Mary Talbot (entomologist)
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.jpg) Talbot in the 1960s | |
| Born | November 30, 1903 |
| Died | April 16, 1990 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Fields | Entomology |
Mary Talbot (November 30, 1903 – April 16, 1990) was an American entomologist and zoologist known for her studies of the ecology and behavior of ants. She was a Professor and Chair of Biology at Lindenwood College. She completed her PhD at the University of Chicago under Alfred E. Emerson and studied ants for more than fifty years, predominantly in the Edwin S. George Reserve at the University of Michigan. She is commemorated in the scientific names of the ant species Formica talbotae and Monomorium talbotae.[1][2]
References
- ^ Kannowski, Paul B. (2012). "A Myrmecologist's Life: An Appreciation of Mary Talbot" (PDF). The Natural History of the Ants of Michigan's E. S. George Reserve. Miscellaneous Publications. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. pp. 211–215.
- ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Routledge. p. 561. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9.
External links
- Works by or about Mary Talbot at Internet Archive
- Talbot, Mary (1903–1990) at AntWiki
- Talbot, Mary, 1965, Populations of ants in a low field
- Talbot, Mary, 2012, The Natural History of Ants of Michigan's E. S. George Reserve: A 26 Year Study
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