Zdravko Lorković
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Zdravko Lorković was a Croatian
entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
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Lorković was a professor at the University of Zagreb
. He is best known for his karyotype
studies of butterflies summarised in Lorković, 1990. The butterfly chromosomes and their application in systematics and phylogeny. In:
He was the son of Ivan Lorković
and the sibling of Mladen Lorković
.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
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Lorković was a professor at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
. He is best known for his karyotype
Karyotype
A karyotype is the number and appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus of an eukaryotic cell. The term is also used for the complete set of chromosomes in a species, or an individual organism.p28...
studies of butterflies summarised in Lorković, 1990. The butterfly chromosomes and their application in systematics and phylogeny. In:
He was the son of Ivan Lorković
Ivan Lorković
Dr. Ivan Lorković was a Croatian politician and one of the co-founders of the National Progressive Party . He was a prominent member of the Croat-Serb coalition, a supporter of the Republican organization and member of the United Croatian and Serbian academic youth organization...
and the sibling of Mladen Lorković
Mladen Lorković
Mladen Lorković was a Croatian politician, lawyer and Ustasha leader.-Early life:Lorković was born in Zagreb on 1 March 1909. As a high school student he was a supporter of Croatian Party of Rights, later joining the Croatian Youth Movement. He studied law at the University of Zagreb...
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