Derek William Yalden B.Sc., Ph.D. | |
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 Yalden at the BTO Conference in 2010 | |
| Born | 4 November 1940 Surrey, England |
| Died | 5 February 2013 (aged 72) |
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| Nationality | British |
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| Employer(s) | University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences |
| Known for | President 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 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.
- ^ Pearce-Higgins, James (April 2013). "Derek William Yalden (1940–2013)". British Birds. 106 (4): 226–227. ISSN 0007-0335.
- ^ "Doctor Derek Yalden: Zoologist acclaimed as one of the finest of his". The Independent. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ A Contribution to the Functional Morphology of the Mammalian Carpus, 1966
- ^ a b "Biography". University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Yalden, D. W.; Albarella, U. (2009). The History of British Birds. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921751-9.
- ^ "Derek Yalden has died | The Mammal Society". Mammal.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.