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262 7 The Harvard Years (1953–2005)
1960. Terrell H. Hamilton: Studies on the hormonal control of urogenital differentiation
in the chick embryo. PhD dissertation, Harvard University (co-supervised
with Frederick L. Hisaw). He worked on adaptive trends in the geographical variation
of polytypic species of birds and later on the actions of several endocrine
systems. Formerly Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
1961. W. John Smith: Behavior homologies and classification in the avian family
Tyrannidae. PhD dissertation, Harvard University (Communications and relationshipsinthegenusTyrannus,
Publ. Nuttall Orn. Club no. 6, 1966). Professor
emeritus at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
1962. Robert Barth: Comparative and experimental studies on mating behavior
in cockroaches. PhD dissertation, Harvard University. Professor at University of
Texas at Austin.
1964. Ira Rubinoff: Morphological comparisons of shore fishes separated by the
Isthmus of Panama. PhD dissertation, Harvard University. Research scientist at
the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama.
1964. Richard W. Thorington: The biology of rodent tails: a study of form and
function. PhD dissertation, Harvard University. Curator, at the National Museum
of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; published on the
taxonomy and behavior of mammals.
1965. Roderick A. Suthers: Acoustic orientation by fish-catching bats. PhD dissertation,
Harvard University (co-supervised with Donald R. Griffin). Professor at the
University of Indiana, Bloomington. Later he did pioneering research on the role
of the syrinx in avian sound production.
1967. Francois Vuilleumier: Speciation in high Andean birds. PhD dissertation,
Harvard University. Curator emeritus, at the American Museum of Natural History,NewYorkCity.PublishedontheecologyandzoogeographyofAndeanand
southern South American birds.
1968. Susan T. Smith: Communication and other social behavior in Parus carolinensis
(Publ. Nuttall Ornith. Club no. 11, 1972). Chose a political career.
1970. John Alcock: Discrimination learning and observational learning by birds.
PhD dissertation, Harvard University. Professor at Arizona State University at
Tempe. Published on the behavior of birds, insects, and other animals.
1970. Robert E. Jenkins, Jr.: Ecology of the three species of saltators in Costa
Rica with special reference to their frugivorous diet. PhD dissertation, Harvard
University. Active in conservation at Biodiversity Institute, Northville, N.Y.
1971. George L. Hunt: The reproductive success of Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus)
in relation to man’s activities. PhD dissertation, Harvard University. Professor at
University of California, Irvine. Studied the biology, ecology, and distribution of
marine birds, particularly in the Gulf of Alaska.
1973. M. Ross Lein: The biological significance of some communication patterns of
wood warblers (Parulidae). PhD dissertation, Harvard University. Professor at University
of Calgary, Calgary, Canada and Secretary of the American Ornithologists’
Union.