author
Robert L. (Robert Lewis) Packard
b. 1928
A mid-20th-century American mammalogist, he wrote closely observed studies of rodents and other small mammals, including work that later entered the Project Gutenberg catalog. His career combined field biology, museum work, and careful taxonomic research.
2 Audiobooks
New Subspecies of the Rodent Baiomys from Central America University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History
by Robert L. (Robert Lewis) Packard
Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys
by Robert L. (Robert Lewis) Packard
About the author
Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on August 10, 1928, he studied at the University of Nebraska before earning both his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Kansas. Robert L. Packard went on to build his career in mammalogy, the branch of zoology devoted to mammals.
He was associated for many years with Texas Tech University, where he served as curator of mammals and worked with the university museum and Natural Science Research Laboratory. His research focused especially on rodents and other small mammals, and his published work included studies such as Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys and New Subspecies of the Rodent Baiomys from Central America.
Packard died in Lubbock, Texas, on April 8, 1979, after a long illness. Though he is not a household-name author, his writing remains useful for readers interested in natural history, taxonomy, and the patient, detail-rich style of classic scientific field research.