John Marzluff

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John Marzluff
John Marzluff (2020)
Born1958 (age 65–66)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNorthern Arizona University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington

John Marzluff (born 1958) is a professor of wildlife science at the University of Washington and an author.

In the Company of Crows and Ravens was written with and illustrated by Tony Angell.[1] They discuss the ways that crows are like humans, and the many different ways that humans have treated crows.[1] In Gifts of the Crow, Marzluff and Angell documented how intelligent crows are, with both anecdotes and research.[2] In Subirdia, Marzluff shows how seven "exploiter" birds have enlarged their territories by taking advantage of human-made changes to the environment, and discusses how we could make our back yards better for birds.[3] His work combines science, anecdotes, and humor.[3]

His lab once banded American crows while wearing various masks, which demonstrated that crows identify and remember people's faces.

Nature in the episode "A Murder of Crows".[7] His work with crows includes some of the first behavioral brain-imaging studies in wild birds.[8]

In 1989, he won the H.R. Painton Award for an outstanding paper published in The Condor.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Marzluff, John M.". Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Gorman, James. "The Games Crows Play, and Other Winged Tales" New York Times, June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bodio, Stephen, J. "Book Review: Welcome To Subirdia, By John Marzluff". allaboutbirds.org April 14, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Friend or Foe? Crows Never Forget a Face, It Seems". The New York Times. August 26, 2008.
  5. ^ "American crows: the ultimate angry birds?". GrrlScientist. The Guardian. July 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Cornell, H; Marzluff, J; Pecoraro, S. Social learning spreads knowledge about dangerous humans among American crows. Proceedings of the Royal Society. 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Watch Full Episodes Online of Nature on PBS - A Murder of Crows". PBS.
  8. ^ McGowan, Kat. "Meet the Bird Brainiacs". Audubon, March–April 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

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