Location:
100 Old Causeway Rd., Bedford, MA
Affiliation:
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Collections:
The Concord Field Station houses the specimen preparation lab for the Museum of Comparative Zoology, oversize specimens, live animals, and facilities for studying the behavior of the living specimens. Many of the ongoing experiments concern the mechanics of animal movement and insect flight. The 62-acre facility is home to many types of animals, including wallabies, emus, cheetahs, reindeer, goats, and monitor lizards.
Publications:
- Jonathan Shaw, "Hop, Skip, and Soar: Studying Animal Locomotion at Harvard's Concord Field Station," Harvard Magazine, January-February, 2002.
- Carrie Lisa Zinaman. Adventures in Exercise Physiology: What's a Field Station Got to Do With It? Honors Thesis, Harvard University, 1997.
cfs@oeb.harvard.edu
