Harry Greene
Encyclopedia
Harry W. Greene is a herpetologist, currently working as a professor of ecology
and evolutionary biology at Cornell University
.
Greene achieved a B.S. in Biology at Texas Wesleyan University
in 1968, an M.A. in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington
in 1973, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Tennessee
in 1977. He worked as a US Army medic in Germany in 1968-1971.
Greene has made numerous scientific publications (about 150 by 2005) and conducted field work in the USA, Europe, Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa and Vietnam. His main areas of research are evolutionary biology, behavioural and community ecology, vertebrate conservation, and feeding and defence in lizard
s and snake
s. He was a researcher for one episode of the 2008 BBC
series Life in Cold Blood
.
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
and evolutionary biology at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
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Greene achieved a B.S. in Biology at Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university founded by the United Methodist Church in 1890. The main campus is located in the Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, with branch campuses in Burleson and downtown Fort Worth.-History:Texas Wesleyan...
in 1968, an M.A. in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military...
in 1973, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
in 1977. He worked as a US Army medic in Germany in 1968-1971.
Greene has made numerous scientific publications (about 150 by 2005) and conducted field work in the USA, Europe, Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa and Vietnam. His main areas of research are evolutionary biology, behavioural and community ecology, vertebrate conservation, and feeding and defence in lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
s and snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s. He was a researcher for one episode of the 2008 BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
series Life in Cold Blood
Life in Cold Blood
Life in Cold Blood is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 4 February 2008 on BBC One....
.