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Richard Fourness Johnston (July 27, 1925November 15, 2014)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Johnston, Richard Fourness )〕 was an American ornithologist, academic and author. He was born in Oakland, California, and early developed an interest in zoology, especially birds. He served in the Army during World War II, and was injured in the European theater. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a PhD in biology. In 1958, he joined the Zoology Department at the University of Kansas, Lawrence and became curator of its Natural History Museum. His research interests included the house sparrow (English sparrow) ''P. domesticus'' and the feral pigeon ''C. livia''. He was awarded the title of professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=The University of Kansas, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology )〕 His outside interests included searching for mushrooms, tending to his small vineyard, and making wine. His wife predeceased him; he was survived by their three daughters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=Rust-Yomsey Funeral Home )〕 == Works == * 1960 ''Hand-List of the Birds of Kansas''. Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. * 1964 ''Directory to the Bird-Life of Kansas''. Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. * 1964 ''The Breeding Birds of Kansas''. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Vol. 12, No. 14, pp. 575–655. * 1965 ''A Directory to the Birds of Kansas''. Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. * 1984 ''Reproductive Ecology of the Feral Pigeon, 'Columba livia. Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, No. 114. * 1995 ''Feral Pigeons'' (with Marián Janiga). Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-508409-2. 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「Richard F. Johnston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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