Alfred Gardner, Ph.D.
Dr. Gardner's research includes taxonomy, morphology, genetics, distribution, food habits, life history, and nomenclature of mammals of the Western Hemisphere.
Research is based on a synthesis of original field work and results from the study of specimens in museum collections combined with published information, particularly the earlier literature of the late 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
EDUCATION
University of Arizona, Tucson, Wildlife Management (major), B.S., 1962
University of Arizona, Tucson, Zoology (major), Vertebrate Paleontology (minor), M.S., 1965
Fellow in Tropical Medicine, Louisiana State University--International Center for Medical Research and Training, San José, Costa Rica, 1966-1967.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Vertebrate Zoology (major), Paleontology (minor) Ph.D., 1970
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas, 1970-1971.
Science and Products
Mammals of South America, Volume 1, Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats
A new species of Lonchophylla Thomas (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Ecuador
On the relationships of 'Marmosa' formosa Shamel, 1930 (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), a phylogenetic puzzle from the Chaco of northern Argentina
Marsupials from Argentina: Comments on Ojeda and Monjeau (1995)
A guide to constructing and understanding synonymies for mammalian species
The type specimen of Anoura geoffroyi lasiopyga (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
Tonatia carrikeri
Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. territories, and Canada
The chromosomes of the Didelphidae (Marsupialia) and their evolutionary significance
Karyotypic analyses of twenty-one species of molossid bats (Molossidae: Chiroptera)
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Mammals of South America, Volume 1, Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats
The vast terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the world?s richest mammalian fauna, but until now it has lacked a comprehensive systematic reference to the identification, distribution, and taxonomy of its mammals. The first such book of its kind and the inaugural volume in a three-part series, Mammals of South America both summarizes existing information and encourages furA new species of Lonchophylla Thomas (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Ecuador
We describe Lonchophylla orcesi, sp. nov., from the Choco, a region of high biotic diversity, endemism, and rainfall along the western Andean slopes and Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador. One of the largest known Lonchophylla, it occurs sympatrically with at least two other species of Lonchophylla including the similar, but somewhat smaller L. robusta. We also recognize L. concava as a MiddAuthorsLuis Albuja V., Alfred L. GardnerOn the relationships of 'Marmosa' formosa Shamel, 1930 (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), a phylogenetic puzzle from the Chaco of northern Argentina
The holotype and only known specimen of Marmosa formosa Shamel, a nominal species currently synonymized with Gracilinanus agilis Burmeister, is strikingly unlike any other known didelphid marsupial. Phylogenetic analyses based on nonmolecular characters and IRBP sequences suggest that formosa is either the sister-taxon of Thylamys (including Lestodelphys) or Monodelphis. Because neither alternativAuthorsRobert S. Voss, Afred L. Gardner, Sharon A. JansaMarsupials from Argentina: Comments on Ojeda and Monjeau (1995)
No abstract available.AuthorsM.C. Pinto, Afred L. GardnerA guide to constructing and understanding synonymies for mammalian species
No abstract available.AuthorsA.L. Gardner, V. HayssenThe type specimen of Anoura geoffroyi lasiopyga (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
In 1868, Wilhelm Peters described Glossonycteris lasiopyga, based on a specimen provided by Henri de Saussure and collected in Mexico. The type specimen was presumed to be among those housed in the collections of the Zoologisches Museum of the Humboldt Universitat in Berlin, Germany. Our study of one of Saussure?s specimens from Mexico, discovered in the collections of the Museum d?Histoire NatuAuthorsJoaquin Arroyo-Cabrales, A.L. GardnerTonatia carrikeri
No abstract available.AuthorsTimothy J. McCarthy, Alfred Gardner, Charles O. HandleyChecklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. territories, and Canada
On 30 January 1980 the Policy Group of the 1978 Interagency Agreement on Classifications and Inventory established a work group on fish and wildlife species names. The participating agencies were the Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Geological Survey, and Soil Conservation Service. The Fish and Wildlife Service was assigned the role of establishing and leadinAuthorsRichard C. Banks, Roy W. McDiarmid, Alfred L. GardnerThe chromosomes of the Didelphidae (Marsupialia) and their evolutionary significance
One hundred and seventy-seven specimens of American didelphids, representing 9 genera and 22 species have been studied for their chromosomal constitution. Didelphids are very conservative in chromosomal complements. All of the studied species can be sorted into one of three kinds of karyotypes: 2n= 14 (three species of Didelphis, one of Lutreolina, two of Philander, and one of Chironectes), 2n = 1AuthorsO. Reig, Alfred Gardner, N. O. Bianchi, James L. PattonKaryotypic analyses of twenty-one species of molossid bats (Molossidae: Chiroptera)
Examination of 135 specimens representing 21 species from seven genera of the family Molossidae revealed diploid numbers ranging from 34 to 48. Seventeen species from six genera have diploid numbers of 48. Geographic variation and polymorphism were found only in Eumops glaucinus. Chromosomal variation within the family is presumed to be primarily due to changes in diploid number resulting from RobAuthorsJ. W. Warner, James L. Patton, Alfred Gardner, Robert J. Baker