Edwin Chapin Starks
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Edwin Chapin Starks was an ichthyologist most associated with Stanford University
. He was known as an authority on the osteology
of fish. He also did studies of fish of the Puget Sound
. Additionally his wife and daughter were both involved in either science or natural history.
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He was known as an authority on the osteology
Osteology
Osteology is the scientific study of bones. A subdiscipline of anatomy, anthropology, and archeology, osteology is a detailed study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, teeth, morphology, function, disease, pathology, the process of ossification , the resistance and hardness of bones , etc...
of fish. He also did studies of fish of the Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
. Additionally his wife and daughter were both involved in either science or natural history.