Herpetologist Bob Drewes explains why the work of systematists is crucial to the life sciences.

 

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Systematists play a invaluable role in conservation biology according to herpetologist Bob Drewes.

 

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Phylogenetics is the study of how things have evolved. Invertebrate zoologist Charles Griswold explains.

 

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Jack Dumbacher, Curator of Birds and Mammals, elaborates on the value of preserving the Academy’s extensive collections for the future (90 sec)

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How does the Academy catalog millions of invaluable scientific specimens? Jack Dumbacher, Curator of Birds and Mammals, has the answer (90 sec)

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