James S. Albert
James S. Albert is a professor of Biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[1] Dr. Albert is an author of over 100 scientific papers on the evolution and diversity of fishes,[2] and is an expert in the systematics and biodiversity of Neotropical electric fishes (Gymnotiformes). Dr. Albert and his colleagues to date have described 50 new species.
Education
[edit]Albert received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987, and went on to earn a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Michigan.[3]
Publications
[edit]Dr. Albert is co-editor with Roberto E. Reis of the book Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes,[4] which explores the evolutionary forces underlying the formation of the Amazon and Neotropical fish faunas. Dr. Albert is also co-editor with Peter van der Sleen of the book Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas,[5] which provides descriptions and identification keys for all the known genera of fishes that inhabit the Amazon basin and other regions of tropical South America.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Albert Lab". University of Louisiana Lafayette. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ "James S. Albert". Google Scholar Citations. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ "James Albert". Department of Biology. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Albert, J. S.; Reis, R. E., eds. (2011). Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes. Berkeley: University of California Press.
- ^ van der Sleen, P.; Albert, J. S., eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. University of Princeton Press. ISBN 9780691170749.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Sleen, Peter van der; Albert, James S. (2017-12-19). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400888801.
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