Charles J. Krebs
Zoology, Animals, Physiology, Metabolism
Famous for writing Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance (now in its fifth edition), a textbook used worldwide to teach ecology, and for his work on the Fence Effect. "We should be conservative in the ways we deal with natural systems." |
- Birthdate
- September 17, 1936
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Residence
- Mayne Island, British Columbia
- Family Members
- Father: Lawrence Krebs
- Mother: Jeanette Krebs
- Spouse: Alice J. Kenney
- Children: John and Elsie
- Personality
- Patient, makes lots of wise cracks, efficient, direct, organized, fair, confident, intimidating, even keeled, fun
- Favorite Music
- Beethoven’s 6th symphony (2nd movement)
- Other Interests
- Photography, classical music, skiing, hiking
- Title
- Emeritus Professor of Zoology
- Office
- Department of Zoology, University of BC, Vancouver, BC
- Status
- Semi-retired
- Degrees
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- BSc (Biology) University of Minnesota, 1957
- MA (Animal Ecology) UBC, 1959
- PhD (Animal Ecology) UBC, 1962
- Awards
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- Wildlife Society, Terrestrial Publication of the Year award, 1965
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1979
- Killam Senior Fellowship, 1985
- President’s Medal, University of Helsinki, 1986
- Honorary doctorate, University of Lund, 1988
- Sir Frederick McMaster Senior Fellowship, CSIRO, Australia, 1992
- C. Hart Merriam Award, American Society of Mammalogists, 1994
- Fry Medal, Canadian Society of Zoologists, 1996
- Mentor
Dennis Chitty, professor at UBC and world expert on lemming cycles
- Last Updated
- March 28, 2011
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