Darwin Day Herp Tour, Museum of Comparative Zoology, 2011
Attention Boston-area Anolophiles – This Friday, November 9th, the Harvard University Biological Sciences Society (HUBSS) is hosting its annual Night at the Museum event! This free and recurring event at the Harvard Museum of Natural History features plenty of tasty treats, exciting exhibits, and exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of the research collections in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Although the event is sponsored and hosted by the undergraduate society, interested members of the public are welcome to participate.
As part of this event, I will be giving two free tours of the Herpetology collections. I love working for these events because I get to display my favorite pieces from our amazing collections, including enormous croc skulls, strange and rare reptiles, and, naturally, a dizzying array of anoles. Anoles will be featured prominently in my tours as I use them to illustrate the principles of convergent evolution and to talk about island biogeography. Visitors will get to participate in a team activity using Anolis specimens. If you’re in the area, how else would you rather spend a Friday night than learning about anoles?
Check out the HUBSS website for this event and I hope to see you there!
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Anthony Geneva
Martha, it’s great that you are participating in this program. Similar events were hugely popular at the Academy of Natural Sciences. I have a few friends who trace their current careers in science to having this type of experience during their formative years.
Martha Munoz
Thanks, Anthony! This will be my third event – I really enjoy doing them! I’d love to hear more about the Academy of Natural Sciences events sometime. Let’s catch up at SICB.
Carolyn Belardo
The next Safari Overnight at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia is Jan. 12, 2013. Still time to sign up! Check it out: http://www.ansp.org/get-involved/programs/family-programs/safari-overnights/
James Lazell
Wish I could be there: Good Luck and Great Fun!
Fernando Ayala
Wish I could be there Martha.
I would like to do the same in my Universtiy. How is it?
Suerte!!
Martha Munoz
Hi Fernando,
Thanks! It was tons of fun. The students really seemed to enjoy seeing our collections and were blown away by how many specimens we have. I hope your university can do something similar, as it’s great fun for everyone.
Best,
Martha