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Joan Robb
Born1921
Died19 October 2017, age 95
Alma mater Massey Agricultural College
Scientific career
Fieldsherpetology
Institutions Auckland University
Author abbrev. (zoology)Robb

Joan Robb ( c. 1921 – 19 October 2017) was a New Zealand herpetologist and wildlife tour guide.

Academic career

Robb grew up in Gisborne, and was educated at home through the Correspondence School. [1] After a Diploma in Agriculture from Massey Agricultural College, she studied at the University of Auckland, graduating with an MSc in zoology in 1956. [1] [2] Robb then worked in the Department of Zoology at the University of Auckland, becoming an associate professor in 1967. [2] She taught vertebrate form and function. [1] She retired in 1978, after which she became a tour guide for wildlife tours to Malaysia, Nepal, China, Australia, and Africa. [2]

Robb held positions on the Fauna Protection Advisory Council (an advisory group to the Department of Internal Affairs, who were then responsible for conservation [3]) and the Council of the Auckland Museum. [2]

Robb's research focused on herpetology, particularly New Zealand lizards, and she named five new taxa of skink and gecko. Her 1980 book describing New Zealand amphibians and reptiles was considered to be "academic in quality, but popular in tone". [1]

In 2017, Robb was named as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's 150 women in 150 words. [1]

Robb died in Auckland on 19 October 2017. [4]

Taxa named by Robb

Selected works

  • J. Robb (1966). "The generic status of the Australasian typhlopids (Reptilia: Squamata)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9 (106–108): 675–679. doi: 10.1080/00222936608651678. ISSN  0374-5481. Wikidata  Q99849286.
  • J Robb (1966). "The structure and possible function of the cloacal pouches of male Australian Typhlopids". Australian Journal of Zoology. 14 (1): 27. doi: 10.1071/ZO9660027. ISSN  0004-959X. Wikidata  Q99975772.
  • Robb, Joan; Tubott, Evan Graham (1971). "Tu'i Malila, "Cook's Tortoise"". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 8: 229–233. ISSN  0067-0464. JSTOR  42906170. Wikidata  Q58676901.
  • Joan Robb (1975). "Two new skinks of the genus Leiolopisma from New Zealand". Proceedings of the section of sciences. 78: 477–484. Wikidata  Q104525474.
  • Joan Robb (1977), The Tuatara, Shildon, OCLC  3994967, Wikidata  Q104525455{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Robb, Joan (1980). New Zealand Amphibians and Reptiles in Colour. ISBN  0-00-217575-4. OCLC  7204055. Wikidata  Q104524916.
  • Joan Robb (1980). "Three new species of gekkonid lizards, genera Hoplodactylus Fitzinger and Heteropholis Fischer, from New Zealand". National Museum of New Zealand Records. 1 (19): 305–310. ISSN  0110-943X. Wikidata  Q104525406.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Joan Robb". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ McLintock, Alexander Hare; Percy Hylton Craig Lucas, Administrative Officer; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Modern Methods of Conservation". An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "View Joan ROBB's Notice on nzherald.co.nz and share memories". notices.nzherald.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joan Robb
Born1921
Died19 October 2017, age 95
Alma mater Massey Agricultural College
Scientific career
Fieldsherpetology
Institutions Auckland University
Author abbrev. (zoology)Robb

Joan Robb ( c. 1921 – 19 October 2017) was a New Zealand herpetologist and wildlife tour guide.

Academic career

Robb grew up in Gisborne, and was educated at home through the Correspondence School. [1] After a Diploma in Agriculture from Massey Agricultural College, she studied at the University of Auckland, graduating with an MSc in zoology in 1956. [1] [2] Robb then worked in the Department of Zoology at the University of Auckland, becoming an associate professor in 1967. [2] She taught vertebrate form and function. [1] She retired in 1978, after which she became a tour guide for wildlife tours to Malaysia, Nepal, China, Australia, and Africa. [2]

Robb held positions on the Fauna Protection Advisory Council (an advisory group to the Department of Internal Affairs, who were then responsible for conservation [3]) and the Council of the Auckland Museum. [2]

Robb's research focused on herpetology, particularly New Zealand lizards, and she named five new taxa of skink and gecko. Her 1980 book describing New Zealand amphibians and reptiles was considered to be "academic in quality, but popular in tone". [1]

In 2017, Robb was named as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's 150 women in 150 words. [1]

Robb died in Auckland on 19 October 2017. [4]

Taxa named by Robb

Selected works

  • J. Robb (1966). "The generic status of the Australasian typhlopids (Reptilia: Squamata)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9 (106–108): 675–679. doi: 10.1080/00222936608651678. ISSN  0374-5481. Wikidata  Q99849286.
  • J Robb (1966). "The structure and possible function of the cloacal pouches of male Australian Typhlopids". Australian Journal of Zoology. 14 (1): 27. doi: 10.1071/ZO9660027. ISSN  0004-959X. Wikidata  Q99975772.
  • Robb, Joan; Tubott, Evan Graham (1971). "Tu'i Malila, "Cook's Tortoise"". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 8: 229–233. ISSN  0067-0464. JSTOR  42906170. Wikidata  Q58676901.
  • Joan Robb (1975). "Two new skinks of the genus Leiolopisma from New Zealand". Proceedings of the section of sciences. 78: 477–484. Wikidata  Q104525474.
  • Joan Robb (1977), The Tuatara, Shildon, OCLC  3994967, Wikidata  Q104525455{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Robb, Joan (1980). New Zealand Amphibians and Reptiles in Colour. ISBN  0-00-217575-4. OCLC  7204055. Wikidata  Q104524916.
  • Joan Robb (1980). "Three new species of gekkonid lizards, genera Hoplodactylus Fitzinger and Heteropholis Fischer, from New Zealand". National Museum of New Zealand Records. 1 (19): 305–310. ISSN  0110-943X. Wikidata  Q104525406.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Joan Robb". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ McLintock, Alexander Hare; Percy Hylton Craig Lucas, Administrative Officer; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Modern Methods of Conservation". An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "View Joan ROBB's Notice on nzherald.co.nz and share memories". notices.nzherald.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.



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