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Walter E. Meshaka Jr. | |
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Nationality | American |
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Fields | Biology |
Institutions | State Museum of Pennsylvania |
Walter E. Meshaka Jr. is an American herpetologist and natural historian. He was the supervisory curator for the four National Parks in southern Florida from 1995 to 2000. [1] In 2000 he became the Senior Curator of Zoology and Botany at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [2] His research has been covered by Lawrence Journal-World, [3] among other news outlets.
Meshaka was born in Worcester to Lebanese-American parents of Melkite Catholic Christian heritage.[ citation needed] He earned a B.S. in biology in 1985 from the University of South Florida. Then, he earned a M.S. in Biology in 1988 from Arkansas State University, [4] and completed his Ph.D. in 1994 at the Florida International University [5]
His primary focus is on North American and exotic amphibians and reptiles with a strong connection to the herpetofauna of southern Florida. [2] [6]
J. Whitfield Gibbons noted, "Meshaka’s thoughtful afterword on exotic species introductions to Florida offers some achievable solutions for controlling the influx of more herpetofauna.". [7] He published four pocket field guides with Joseph T. Collins largely "intended to raise public awareness". [8] Their "Pocket Guide to Lizards and Turtles" is said to be "useful for all naturalists to carry with them in eastern Canada. It is especially ideal for junior naturalists as a “starter” guide." [9]
Meshaka has collaborated with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Powdermill Nature Reserve on field herpetology research. [10] A long-term mark-recapture study of the ten species of snakes occurring at the preserve has ensued since 2002. [10] He has resurrected and continued a long-term study on Eastern Box Turtles and Wood Turtles that was established by Graham Netting in 1958 and continued until Netting's death in 1996. [10]
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![]() | This biographical article is written
like a résumé. (February 2015) |
Walter E. Meshaka Jr. | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology |
Institutions | State Museum of Pennsylvania |
Walter E. Meshaka Jr. is an American herpetologist and natural historian. He was the supervisory curator for the four National Parks in southern Florida from 1995 to 2000. [1] In 2000 he became the Senior Curator of Zoology and Botany at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [2] His research has been covered by Lawrence Journal-World, [3] among other news outlets.
Meshaka was born in Worcester to Lebanese-American parents of Melkite Catholic Christian heritage.[ citation needed] He earned a B.S. in biology in 1985 from the University of South Florida. Then, he earned a M.S. in Biology in 1988 from Arkansas State University, [4] and completed his Ph.D. in 1994 at the Florida International University [5]
His primary focus is on North American and exotic amphibians and reptiles with a strong connection to the herpetofauna of southern Florida. [2] [6]
J. Whitfield Gibbons noted, "Meshaka’s thoughtful afterword on exotic species introductions to Florida offers some achievable solutions for controlling the influx of more herpetofauna.". [7] He published four pocket field guides with Joseph T. Collins largely "intended to raise public awareness". [8] Their "Pocket Guide to Lizards and Turtles" is said to be "useful for all naturalists to carry with them in eastern Canada. It is especially ideal for junior naturalists as a “starter” guide." [9]
Meshaka has collaborated with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Powdermill Nature Reserve on field herpetology research. [10] A long-term mark-recapture study of the ten species of snakes occurring at the preserve has ensued since 2002. [10] He has resurrected and continued a long-term study on Eastern Box Turtles and Wood Turtles that was established by Graham Netting in 1958 and continued until Netting's death in 1996. [10]
Books
Monographs