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Prosser, C. Ladd was born on May 12, 1907 in Avon, New York, United States. Son of Clifford James and Izora May (Ladd) Prosser.
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Adaptational Biology: Molecules to Organisms (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs)
(Presents modern biology from a broad perspective. Deals w...)
Presents modern biology from a broad perspective. Deals with theory of adaptation, origin of life, dynamic genetics, adaptations to the physical environment, animal behavior with extrapolation to human nature, properties of simple nervous systems, and more. Controversial topics, such as gradualism vs. saltation, are addressed from the viewpoint of a physiologist.
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Clifford Ladd PROSSER
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C. Ladd Prosser, Italian Physiology educator, researcher. Guggenheim fellow, 1963-1964; Fulbright fellow, 1971-1972. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences; member National Academy Sciences, Society General Physiologists (president 1958-1959), American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president 1960), American Society Zoologists (president 1961), American Physiological Society (president 1969-1970), Bavarian Academy Science.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Rochester, 1929; Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1932; honorary degree, Clark University, 1975.
Career
Assistant professor physiology, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1934-1939; assistant professor physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1939-1947; associate professor physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1947-1952; professor physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1952-1974; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1975. Assistant section chief Metallurgy Laboratory University of Chicago, 1943-1946. Vis professor of University Hawaii, U. Washington, U. Massachusetts, Arizona State University.
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Adaptational Biology: Molecules to Organisms (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs)
(Presents modern biology from a broad perspective. Deals w...)
- Adaptational Biology: Molecules to Organisms (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs) by C. Ladd Prosser (1986-05-21)
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Adaptational Biology: Molecules to Organisms (Environmental Science and Technology: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs)
Membership
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, Society General Physiologists (president 1958-1959), American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president 1960), American Society Zoologists (president 1961), American Physiological Society (president 1969-1970), Bavarian Academy of Sciences.
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Married Hazel Blanchard, August 25, 1934. Children– Jane Ellen, Nancy Ladd, Loring Blanchard.
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Unitarian Universalist