Richard Zann
Richard Alexis Zann | |
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| Born | 27 November 1944 |
| Died | 7 February 2009 (aged 64) D.L. Serventy Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ornithology |
| Institutions | La Trobe University |
| Thesis | Ethology of Poëphila grassfinches (Estrildidae) (1972[1]) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jiro Kikkawa |
Richard Alexis Zann (27 November 1944 – 7 February 2009)ornithologist.
Early life and career
Zann was born on 27 November 1944, and grew up in the town of
Melbourne, Victoria in 1972, where he remained until his death in 2009.[2]
The main focus of Zann's ornithological research was the
Honours
In 1998, Zann was awarded the
D. L. Serventy Medal by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union for outstanding published work on birds in the Australasian region.[6][7] In an obituary published in 2009, colleague Mike Clarke described Zann as "a reserved, humble, self-effacing man with a particularly dry sense of humour, who often made fun of his own shortcomings."[2] In 2010, the scientific journal Emu published a special issue in Zann's memory, dedicated to the zebra finch.[6]
References
- ^ a b Zann, Richard A. (1972) "Ethology of Poëphila grassfinches (Estrildidae)" PhD Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: https://doi.org/10.14264/uql.2014.594
- ^ a b c d e f g h Clarke, Mike (2009) "Obituary: Richard A. Zann, 27 November 1944–7 February 2009" Emu, 109(2): 179-179.
- ^ Anon. (1998). D.L. Serventy Medal 1998: Citation. Richard Alexis Zann. Emu 98: 242.
- ISBN 0-522-84987-3
- ^ Vallejo, Justin. (11 February 2009). Loving families wiped out by an indiscriminate inferno. The Daily Telegraph.[1]
- ^ a b Buchanan, Katherine L., Simon C. Griffith, and Sarah R. Pryke (2010) "The Zebra Finch: a synthesis revised" Emu 110(3): i-ii.
- ^ Incoll, Jan (2009). "Friends of Sherbrooke Forest, Inc. Newsletter No. 122". webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009.
Sources
- Zann, Richard A. (1996). Zebra Finch: A Synthesis of Field and Laboratory Studies. (Illustrated by Michael Bamford). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-854079-3.
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