Theodore Sherman Palmer is an American biologist.
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Palmer " . |
In 1889, he began working in the Department of Economic Ornithology and Mammology, US Department of Agriculture. Palmer was a member of about 25 North American and 4 overseas scientific or environmental organizations. He was vice president of the American Society of Theriologists from 1928 to 1934, and also one of the founders of the National Audubon Society. From 1900 to 1916, he was an employee of the US Fish and Wildlife Services . After his resignation in 1933, he devoted himself to the conservation of wildlife and ornithology - he was the secretary of the Union of American Ornithologists, and also had biographical and bibliographic interests. In 1891, he led an expedition to study the flora and fauna of the Death Valley. His most important work, written over 20 years and published in 1904, is called Index Generum Mammalium. In honor of the scientist, the species of rodents Tamias palmeri is named.
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- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
Literature
- Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson. The eponym dictionary of mammals . - JHU Press, 2009 .-- S. 305, 306. - 592 p. - ISBN 0801895332 .
- Theodore Sherman Palmer - Department of Vertebrate Zoology