Joseph H. Wales
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Joseph Howe Wales was an American ichthyologist. Together with George S. Myers
he colleted three specimens of the now extinct Ash Meadows killifish
in 1930. In the same year he graduated to Bachelor of Arts and in 1932 to Master of Arts at the Stanford University
. In 1934 he received his PhD. In 1930 he wrote the scientific description to the previously unrecognized Devil's Hole pupfish
. He later worked as biological surveyor at the Bureau of Fish Conservation, California Division of Fish and Game in San Francisco, California, as District fishereies biologist in Mount Shasta
, for the California Trout Investigation and at the California fish hatcheries. From 1959 to 1979 he served as Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology and pathologist at the Oregon State University
, where he analyzed liver cancer in rainbow trouts.
George S. Myers
Dr. George Sprague Myers spent most of his career at Stanford University, where he was one of the leading American ichthyologists of the twentieth century. He served as the editor of Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin as well as president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists...
he colleted three specimens of the now extinct Ash Meadows killifish
Ash Meadows killifish
The Ash Meadows killifish was first documented by Gilbert and historically occupied numerous springs near Ash Meadows, Nye County, Nevada...
in 1930. In the same year he graduated to Bachelor of Arts and in 1932 to Master of Arts at the Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. In 1934 he received his PhD. In 1930 he wrote the scientific description to the previously unrecognized Devil's Hole pupfish
Devil's Hole pupfish
The Devil's Hole pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis, is a species of fish native to Devil's Hole, a geothermal , aquifer-fed pool within a limestone cavern, in the Amargosa Pupfish Station of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex east of Death Valley National Park.-Physical description:The Devil's...
. He later worked as biological surveyor at the Bureau of Fish Conservation, California Division of Fish and Game in San Francisco, California, as District fishereies biologist in Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, California
Mount Shasta is a city in Siskiyou County, California, located at around 3,600 ft on the flanks of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano...
, for the California Trout Investigation and at the California fish hatcheries. From 1959 to 1979 he served as Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology and pathologist at the Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
, where he analyzed liver cancer in rainbow trouts.
Works (selected)
- 1932: Life History of the Blue Rockfish Sebastodes mystinus
- 1959: Trout of California
- 1972: Essential Fatty Acids in the Diet of Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri): Physiological Symptoms of EFA Deficiency (w/ J D Castell, R O Sinnhuber, and D J Lee)
- 1983: Microscopic Anatomy of Salmonids (with William T. Yasutake) (cited by 73) (cited by 57) (cited by 46)