Edwin H. McConkey
Encyclopedia
Edwin H. McConkey is an American
biologist
. , he is a professor
emeritus
at the department for Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado
at Boulder, Colorado
.
His contributions to taxonomy
include classification of the Northern subspecies of Northern Mole Skink
, Eumeces egregius similis.
United States
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biologist
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
. , he is a professor
Professor
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emeritus
Emeritus
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at the department for Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
at Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
.
His contributions to taxonomy
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
include classification of the Northern subspecies of Northern Mole Skink
Mole Skink
The Mole Skink is a species of small lizard living in the Southeastern United States.-Taxonomy:The species is subdivided into five subspecies:...
, Eumeces egregius similis.
Education
- Bachelors of Science from the University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1949. - Masters of Science from the University of Florida in 1951.