William H. Behle

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William H. Behle
UC Berkeley
University of Utah
Scientific career
FieldsOrnithology
InstitutionsUniversity of Utah
Doctoral advisorJoseph Grinnell

William Harroun Behle (May 13, 1909 – February 26, 2009) was an American

Ralph V. Chamberlin in 1940.[3][5]

Behle's contributions to ornithology include some 140 papers on bird distribution and taxonomy, and the description of several subspecies (geographic races), including the western purple martin (subspecies Progne subis arboricola) and a race of slate-colored fox sparrow. Behle's 1990 book Utah Birds: Historical Perspectives and Bibliography focused the history of ornithology in Utah from 1776 to modern times, with biographical accounts of collectors and researchers, amateur and professional alike.[6] UC Berkeley professor Ned K. Johnson called it "the most detailed ornithological history of any extensive region of North America."[7]

In 1934, Behle married Dorothy Davis, who died in 2001. William Behle died on February 26, 2009, at the age of 99, survived by two sons.[3]

Books

Behle's books include:

  • The Bird Life of Great Salt Lake. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. 1958.
  • Utah Birds: Historical Perspectives and Bibliography. Salt Lake City: Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah. 1990. .
  • History of Biology at the University of Utah. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Publications and Printing Services. 2002. .

See also

References

  1. ^ Warrum, Noble (1919). "Augustus Calvin Behle, M.D.". Utah Since Statehood: Historical and Biographical. Vol. 3. Chicago, Salt Lake City: S. J. Clarke. pp. 883–884.
  2. ^ Cook, Robert Cecil, ed. (1963). "Behle, William Harroun". Who's Who in American Education: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States. Vol. 21. p. 97.
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  4. ^ "William Harroun Behle, Ph.D". Deseret News. February 27, 2009.
  5. ^ Chamberlin, R. V. (1940). "New American tarantulas of the family Aviculariidae" (PDF). Bulletin of the University of Utah. 30 (13): 1–39.
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