The secretive behavior and life history of snakes makes studying their biology, distribution,
and the epidemiology of venomous snakebite challenging. One of the most useful, most …

Image‐based machine learning tools are an ascendant 'big data'research avenue. Citizen
science platforms, like iNaturalist, and museum‐led initiatives provide researchers with an …

Metadata is data about data, which is generated mainly for resources organization and
description, facilitating finding, identifying, selecting and obtaining information. With the …

Metadata is a key data source for researchers seeking to apply machine learning (ML) to the
vast collections of digitized biological specimens that can be found online. Unfortunately, the …

Metadata are key descriptors of research data, particularly for researchers seeking to apply
machine learning (ML) to the vast collections of digitized specimens. Unfortunately, the …

Researchers seeking to apply computational methods are increasingly turning to scientific
digital archives containing images of specimens. Unfortunately, metadata errors can inhibit …

The first record in Central America of the species Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied,
1824)(Serpentes, Dipsadidae) is presented, with a juvenile collected and photographic …

Flexible metadata pipelines are crucial for supporting the FAIR data principles. Despite this
need, researchers seldom report their approaches for identifying metadata standards and …

Computational archival science (CAS) provides new pathways for research. Biologists, for
example, can perform scientific studies by applying AI/ML to digital biological specimen …

Discards from commercial fisheries have been linked to detrimental effects on ecosystems
and stocks of living marine resources. Understanding spatial and temporal patterns of …