Affiliates

The Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology's extensive resources within Harvard University enable our community of scientists to pursue their research using sophisticated and technologically advanced facilities. Our network of allied institutions includes laboratories, libraries, museums and living collections that enrich the context for learning and discovery.

Department of Organismic
and Evolutionary Biology
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Tel (617) 495-5891 (please include your email if leaving a message)
Fax (617) 496-8308

The Museum of Comparative Zoology

The Museum of Comparative Zoology was founded in 1859, to study the variety and comparative relationships of animal life. The Museum houses twelve departments - Biological Oceanography, Entomology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammalogy, Marine Biology, Mollusks, Ornithology, Population Genetics, and Vertebrate Paleontology. Visit

The Arnold Arboretum

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is the oldest public arboretum in North America and one of the world's leading centers for the study of plants. It occupies 265 acres of land and is part of Boston's famous "Emerald Necklace." Visit

Botany Libraries

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Harvard Forest

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The Harvard Forest is comprised of 3000 acres of land, research facilities, and the Fisher Museum. Researchers at the Harvard Forest explore topics ranging from conservation and environmental change to land-use history and the ways in which physical, biological and human systems interact to change our earth. Visit

Concord Field Station

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The field station is located on 62 acres of land for studies of community ecology, biodiversity, plant growth & physiology and animal pasture. OEB's Concord Field Station has laboratory space and a wind tunnel for animal flight research.Visit

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Presenting the collections and research of Harvard's natural history institutions The Harvard Museum of Natural History is the public museum of three affiliated institutions: the Harvard University Herbaria, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum. Visit

Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

The Harvard University Herbaria, with more than 5 million specimens, rank eighth in the world in number of specimens and form the world's largest university-owned herbarium. The collection is comprised of specimens in The Herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum, The Economic Herbarium of Oakes Ames, The Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium, The Farlow Herbarium, The Gray Herbarium and The New England Botanical Club Herbarium. Visit

Ernst Mayr Library

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The Ernst Mayr Library is a leading resource in the fields of natural history, zoology, paleontology, biodiversity, evolution and ecology. The Library contains a vast collection of monographs and journals, in many areas of natural history and zoology. Visit