author
Leonard J. Olund
A little-known scientific writer, he is remembered for a detailed study of North American freshwater fish published through the University of Kansas in 1961. His work focuses on how one species, the flathead chub, varies across different river systems and habitats.
1 Audiobook
Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis
by Leonard J. Olund, Frank B. (Frank Bernard) Cross
About the author
Leonard J. Olund is known as the coauthor, with Frank B. Cross, of Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis. The study was published by the University of Kansas in 1961 as part of the University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History series.
His surviving published work points to a strong interest in ichthyology, especially the careful description of variation within a species across geography. In this book, Olund and Cross examined the flathead chub in detail, looking at distribution, form, and regional differences across North American waterways.
Reliable biographical information about his life appears to be scarce online, so most of what can be confirmed today comes from the publication record itself rather than from personal profiles or reference biographies.