Lennart Olsson
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Lennart Olsson, born 1961, is a Swedish
zoologist and embryologist, professor of comparative zoology
at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
, Germany
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Olsson focuses his research primarily on the embryological development of the vertebrate
head. He is also a major contributor to the history of ideas
in comparative anatomy
.
Olsson edits the journal Acta Zoologica
together with Graham Budd
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
zoologist and embryologist, professor of comparative zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena , is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Olsson focuses his research primarily on the embryological development of the vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds...
head. He is also a major contributor to the history of ideas
History of ideas
The history of ideas is a field of research in history that deals with the expression, preservation, and change of human ideas over time. The history of ideas is a sister-discipline to, or a particular approach within, intellectual history...
in comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and phylogeny .-Description:...
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Olsson edits the journal Acta Zoologica
Acta Zoologica
Acta Zoologica: Morphology and Evolution is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1920 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Originally it was entitled just Acta Zoologica and only changed its name in the early 21st Century. It is...
together with Graham Budd
Graham Budd
Graham Edward Budd is a British palaeontologist, Professor of paleobiology at Uppsala University.Budd’s research primarily has focused on the anatomy and evolutionary significance of Paleozoic arthropods and in the integration of palaeontology into evolutionary developmental biology...
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