Name Brian Fisher | Role Biologist | |
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Education University of Iowa, University of California, Davis People also search for Xim Cerda, Alan Andersen, Martin Pfeiffer | ||
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Brian L. Fisher (1964/5–) is a field biologist who works on the systematics of arthropods, with a particular focus on ants. He has discovered over 1000 species, including 900 species of ants in Madagascar. He mainly conducts field work in Madagascar and Africa.
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- Save the ant save the planet brian fisher
- The secret life of ants brian fisher
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The secret life of ants brian fisher
Career
After working with the Smithsonian Institution in Panama Fisher did a PhD on ant systematics at UC Davis. He is the curator and chairman of the entomology department of the California Academy of Sciences. Fisher is also the present executive director of the Bibikely Biodiversity Institute and the Madagascar Biodiversity Center.
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The ant genus Fisheropone is named in his honour.
Personal life
Fisher grew up in Normal, Illinois, and was inducted into the Pioneer Hall of Fame at Illinois State University Laboratory School.