David Hillis
David Mark Hillis | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Baylor University University of Kansas |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology |
Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
David Mark Hillis (born December 21, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an American
Early life
David Hillis was born in
Education and research
In 1980 Hillis graduated from
Hillis received a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation that same year, and was named to the Alfred W. Roark Centennial Professorship in Natural Sciences by the University of Texas in 1992.[1] His co-authored book Molecular Systematics[5] was instrumental in developing the field of phylogenetic analysis, and he is a co-author of two of the leading college textbooks on biology (Life: The Science of Biology ,[6] and Principles of Life [7] ). Dr. Hillis was the recipient of a
Honors
Several species of reptiles and amphibians are named in honor of Hillis, including a species of salamander, Hillis's Dwarf Salamander, (Eurycea hillisi), from the southeastern United States;[9] a species of frog, Hillis's Stream Treefrog (Hyloscirtus hillisi), from Ecuador;[10] a species of frog, Hillis's Bush Frog (Raochestes hillisi), from China;[11] a species of lizard, Hillis's Sticklizard (Pholidobolus hillisi), from Ecuador;[12] and a species of frog, the Acapulco Leopard Frog (Rana hillisi), from Mexico.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Reorganization of Biological Sciences, UT Austin". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "2011 National Officer Election Results". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Levy, Steven (2005-10-10). "The Mind of an Inventor". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ "Johns Hopkins, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Dr. Argye Hillis". Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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Hillis, David M.; et al. (1996) [1990]. Molecular Systematics. Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0-87893-282-8.
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Sadava, David; et al. (2011) [2008]. Life: The Science of Biology, 9th ed. Sinauer Associates and ISBN 978-1-4292-1962-4.
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Hillis, David M.; et al. (2010). Principles of Life. Sinauer Associates and ISBN 978-1-4292-5721-3.
- ^ "Hillis and Bull Laboratory". Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- S2CID 90138747.
- PMID 30598617.
- ^ Jiang, K.; Ren, J.; Wang, J.; Guo, J.; Wang, Z.; Liu, Y.; Jiang, D.; Li, J. (2020). "Taxonomic revision of Raorchestes menglaensis (Kou, 1990) (Amphibia: Anura), with descriptions of two new species from Yunnan, China". Asian Herpetological Research. 11: 263–281.
- ^ Torres-Carvajal, O.; Venegas, P.; Lobos, S. E.; Mafla-Endara, P.; Sales Nunes, P. M. (2014). "A new species of Pholidobolus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 8: 76–88.
- ^ Pérez-Ramos, E. (2023). "Two other new species of Rana (ANURA: RANIDAE) in the Mexican Pacific coasts of Guerrero and Sinaloa". Revista de Zoología. 35: 1–18.