James L. Patton

James L. Patton
Patton in 2001
Born
James Lloyd Patton

(1941-06-21) June 21, 1941 (age 83)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
Spouse(s)Carol Porter Patton
(m. 1966–present)
AwardsC. Hart Merriam Award (1983),[1] Distinguished Teaching Award (1991),[2] Joseph Grinnell Award (1998),[3] American Society of Mammalogists Honorary Membership (2001),[4] Berkeley Citation (2001)[5]
Scientific career
FieldsMammalogy, Evolutionary Biology
InstitutionsMuseum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley
ThesisChromosome evolution in the pocket mouse, Perognathus goldmani Osgood (1968)
Doctoral advisorWilliam B. Heed
Author abbrev. (zoology)Patton

James Lloyd Patton (June 21, 1941), is an American evolutionary biologist and mammalogist. He is emeritus professor of integrative biology and curator of mammals at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley and has made extensive contributions to the systematics and biogeography of several vertebrate taxa, especially small mammals (rodents, marsupials, and bats).[6]

  1. ^ American Society of Mammalogists. Recipients C. Hart Meriam Award for outstanding research contributions to the science of mammalogy, http://www.mammalsociety.org/index.php/committees/merriam-award
  2. ^ UC Berkeley Center for Teaching & Learning, Past Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients, https://teaching.berkeley.edu/programs/distinguished-teaching-award/past-dta-recipients
  3. ^ American Society of Mammalogists, Recipients Grinnell Award, http://www.mammalsociety.org/index.php/committees/grinnell-award
  4. ^ American Society of Mammalogists, Honorary Members conferred in recognition of a distinguished career in service to mammalogy, http://www.mammalsociety.org/index.php/committees/honorary-membership
  5. ^ UC Berkeley, Berkeley Citation – Past Recipients, https://awards.berkeley.edu/university-awards/berkeley-citation/recipients/
  6. ^ Lacey, E. A.; Myers, P., eds. (2005). Mammalian Diversification: From Chromosomes to Phylogeography: a Celebration of the Career of James L. Patton. University of California Publications in Zoology. Vol. 133. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-09853-4. OCLC 60835295.