Charles Walcott (ethologist) explained
Charles Walcott (1934-) is an ethologist and Professor Emeritus at Cornell University.[1] [2] He studied how spiders catch prey, as well as how pigeons home.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Early life and education
Walcott obtained his A.B. in biology in 1956 and his Ph.D. in zoology from Cornell in 1959.[9]
Career
He worked as an assistant professor at Harvard from 1961-1965 and then at Tufts until 1967. He then worked at SUNY Stony Brook until 1981. He returned to Cornell as full professor and the Director of the Ornithology lab in 1981, where he stayed until his retirement in 2016. He served as Dean of the University Faculty from 2003-2008. He was elected as a fellow to the AAAS in 2018.[10]
He also worked as a producer of nature TV shows for children for WGBH.[11]
References
- Web site: Charles Walcott. 2024-08-26 . nbb.cornell.edu.
- Web site: 2023-02-06 . With love and duty, retired academics give back to Cornell. 2024-08-26 . nbb.cornell.edu . en.
- News: Hauser . Christine . 2019-12-10 . Someone Is Putting Cowboy Hats on Pigeons in Las Vegas . 2024-08-26 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- News: 2024-05-26 . PR for pigeons: Woman's mission to give the birds a better image . 2024-08-26 . BBC News . en-GB.
- News: Libby . Sam . 1998-12-06 . When Homing Pigeons Don't Go Home Again . 2024-08-26 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- News: Vadukul . Alex . 2012-02-04 . Rescuing the Birds Many Hate . 2024-08-26 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- News: Rubenstein . Carin . 2004-10-03 . ENVIRONMENT; Rousting Pigeons? It's Like Herding Cats . 2024-08-26 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- Walcott . Charles . 1996-01-01 . Pigeon Homing: Observations, Experiments and Confusions . Journal of Experimental Biology . 199 . 1 . 21–27 . 10.1242/jeb.199.1.21 . 0022-0949.
- Web site: CV .
- Web site: 2018-11-27 . Nine faculty members elected AAAS fellows . 2024-08-26 . nbb.cornell.edu . en.
- Web site: Charles Walcott, PhD. . 2024-08-26 . GBH . en.
