Philippines, Asia

UPV Museum of Natural Sciences

Museum or Collection Type:
Natural History & Natural Science
Institutional Type:
Collection: Research
Subject: 
Natural Sciences

Address:
UPV Museum of Natural Sciences, Ground Floor, Library Building, University of the Philippines Visayas, 5023 Miagao, Iloilo

Opening Hours:
8am to 5pm
Mondays-Fridays

Contact:
Ms. Soledad S. Garibay
museum@upv.edu.ph
upvmuseum@yahoo.com
Phone: (63-33) 338-1535 or (63-33) 315-9631/32 loc 183
Fax: (63-33) 315-8143

Additional information:
UPV Museum of Natural Sciences is a:
-repository of collections of aquatic and terrestrial organisms especially the endemic specimens
-acts as an active center for scientific and taxonomic researches of flora and fauna of the country
-a service and action unit that provides assistance to various courses in the university

Links:
University of the Philippines Visayas

Description:
A natural Science Museum and a reference center for aquatic flora and fauna including terrestrial plants nad animals that affect them

Further Reading:
Villoso,E.P. 1997
"Collection and Preservation Techniques for Common Seashore Animals" UPV-MNS Contribution No.1, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo

Villoso, E.P. 2000. "Fishes of the Philippines : A guide to the Identification of Families of Fishes Found in the Phiippines Waters". UPV-MNS Contribution No.2, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo

The Mouseion, UPV Museum official newsletter


 




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