James L. Patton
James L. Patton | |
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Patton in 2001 | |
| Born | James Lloyd Patton June 21, 1941 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Porter Patton (m. 1966–present) |
| Awards | C. Hart Merriam Award (1983), Distinguished Teaching Award (1991), Joseph Grinnell Award (1998), American Society of Mammalogists Honorary Membership (2001), Berkeley Citation (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mammalogy, Evolutionary Biology |
| Institutions | Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley |
| Thesis | Chromosome evolution in the pocket mouse, Perognathus goldmani Osgood (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | William B. Heed |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Patton |
James Lloyd Patton (June 21, 1941), is an American evolutionary biologist and mammalogist. He is emeritus professor of integrative biology and curator of mammals at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley and has made extensive contributions to the systematics and biogeography of several vertebrate taxa, especially small mammals (rodents, marsupials, and bats).