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David K. (David Keller) Caldwell
1928–1990
A marine biologist and zoologist, he wrote widely on fishes, whales, and dolphins, helping bring the lives of marine animals to both scientists and general readers. His work ranged from taxonomy and field studies to influential guides on cetaceans of the western North Atlantic.
1 Audiobook
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic : a guide to their identification
by Stephen Leatherwood, David K. (David Keller) Caldwell, Howard Elliott Winn
About the author
Born in 1928 and dying in 1990, David K. Caldwell is identified in library and authority records as David Keller Caldwell, a zoologist whose work centered on marine biology and marine mammals.
His career crossed several corners of marine science. Sources link him with the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History as Curator of Ichthyology, and later with the Marineland Research Laboratory in St. Augustine, Florida; other records also connect him with research on fish systematics, dolphin behavior and communication, and the natural history of sea turtles and whales.
As an author, he is especially associated with Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic, a widely circulated identification guide written with Stephen Leatherwood and Howard E. Winn. The breadth of his publications suggests a researcher equally at home naming fish species, studying captive and wild dolphins, and documenting whaling and marine life in the Caribbean.