Derek Yalden

Derek Yalden
Dr.
Derek William Yalden
B.Sc., Ph.D.
Born 1940
Monuments
Nationality British
Alma mater
  • University College London
  • Royal Holloway College
Occupation
Employer University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences
Known for President of The Mammal Society
Influenced by Prof. P. M. Butler

Dr Derek William Yalden, B.Sc., Ph.D. (born 1940) is a zoologist and an Honorary Reader at the University of Manchester.

After obtaining a 1st Class B.Sc. University College London in 1962, he completed his PhD on carpal bones in mammals at Royal Holloway College, under Prof. P. M. Butler, in 1965.[1] He then worked as an Assistant Lecturer, and eventually Senior Lecturer, at the University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences.,[2] teaching vertebrate zoology.[3] He retired from there in 2005, after 40 years' service.[3]

He is president of The Mammal Society[3][4] and edited their journal, Mammal Review from 1980-2002.[2] He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications.[3]

Leptopelis yaldeni, (Grassland Forest Treefrog, named by M. Largen in 1977), and Desmomys yaldeni (Yalden's Desmomys, a rodent named by L. Lavrenchenko in 2003) are named in his honour.[3] Both are endemic to Ethiopia.

Contents

Research

He lists his research interests as:

  • Cataloguing the mammal fauna of Ethiopia, with contributions to the Handbook of the Mammals of Africa
  • Conservation ecology of the Peak District, including:
  • History of Mammals and Birds in Britain
    • A project to compile a database of archaeological records of birds in Britain, funded by The Leverhulme Trust
  • Excavation (1966–90) of Foxhole Cave, in the Peak District, in conjunction with the Peakland Archaeological Society[3]

Publications

Books

  • Which Bat is it? by R. E. Stebbings, D. W. Yalden and J. S. Herman; 3rd ed. London: Mammal Society, c2007 ISBN 0906282640
  • Corbet, G. B. (Gordon Barclay); Derek William Yalden (1972). Recent records of mammals (other than bats) from Ethiopia. London :: British Museum (Natural History),. pp. 211–252 : ill, 1map ; 25cm.. 
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William (1977). The Identification of remains in Owl Pellets. Reading :: Mammal Society,. pp. 8p. : ill. ; 22cm.. 
  • Snow, Keith Ronald; D. W. (Derek William) Yalden (1978). Identification of larval ticks found on small mammals in Britain. Reading :: Mammal Society,. pp. 14p. : ill. ; 22cm.. ISBN 0906282020. 
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William) (1982). When did the mammal fauna of the British Isles arrive?.. Oxford :: Blackwell Scientific, for the Mammal Society,. pp. 57p : ill., maps ; 25 cm.. 
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William) (1987). The scientific names of British mammals and why they change. London :: Mammal Society,. pp. 11p ; 22cm.. 
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William); Malcolm Largen, D. Kock (1996). A catalogue of the mammals of Ethiopia. [S.l.] :: [s.n.],. pp. 1 v. (various pagings) ; 25 cm.. 
  • Yalden, D. W. (Derek William); Priscilla Barrett (1999). The history of British mammals. London :: T. & A.D. Poyser,. pp. 305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.. ISBN 0856611107. 
  • Wheeler, Philip Michael Da Silva; D. W. (Derek William) Yalden (2002). Distribution of mammals across the upland landscape.. Manchester :: University of Manchester,. pp. 247p. 
  • Harris, S.; D. W. (Derek William) Yalden (2008). Mammals of the British Isles handbook (4th ed. ed.). Southampton :: The Mammal Society. pp. xiv, 799 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.. ISBN 9780906282656. 
  • Yalden, D. W.; Albarella, U. (2009). The History of British Birds. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199217519. [5]

Journal articles (selected)

  • "Bog Bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum in the Peak District". Sorby Record; 40: 28-29 (2001)
  • "The older history of the White-tailed Eagle in Britain". British Birds; 100: 471-480. (2007)
  • Pearce-Higgins JW, Finney SK, Yalden DW, Langston RHW (2007) "Testing the effects of recreational disturbance on two upland breeding waders". Ibis; 148 (Suppl 1): 45-55. (2007)

References

  1. ^ A Contribution to the Functional Morphology of the Mammalian Carpus, 1966
  2. ^ a b "Biography". University of Manchester. http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/people/profile/index.asp?id=331&tb=3. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f Yalden, D. W.; Albarella, U. (2009). The History of British Birds. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199217519. 
  4. ^ "The Mammal Society Medal". http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/prizes.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-21. [dead link]
  5. ^ "The History of British Birds". Oxford University Press. http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199217519. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
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