Pianka, Eric R.

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PIANKA, Eric R.

PIANKA, Eric R. American, b. 1939. Genres: Animals/Pets, Environmental sciences/Ecology, Zoology, Natural history, Biology, Autobiography/ Memoirs. Career: Denton A. Cooley Centennial Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 1986- (Assistant Professor, 1968-72; Associate Professor, 1972-77; Professor of Zoology, 1977-86). Managing Ed., The American Naturalist, 1971-74, Ed. Board, 1975-77; Governor, American Association of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1975-79; Member, Editorial Board, Bio- science, 1975-79; Board of Editors, Natl. Geographic Research, 1985. Publications: Evolutionary Ecology, 1974, 6th ed., 2000; (co-ed.) Lizard Ecology: Studies of a Model Organism, 1983; Ecology and Natural History of Desert Lizards, 1986; (co-ed.) Lizard Ecology: Historical and Experimental Perspectives, 1994; The Lizard Man Speaks, 1994. Address: Integrative Biology C0930, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1064, U.S.A.

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