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Arnold G Kluge

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Nationality
  
English, American

Fields
  
Zoology

Role
  
Author

Name
  
Arnold Kluge


Institutions
  
University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology

Alma mater
  
University of Southern California

Known for
  
Extensive studies in systematics, evolutionary biology, and ecology of amphibians and reptiles. He also advanced the theory and philosophy of phylogenetic inference bringing Popperian falsification into the fold of cladistics.

Notable awards
  
Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships,

Education
  
University of Southern California (1964)

Awards
  
Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada

Residence
  
United States of America

Professor Arnold G. Kluge is professor emeritus of zoology and curator emeritus of amphibians and reptiles at the University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology. Kluge authored over 140 journal articles and served as past president of the Willi Hennig Society. He served at the University of Michigan from 1965 until his retirement in 2003.

Eponyms

Dr. Kluge is honored in the specific names of three species of lizards.

  • Cyrtodactylus klugei
  • Diplodactylus klugei
  • Lygodactylus klugei
  • References

    Arnold G. Kluge Wikipedia


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