Nicholas Elias Collias

Background

Collias, Nicholas Elias was born on July 19, 1914 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States. Son of Elias and Marina (Giatras) Collias.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1942.

Career

Instructor biology Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1946—1947. Instructor zoology University Wisconsin, Madison, 1947—1951. Wildlife biologist Wisconsin Conservation Department, 1952—1953.

Postdoctoral fellow Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1953—1954. Professor zoology Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1954—1958. From assistant professor to professor zoology University of California at Los Angeles, since 1958.

Achievements

• Nicholas Elias Collias has been listed as a noteworthy Zoology educator, ornithologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Evolution of Nest-Building in the Weaverbirds (Ploceidae), 1964, University of California Publications in Zoology, Number 73 : 162 pages with 38 plates.

    (1964 University of California Publications in Zoology Num...)

  • Evolution of nest-building in the weaverbirds (Ploceidae) (University of California publications in zoology)

Membership

1st lieutenant United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Ornithologists Union (Elliott Coues award 1980), Animal Behavior Society (Distinguished Animal Behaviorist 2000). Member Cooper Ornithological Society (honorary), Wilson Ornithological Society (Margaret Morse Nice medal 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: natural history, birding.

Connections

Married Elsie Cole, December 21, 1948. 1 child, Karen.

Father:

Elias Collias

Mother:

Marina (Giatras) Collias

Spouse:

Elsie Cole

child:

Karen Collias