Michael A. Mares | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Zoologist, academic, and author |
| Awards | National Medal for Museums and Libraries, Institute of Museum and Library Service |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.S., Biology M.S., Biology PHD, Zoology |
| Alma mater | University of New Mexico Fort Hays Kansas State University University of Texas |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History |
Michael A. Mares is an American zoologist, academic, and author. He is the Emeritus Director and Curator at the Sam Noble Museum, as well as a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology at the University of Oklahoma.[1]
Mares is the recipient of the 2008 Jackson Award for exceptional service to the American Society of Mammalogists[2] and is most known for his works on convergent evolution, conservation, biogeography, systematics, and ecology of small mammals. He is the co-editor of Latin American Mammalogy: History, Biodiversity, and Conservation[3] and the author of A Desert Calling: Life in a Forbidding Landscape.[4]
- ^ Media, Biology Social. "Michael A. Mares". www.ou.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "NEW: OU welcomes Mares back to museum director job". Norman Transcript. August 1, 2008.
- ^ "Latin American mammalogy: history, biodiversity, and conservation – Sultan Qaboos University".
- ^ "A desert calling : life in a forbidding landscape – Sultan Qaboos University".