Alexander Carlton Hodson
Alexander Carlton Hodson (17 June 1906 – 13 March 1996) was an American entomologist and a professor at the University of Minnesota. He is known for his work on ecological approaches to applied entomology.
Hodson was born in
Victor E. Shelford at the Puget Sound Biological Station and became influenced in ecological entomology.[1] Along with his student Huai C. Chiang, he also developed laboratory techniques such as for the rearing of Drosophila.[2] As a hobby, Hodson also maintained notes over a 51-year period on the first leafing and flowering of trees in the university campus.[3]
Hodson became a professor at the University of Minnesota where he served until his retirement in 1974. His work was on economic entomology. A lecture series named after him was begun in 1975 as also a Hodson Hall at the university.[4][5]
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- JSTOR 1948580.
- PMID 17756613.
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- ISSN 0013-8754.
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