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Collection Bias

Collection Bias is a type of taphonomic bias arising from the non-random selection or recovery of specimens during archaeological or paleontological field collection, distinguished by human-driven preferences, methodological constraints, or logistical limitations that systematically skew the composition of the collected assemblage.

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146

Authors

97

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Collector Bias

Parents

Publications

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Sample storage conditions significantly influence faecal microbiome profiles

Jocelyn M. Choo, Lex E. X. Leong, Geraint B. Rogers · Scientific Reports · 2015 · 514 citations · Full text

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Widespread sampling biases in herbaria revealed from large‐scale digitization

Barnabas H. Daru, Daniel Park, Richard B. Primack et al. · New Phytologist · 2017 · 413 citations · Full text

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The strong influence of collection bias on biodiversity knowledge shortfalls of<scp>B</scp>razilian terrestrial biodiversity

Ubirajara Oliveira, Adriano Pereira Paglia, Antônio D. Brescovit et al. · Diversity and Distributions · 2016 · 363 citations · Full text

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Elephant mortality in Tsavo National Park, Kenya

Timothy Corfield · African Journal of Ecology · 1973 · 152 citations

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Bias and the limits of pooling for large collections

Chris Buckley, Darrin L. Dimmick, Ian Soboroff et al. · Information Retrieval · 2007 · 117 citations · Full text

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Authors

146

  1. TG
    Tristram G. Seidler

    Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, United States

    2 publications · 447 citations

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  2. TJ
    Timothy J. S. Whitfeld

    University of Minnesota, United States

    2 publications · 447 citations

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  3. CC
    Charles C. Davis

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 447 citations

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  4. DP
    Daniel Park

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 447 citations

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  5. CG
    Charles G. Willis

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 447 citations

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Institutions

97

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    205 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    109 citations

  3. Texas State University

    San Marcos, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    60 citations

  4. Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    894 citations

  5. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    447 citations

  6. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    447 citations

  7. University of Vermont

    Burlington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    447 citations

  8. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    447 citations

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Venues

  1. American Antiquity

    3 publications · 75 citations

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  2. Journal of Archaeological Science

    3 publications · 108 citations

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  3. Journal of Field Archaeology

    3 publications · 100 citations

    3

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  4. Scientific Reports

    2 publications · 593 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Diversity and Distributions

    1 publications · 363 citations

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