Herpetological Investigation at the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Date and Time
November 3, 2018
09:30AM - 12:00PM EDT
Location
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
Through close observation of museum specimens, learn how the university’s herpetological collections are used for forensic investigations, embryological and natural history research, and the discovery of new species. Then try your hand at data collection and analysis in a hands-on investigation of the evolution of anolis lizards, based on current research by evolutionary biologist Sofia Prado-Irwin, who will lead this activity.
Instructors: Joe Martinez, Curatorial Assistant, Herpetology Department Museum of Comparative Zoology and Sofia Prado-Irwin, Doctoral student Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Department
$40 members/$50 nonmembers