Basil Joseph Guy Marlow | |
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Born | 1920 |
Died | 1993 |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse | Judith King |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mammalogy |
Institutions | Australian Museum |
Basil Joseph Guy Marlow (1920 – 1993) was a British born Australian mammalogist who made significant contributions to the study of mammal ecology and behaviour in Australia.[1] He emigrated to Australia in 1954, originally working at the CSIRO.[2] He then worked at the Australian Museum as the head of the Mammal department from 1958 until 1980.[1][3] He was married to the marine zoologist Judith King.[1]
Marlow participated in the 1972–1973 Auckland Islands Expedition where he studied the New Zealand sea lion on the Auckland Islands.[4]