"File Name","Description","Creation date","Supporting documentation file names (this should be enclosed separately and include any abbreviations, codes or notations used)","Software used","Software version"
"Master_specimen_collation_ADS.xlsx","The specimen-level metadata for the NZRR project","25/01/2017","NZRR_definitions.docx","Microsoft Excel","2016"
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"Sheet Name","Sheet Description","Number of rows","Field name (Please start a new cell for each row)","Field description (inc. units of measurements, description of codes, etc. used within each field).",""
"Specimen-level","Information about each accessioned specimen within a collection submitted to the NZRR","22455","COLLECTION_CODE","The unique code used to identify each collection ",""
"","","","SPECIMEN_NUMBER","The number given to the specimen",""
"","","","LATIN_CLASSIFICATION","The Latin classification given to the specimen as provided by the collection",""
"","","","COMMON_NAME","The common name given to the specimen as provided by the collection",""
"","","","IDENTIFICATION_UNCERTAINTY","An indication of any uncertainty about the identification of the specimen, indicated by ?",""
"","","","GBIF_canonicalName","The Latin classification given to the specimen by the NZRR via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), to provide a common taxonomic nomenclature",""
"","","","GBIF_usageKey","The unique code allocated by GBIF to a taxonomic identification; it has no hierarchical or taxonomic meaning itself",""
"","","","SEX","The sex of the specimen, if known, coded as M, F, C, NK (M, male; F, female; C, castrate; NK, not known), with possible uncertainty (?)",""
"","","","AGE","The age of the specimen, if known, allocated where possible to the categories A, SA, I, J, N, F, 0-6 months, 6-12 months, 1-2 years, 2-3 years, 3-4 years, 4-5 years, 5-6 years, 6+ years (A, adult; SA, subadult; I, immature; J, juvenile; N, neonate or newborn; F, foetal), with possible uncertainty (?)",""
"","","","AGE_DETAIL","Details of the age of the specimen, if provided, as submitted by the collection",""
"","","","BREED_AND_OR__SUBSPECIES","Name of the breed, if known; or name of the subspecies, if known but not recognised in the GBIF nomenclature",""
"","","","TYPE","If known, whether the specimen was wild, domesticated, park-bred zoo-bred, laboratory-bred, etc.",""
"","","","COMPLETENESS","An indication of how complete the specimen is, if known, using the categories Complete, Incomplete, Cranial only, Post-cranial only, Antler only",""
"","","","CAST","If provided, an indication of whether or not the specimen is a cast, Yes/No/Blank",""
"","","","ARTICULATED","If provided, an indication of whether or not the specimen is articulated, Yes/No/Partial/Blank",""
"","","","SOURCE","If provided, an indication of whether the specimen is Modern or Archaeological, with possible uncertainty (?)",""
"","","","LOCALITY","If known, the country/body of water/island/county the specimen came from",""
"","","","LOCALITY_DETAILS","If provided more specific details of where a specimen came from ",""
"","","","METRICS_CARCASS","An indication of whether metrics from the specimen carcass are available, Yes/No data/Blank",""
"","","","OAL","If provided, a measurement of overall length, with units as provided in the collection",""
"","","","H+B","If provided, a measurement of the head plus body, with units as provided in the collection",""
"","","","TAIL","If provided, a measurement of the tail, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","HF/WING","If provided, a measurement of the hindfoot or wing, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","EAR","If provided, a measurement of the ear, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","WINGSPAN","If provided, a measurement of the wingspan, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","SHOUDER_HEIGHT","If provided, a measurement of the shoulder height, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","WEIGHT","If provided, a measurement of the weight, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","GUTTED_WEIGHT","If provided, a measurement of the gutted weight, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","BODY_LENGTH","If provided, a measurement of the body length, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","FORELIMB","If provided, a measurement of the forelimb, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","HINDLIMB","If provided, a measurement of the hindlimb, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","SKULL","If provided, a measurement of the skull, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","GIRTH","If provided, a measurement of the girth, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","METRICS_SKELETAL","An indication of whether metrics from the specimen elements are available, Yes/No data/Blank ",""
"","","","METRIC_NOTES","Any further metric notes or details for the specimen, as provided in the collection",""
"","","","TEETH_PRESENT","If provided, an indication of whether the specimen has teeth  present",""
"","","","FISH_TL","If provided, a measurement of the total length of a fish, with units as provided in the collection ",""
"","","","FISH_FL","If provided, a measurement of the fork length of a fish, with units as provided in the collection",""
"","","","FISH_SL","If provided, a measurement of the standard length of a fish, with units as provided in the collection",""
"","","","FISH_HL","If provided, a measurement of the head length of a fish, with units as provided in the collection",""
"","","","FISH_BD","If provided, a measurement of the body depth of a fish, with units as provided in the collection",""
"","","","FISH_CL","If provided, a measurement of the caudal length of a fish, with units as provided in the collection",""
"","","","NON-METRIC_TRAITS","If provided, an indication that the specimen displays non-metric traits, No data/Blank",""
"","","","PATHOLOGY","If known, an indication that the specimen displays some pathology, Yes/No/Blank",""
"","","","PATHOLOGY_NOTES","If provided, details of the pathology presented by the specimen",""
"","","","BIOMOLECULAR_DATA","If provided, an indication that the specimen has associated biomolecular data, Yes/No data",""
"","","","PREPARATION","If provided, an indication that the specimen has associated notes on its preparation, Yes/No/No data",""
"","","","PREPARATION_NOTES","If provided, details of the preparation processes used on a specimen",""
"","","","ELEMENTS_ELSEWHERE","If known, an indication that the specimen is split across more than one collection, Yes",""
"","","","ELEMENTS_ELSEWHERE_LOCATION_ID","If provided, details of where other elements of the same specimen are held, and any other accession number, if known",""
"","","","DIGITAL_DATA_IMAGES","If provided, an indication that the specimen has associated images or other digital data",""
"","","","NOTES","If provided, any further notes pertaining to the specimen",""
"","","","OWNERSHIP","If provided, specific details of the ownership of the specimen",""
"","","","REFERENCES","If provided, bibliographic details of publications using data associated with the specimen",""