Vertebrate Zoology and Anthropology

  • Expeditions

    Learn about the Philippine Biodiversity Expedition
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  • Seafood Watch

    Project

    The catch to the catch of the day.
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  • Galapagos Tortoise Collection

    History

    Collecting herpetological specimens since 1853.
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  • Catalog of Fishes

    Research

    Search the Catalog of Fishes.
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Welcome to the Department of Vertebrate Zoology & Anthropology. Our department undertakes research in the study of human evolution and cultural diversity (Anthropology), amphibians and reptiles (Herpetology), fishes (Aquatic Biology, Ichthyology), and birds and mammals (Ornithology and Mammalogy). The Department is organized into five sections. For more information on those areas, including collections information, research expeditions, and instructions for researchers wishing to visit or borrow specimens from the collections; please see the appropriate departmental section web site.

News

SSI 2012 Pepperwood Garter Snake

The Summer Systematics Institute is an 8 week research internship that hands-on, collections-based undergraduate research experience at the California Academy of Sciences.

The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce that 12 new members have joined the ranks of the Academy Fellows, a governing group of around 300 distinguished scientists who have made...

Today we are pleased to officially announce the launch of PLoS Hubs: Biodiversity, a new pilot Web site to connect the biodiversity community with...

Sugar Loaf

The Academy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and PRBO Conservation Science have teamed up to launch a live streaming web cam.