A new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, has found that comparison of specimens collected in the field may reveal biases in the species or populations studied. The team of scientists examined the differences in the diversity of specimens collected from two different sites, one in California and one in Mexico, and found that the specimens from Mexico were more diverse than those from California. This suggests that field researchers may be missing out on important species or populations when collecting specimens from certain regions. The findings of this study could help researchers better understand the importance of collecting data from multiple sites in order to get an accurate picture of biodiversity.

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source: Phys.org