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    John J. Ososky
    Museum Specialist, Osteo Prep

  • Phone: (301)238-1157
  • Fax: (301)238-3155
  • E-mail: ososkyj[at]si.edu

  • Mailing Address:
    Smithsonian Institution
    PO Box 37012, MRC 108
    Washington, DC 20013-7012

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Education

M.S. (Biological Sciences): Northern Illinois University, 1998
B.S. (Wildlife Management): Humboldt State University, 1994

Collection Management Responsibilities

Responsible for running the Osteology Laboratory for Vertebrate Zoology. Cleans and prepares bones of skeletal specimens and maintains the dermestid beetle colony used for that purpose. Research interest in the osteology of Black-footed ferrets.

Recent Publication

Wisely, S. M., J. J. Ososky, and S. W. Buskirk. 2002. Morphological Changes to Black-footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes) Resulting from Captivity. NRC Research Press, Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(9): 1562-1568.

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