Allen, J. A. 1838-1921
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Name (Latin)
Allen, J. A. 1838-1921
Other forms of name
Allen, Joel Asaph, 1838-1921
Date of birth
1838-07-19
Date of death
1921-08-29
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Monographs of North American rodentia:t.p. (Joel Asaph Allen, assistant in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge; special collaborator of the [United States Geological] Survey [of the Territories])
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Joel Asaph Allen 1838-1921
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Joel Asaph Allen (July 19, 1838 – August 29, 1921) was an American zoologist, mammalogist, and ornithologist. He became the first president of the American Ornithologists' Union, the first curator of birds and mammals at the American Museum of Natural History, and the first head of that museum's Department of Ornithology. He is remembered for Allen's rule, which states that the bodies of endotherms (warm-blooded animals) vary in shape with climate, having increased surface area in hot climates to lose heat, and minimized surface area in cold climates, to conserve heat.
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