Donald J. Borror
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Donald Joyce Borror was an American entomologist and a pioneer of bioacoustics. He is famous for co-authoring a comprehensive textbook of entomology titled An Introduction to the Study of Insects which continues to be in print with newer editions. An entomologist with a specialization on the Odonata , he also took a great interest in animal sounds and published numerous studies on bird vocalization. A longtime professor of entomology at the Ohio State University, he was a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union as well as the Entomological Society of America.
Donald J. Borror's Published Works
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- An introduction to the study of insects (1954) (2142)
- A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico (1970) (252)
- The Odonata of Canada and Alaska (1954) (102)
- Acoustic Behavior of Animals (1964) (97)
- VARIATION IN WHITE-THROATED SPARROW SONGS (1965) (67)
- Variation in Carolina Wren Songs (1956) (35)
- Dictionary of word roots and combining forms (1960) (34)
- Vocal Gymnastics in Wood Thrush Songs (1956) (33)
- A Key to the New World Genera of Libellulidae (Odonata) (1945) (31)
- Songs of Finches (Fringillidae) of Eastern North America (1961) (30)
- Analysis of Repeat Records of Banded White‐Throated Sparrows (1948) (29)
- A Manual of the Dragonflies of North America (Anisoptera), including the Greater Antilles and the Provinces of the Mexican Border (1955) (27)
- Ecological Studies of Argia Moesta Hagen (Odonta: Coenagrionidae) by Means of Marking (1934) (24)
- Songs of the Chipping Sparrow (1959) (16)
- Songs of the Thrushes (Turdidae), Wrens (Troglodytidae), and Mockingbirds (Mimidae) of Eastern North America (1964) (16)
- An Annotated List of the Dragonflies (Odonata) of Ohio (1937) (15)
- The analysis of animal sounds (1958) (15)
- Songs of the Rufous-Sided Towhee (1975) (15)
- YELLOW-GREEN VIREO IN ARIZONA, WITH NOTES ON VIREO SONGS (1972) (13)
- The genus Oligoclada (Odonata) (1931) (13)
- The Songs and Singing Behavior of the Red-Eyed Vireo (1981) (12)
- Song in the white-eyed vireo (1987) (11)
- New Records of Ohio Dragonflies (Odonota) (1935) (10)
- Dictionary of word roots and combining forms. Compiled from the Greek, Latin, and other languages, with special reference to biological terms and scientific names. (1960) (9)
- Analytical Studies of Henslow's Sparrow Songs (1954) (7)
- Unusual Songs in Passerine Birds (1968) (7)
- A Check List of the Birds of Ohio, with the Migration Dates for the Birds of Central Ohio (1950) (6)
- Songs of Eastern Birds (1974) (5)
- AN ANNOTATED LIST OF THE ODONATA OF MAINE (1944) (5)
- Coleoptera or Beetles East of the Great Plains (1949) (5)
- Notes on the Odonata Occurring in the Vicinity of Silver Lake, Logao County, Ohio, from June 25 to September 1, 1930 (1930) (4)
- Common Bird Songs (1984) (4)
- Additions to the Ohio List of Dragonflies (Odonata) (1938) (3)
- Notes on Ypirangathemis Santos (Odonata: Lebellulidae) with a Description of the Female of Y. Calverti Santos (1947) (3)
- Audio-Spectrographic Analysis of the Song of the Cone-Headed Grasshopper, Neoconocephalus Ensiger (Harris) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) (1954) (2)
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (1997) (2)
- Birds of Agrihan (1947) (1)
- Insects and Pollination (1943) (1)
- Our Shade Trees (1942) (1)
- Reports of Special Committees for 1969 (1970) (0)
- Studies in the Genetics of Drosophila. Ii. Gene Variation and Evolution (1942) (0)
- An Outline of the Process of Organic Evolution (1955) (0)
- Dwight Moore DeLong 1892–1984 (1984) (0)
- Report of Special Committees for 1970 (1971) (0)
- Report of Special Committees for 1971 (1972) (0)
- A Tutorial Guide to the Insect Orders (Adults) (1978) (0)
- A Waterheny's Worlds (1941) (0)
- Additional Notes on Erythrodiplax Maculosa (Hagen) (Odonata: Libellulidae) (1944) (0)
- An Introduction to the Study of Insects@@@Introduction to Comparative Entomology@@@The Life of Insects (1965) (0)
- Report of the Program Committee for 1963 (1964) (0)
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