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Mees, Gerlof F. |
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| Biologist and Ornithologist | ||
| Born: Holland | ||
| Gerlof F. Mees was Curator of Vertebrates (particularly birds and fish) at the Western Australian Museum 1958-63. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Holland. Grew up in the East Indies. Ichthyologist, Holland ? to 1958; Curator of Vertebrates (particularly birds and fish), Western Australian Museum 1958-63; curator of Birds, Leiden Museum 1963-retirement; returned to Australia ca 1991. Has a particular interest in Zosterops (Silvereyes), and has visited Norfolk Island twice to study them there, including sighting one which is now extinct. |
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