Derek Yalden
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Dr Derek William Yalden, B.Sc., Ph.D. (born 1940) is a zoologist and an Honorary Reader at the University of Manchester
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After obtaining a 1st Class B.Sc. University College London in 1962, he completed his PhD on carpal bones in mammals at Royal Holloway College, under Prof. P. M. Butler, in 1965. He then worked as an Assistant Lecturer, and eventually Senior Lecturer, at the University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences., teaching vertebrate zoology. He retired from there in 2005, after 40 years' service.
He is president of The Mammal Society
and edited their journal, Mammal Review from 1980-2002. He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications.
Leptopelis yaldeni
, (Grassland Forest Treefrog, named by M. Largen in 1977), and Desmomys yaldeni (Yalden's Desmomys, a rodent named by L. Lavrenchenko in 2003) are named in his honour. Both are endemic to Ethiopia
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University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
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After obtaining a 1st Class B.Sc. University College London in 1962, he completed his PhD on carpal bones in mammals at Royal Holloway College, under Prof. P. M. Butler, in 1965. He then worked as an Assistant Lecturer, and eventually Senior Lecturer, at the University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences., teaching vertebrate zoology. He retired from there in 2005, after 40 years' service.
He is president of The Mammal Society
The Mammal Society
The Mammal Society is a British natural history organisation, which studies the wild mammals of the United Kingdom.It gives its mission statement as:...
and edited their journal, Mammal Review from 1980-2002. He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications.
Leptopelis yaldeni
Leptopelis yaldeni
Leptopelis yaldeni is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family, endemic to Ethiopia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers, and it is threatened by habitat loss.It is named in honour of Derek Yalden....
, (Grassland Forest Treefrog, named by M. Largen in 1977), and Desmomys yaldeni (Yalden's Desmomys, a rodent named by L. Lavrenchenko in 2003) are named in his honour. Both are endemic to Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
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Research
He lists his research interests as:- Cataloguing the mammal fauna of EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, with contributions to the Handbook of the Mammals of Africa - Conservation ecology of the Peak DistrictPeak DistrictThe Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire....
, including:- investigations of moorland erosion and restoration
- Work on the ecology of Golden PloverEurasian Golden PloverThe European Golden Plover is a largish plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers. American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominiica, and Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva, are both smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than European Golden Plover, and both have grey...
s - Common SandpiperCommon SandpiperThe Common Sandpiper is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the Spotted Sandpiper , make up the genus Actitis. They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize...
s - Mountain HareMountain HareThe Mountain Hare , also known as Blue Hare, Tundra Hare, Variable Hare, White Hare, Alpine Hare and Irish Hare, is a hare, which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. It is distributed from Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia; in addition there are isolated populations in the Alps,...
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- History of Mammals and Birds in Britain
- A project to compile a database of archaeological records of birds in Britain, funded by The Leverhulme TrustLeverhulme TrustThe Leverhulme Trust was established in 1925 under the will of the First Viscount Leverhulme, William Hesketh Lever, with the instruction that its resources should be used to support "scholarships for the purposes of research and education."...
- A project to compile a database of archaeological records of birds in Britain, funded by The Leverhulme Trust
- Excavation (1966–90) of Foxhole Cave, in the Peak District, in conjunction with the Peakland Archaeological Society
Books
- Which Bat is it? by R. E. Stebbings, D. W. Yalden and J. S. Herman; 3rd ed. London: Mammal Society, c2007 ISBN 0906282640
Journal articles (selected)
- "Bog Bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum in the Peak District". Sorby Record; 40: 28-29 (2001)
- "The older history of the White-tailed Eagle in Britain". British Birds; 100: 471-480. (2007)
- Pearce-Higgins JW, Finney SK, Yalden DW, Langston RHW (2007) "Testing the effects of recreational disturbance on two upland breeding waders". Ibis; 148 (Suppl 1): 45-55. (2007)