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Wharton, David Alan was born on October 18, 1951 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Arrived in New Zealand, 1985. Son of Alan and Jane (Sutton) Wharton.
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A Functional Biology of Nematodes
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General Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, England The main aim of this series will be to illustrate and to explain the way organisms 'make a living' in nature. At the heart of this - their functional biology - is the way organisms acquire and then make use of resources in metabolism, movement, growth, reproduction, and so on. These processes will form the fundamental framework of all the books in the series. Each book will concentrate on a particular taxon (species, family, class or even phylum) and will bring together information on the form, physiology, ecology and evolutionary biology of the group. The aim will be not only to describe how organisms work, but also to consider why they have come to work in that way. By concentrating on taxa which are well known, it is hoped that the series will not only illustrate the success of selection, but also show the constraints imposed upon it by the physiological, morpho logical and developmentallimhations of the groups. Another important feature of the series will be its organismic orientation. Each book will emphasise the importance of functional integration in the day-to-day lives and the evolution of organisms. This is crucial since, though it may be true that organisms can be considered as collections of gene-determined traits, they neverthe less interact with their environment as integrated wholes and it is in this context that individual traits have been subjected to natural selection and have evolved.
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David Alan Wharton
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David Alan Wharton, British zoology educator. Research fellow Science Research Council, University College, Cardiff, 1977, Wain traveling fellow Agricultural Research Council, University Adelaide, 1982, guest research fellow Royal Society London, British Antarctic Survey, 1991. Fellow Royal Microscopical Society; member New Zealand Society Parasitology, Royal Society New Zealand (council member Otago branch 1987-1989).
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Bristol, England, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bristol, England, 1977. Doctor of Science, 1997.
Career
Research associate, U. College Wales, Aberystwyth, 1978-1985; lecturer zoology, U. Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1985-1991; senior lecturer, U. Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, since 1991. Science advisory board Otago Museum, Dunedin, since 1994.
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A Functional Biology of Nematodes
(General Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, Unive...)
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A Functional Biology of Nematodes (Functional Biology Series)
(General Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, Unive...)
- A Functional Biology of Nematodes (Functional Biology Series) by David A. Wharton (2012-01-19)
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A Functional Biology of Nematodes
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Fellow Royal Microscopical Society. Member New Zealand Society Parasitology, Royal Society New Zealand (council member Otago branch 1987-1989).
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Married Ann Eluned Williams. Children: Rebecca Louise, Simon James.
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New Zealand British
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1977
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1978 - 1985
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1985 - 1991
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Research fellow Science Research Council, University College, Cardiff, 1977, Wain traveling fellow Agricultural Research Council, University Adelaide, 1982, guest research fellow Royal Society London, British Antarctic Survey, 1991.Research fellow Science Research Council, University College, Cardiff, 1977, Wain traveling fellow Agricultural Research Council, University Adelaide, 1982, guest research fellow Royal Society London, British Antarctic Survey, 1991.