Farrell Lab undergraduate Adam Clark wins the Hoopes Prize!News
Prof. Farrell co-authors new paper which answers longstanding scientific question about cause of tropics' stunning biodiversity. MoreCurrent research
Current research extends the evolution of insect-plant interactions to other trophic levels through a broad collaboration in the beetle Tree of Life project.
A new research dimension in the lab concerns the acoustic signals produced for mating and territory defense. More
Caribbean research @ biocaribe.org
On July 11, 2007, the oldest university in the Americas, the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), marked the first anniversary of the entry of its natural history collections into the digital global community (biocaribe.org). This ongoing venture is a result of collaboration between the Farrell Lab and UASD.
In digitizing this collection, students at UASD learn the latest techniques of data capture and digital imaging, and feel the excitement of seeing their specimen images online, together with those from Harvard and other world collections. Scientists worldwide are studying the online collections, with the formality of loans of specimens for research now facilitated by their accessibility.
The long history of scientific exchange between the Caribbean and the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard and neighboring institutions places Harvard University in a position to foster research in this important biogeographic region. The Caribbean ranks in the top 4 of 25 biodiversity hotspots designated by Conservation International for their high proportions of endemic species. Research on Caribbean biodiversity is at an all-time high, and the projects represented in these web pages are a sample of ongoing research here at the MCZ and elsewhere.
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