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Kay, Elizabeth Alison was born on September 27, 1928 in Kauai, Hawaii, United States. Daughter of Robert Buttercase and Jessie Dowie (McConnachie) Kay.
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Hawaiian Marine Shells Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii Section Four: Mollusca
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Book by E. Alison Kay
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A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands: Selected Readings
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Kay: Shells of Hawai'i
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This book is the first comprehensive guide to Hawai'i's marine and freshwater shells.
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A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands: Selected Readings II
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This volume brings together recent primary source materials on major themes in Hawaiian natural history: the geological processes that have built the Islands; the physical factors that influence the Island's terrestrial ecosystems; the dynamics of the sea that support coral reefs, fish, and mollusks; the peculiarities of animals and plants that have evolved in the Islands and are found nowhere else; and the human impact on the land, plants, and animals.
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Elizabeth Alison Kay
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Elizabeth Alison Kay, American Zoology educator. Chairman Animal Species Advisory Commission, Honolulu, 1983-1987; vice president Save Diamond Head Association, Honolulu, 1968-1987, president, since 1987; trustee B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 1983-1988. Fellow Linnean Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science; member Marine Biological Association (England), AustralianMalacol. Society.
Education
Bachelor, Mills College, 1950; Bachelor, Cambridge U., England, 1952; Master of Arts, Cambridge U., England, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Hawaii, 1957.
Career
From assistant professor to professor zoology, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1957-1962; associate professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1962-1967; professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1967-1998; professor emeritus, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1998. Research associate Bishop Museum, Honolulu, since 1968.
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book
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A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands: Selected Readings II
(This volume brings together recent primary source materia...)
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Kay: Shells of Hawai'i
(This book is the first comprehensive guide to Hawai'i's m...)
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Hawaiian Marine Shells Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii Section Four: Mollusca
(Book by E. Alison Kay)
- A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands Selected Readings
- A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands: Selected Readings
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A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands: Selected Readings II
Membership
Chairman Animal Species Advisory Commission, Honolulu, 1983-1987. Vice president Save Diamond Head Association, Honolulu, 1968-1987, president, since 1987. Trustee B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 1983-1988.
Fellow Linnean Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Marine Biological Association (England), AustralianMalacol.
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