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