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He was president of [[The Mammal Society]]<ref name="HoBB" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mammal.org.uk/node/239 |title=Derek Yalden has died &#124; The Mammal Society |publisher=Mammal.org.uk |accessdate=2013-03-05}}</ref> from 1997 until his death, and edited their journal, ''Mammal Review'' from 1980-2002.<ref name=UM-bio /> He authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications.<ref name="HoBB" />
He was president of [[The Mammal Society]]<ref name="HoBB" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mammal.org.uk/node/239 |title=Derek Yalden has died &#124; The Mammal Society |publisher=Mammal.org.uk |accessdate=2013-03-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416082642/http://www.mammal.org.uk/node/239 |archivedate=2013-04-16 |df= }}</ref> from 1997 until his death, and edited their journal, ''Mammal Review'' from 1980-2002.<ref name=UM-bio /> He authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications.<ref name="HoBB" />


''[[Leptopelis yaldeni]]'', (grassland forest tree frog, named by M. Largen in 1977), and ''[[Desmomys yaldeni]]'' (Yalden's desmomys, a rodent named by L. Lavrenchenko in 2003) are named in his honour.<ref name="HoBB" /> Both are [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Ethiopia]].
''[[Leptopelis yaldeni]]'', (grassland forest tree frog, named by M. Largen in 1977), and ''[[Desmomys yaldeni]]'' (Yalden's desmomys, a rodent named by L. Lavrenchenko in 2003) are named in his honour.<ref name="HoBB" /> Both are [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Ethiopia]].

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Derek William Yalden
B.Sc., Ph.D.
Yalden at the BTO Conference in 2010
Born(1940-11-04)4 November 1940
Surrey, England
Died5 February 2013(2013-02-05) (aged 72)
Monuments
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Occupations
Employer(s)University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences
Known forPresident of The Mammal Society

Derek William Yalden (4 November 1940 – 5 February 2013)[1] was an eminent British zoologist and academic. He was an Honorary Reader at the University of Manchester.[2]

After obtaining a 1st Class B.Sc. University College London in 1962, he completed his PhD on carpal bones in mammals at Royal Holloway College, under Prof. P. M. Butler, in 1965.[3] He then worked as an Assistant Lecturer, and eventually Senior Lecturer, at the University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences,[4] teaching vertebrate zoology.[5] He retired from there in 2005, after 40 years' service.[5]

He was president of The Mammal Society[5][6] from 1997 until his death, and edited their journal, Mammal Review from 1980-2002.[4] He authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications.[5]

Leptopelis yaldeni, (grassland forest tree frog, named by M. Largen in 1977), and Desmomys yaldeni (Yalden's desmomys, a rodent named by L. Lavrenchenko in 2003) are named in his honour.[5] Both are endemic to Ethiopia.

Derek Yalden Fund

An expert in the mammals of the UK and of Ethiopia, Yalden also took hundreds of students on field courses. To honour his memory, a fund has been set up to provide undergraduates from limited income families with financial support to help fund their field trips whilst studying at Manchester. [7]

Research

Yalden listed his research interests as:

Publications

Books

  • Which Bat is it? by R. E. Stebbings, D. W. Yalden and J. S. Herman; 3rd ed. London: Mammal Society, c2007 ISBN 0-906282-64-0
  • Corbet, G. B. (Gordon Barclay); Derek William Yalden (1972). Recent records of mammals (other than bats) from Ethiopia. London :: British Museum (Natural History),. pp. 211–252 : ill, 1map, 25cm.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William) (1977). The Identification of remains in Owl Pellets. Reading :: Mammal Society,. pp. 8p. : ill., 22cm.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Snow, Keith Ronald; D. W. Yalden (1978). Identification of larval ticks found on small mammals in Britain. Reading :: Mammal Society,. pp. 14p. : ill., 22cm. ISBN 0-906282-02-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William) (1982). When did the mammal fauna of the British Isles arrive?. Oxford :: Blackwell Scientific, for the Mammal Society,. pp. 57p : ill., maps, 25 cm.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William) (1987). The scientific names of British mammals and why they change. London :: Mammal Society,. pp. 11p, 22cm.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William); Malcolm Largen; D. Kock (1996). A catalogue of the mammals of Ethiopia. [S.l.] :: [s.n.],. pp. 1 v. (various pagings), 25 cm.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William); Priscilla Barrett (1999). The history of British mammals. London :: T. & A.D. Poyser,. pp. 305 p. : ill., maps, 24 cm. ISBN 0-85661-110-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Wheeler, Philip Michael Da Silva; D. W. Yalden (2002). Distribution of mammals across the upland landscape. Manchester :: University of Manchester,. pp. 247p.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Harris, S.; D. W. Yalden (2008). Mammals of the British Isles handbook (4th ed.). Southampton :: The Mammal Society. pp. xiv, 799 p. : ill., 31 cm. ISBN 978-0-906282-65-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  • Yalden, D. W.; Albarella, U. (2009). The History of British Birds. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921751-9.[9]

Journal articles (selected)

  • "Bog Bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum in the Peak District". Sorby Record; 40: 28-29 (2001)
  • "The older history of the White-tailed Eagle in Britain". British Birds; 100: 471-480. (2007)
  • Pearce-Higgins JW, Finney SK, Yalden DW, Langston RHW (2007) "Testing the effects of recreational disturbance on two upland breeding waders". Ibis; 148 (Suppl 1): 45-55. (2007)

References

  1. ^ Pearce-Higgins, James (April 2013). "Derek William Yalden (1940–2013)". British Birds. 106 (4): 226–227. ISSN 0007-0335.
  2. ^ "Doctor Derek Yalden: Zoologist acclaimed as one of the finest of his". The Independent. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ A Contribution to the Functional Morphology of the Mammalian Carpus, 1966
  4. ^ a b "Biography". University of Manchester. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Yalden, D. W.; Albarella, U. (2009). The History of British Birds. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921751-9.
  6. ^ "Derek Yalden has died | The Mammal Society". Mammal.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-03-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ https://www.yourmanchester.manchester.ac.uk/NetCommunity/derekyalden
  8. ^ Michael McCarthy (2013-02-20). "The decline and fall of the Peak District wallabies - Nature Studies - Nature". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  9. ^ "The History of British Birds". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
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