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George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and explorer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Entomology: Staff )〕〔See bibliography〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Revealing New Guinea's forest secrets )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Lecture – 'To the Ends of the Earth' with Dr. George McGavin )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Q&A with Dr George McGavin )〕 ==Background== McGavin studied Zoology at the University of Edinburgh from 1971 to 1975, followed by a PhD in entomology at Imperial College, London. He went on to teach and research at the University of Oxford.〔(University of Edinburgh ) biography.〕 He is Honorary Research Associate at Oxford University Museum of Natural History〔〔 and the Department of Zoology of Oxford University, where he lists his interests as "Terrestrial arthropods especially in tropical forests, caves and savannah. Public understanding of science. Exploration."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Staff: Academic )〕 McGavin is also Visiting Professor of Entomology at the University of Derby. He studied Zoology at University of Edinburgh before completing a PhD at the Natural History Museum and Imperial College, London.〔 He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society and of the Royal Geographical Society, and has several insect species named in his honour.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bug man )〕 He was previously Assistant Curator of Entomology at Oxford University's Museum of Natural History.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dr George McGavin – Expedition Borneo )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oxford University Museum of Natural History Annual Report 2006–2007 )〕 McGavin has lectured at the Cheltenham Science Festival,〔 given the Royal Geographical Society children's Christmas lecture and contributes to their Schools Programme. He won Earthwatch's "Irreplaceable – The World's Most Invaluable Species" debate, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, in 2008〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bees declared the winners in Earthwatch's own Strictly Come Species battle )〕 and he is a lecturer on board Cunard ships. He is a patron of the charity Wildscreen, of the Bees, Wasp and Ants Recording Scheme and of the Alderney Records Centre;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Who )〕 and is a Global Ambassador for Earthwatch and given the prize-giving speech at Stewart's Melville College He enjoys eating insects, which he describes as "flying prawns".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George McGavin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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