Michael Vecchione

Michael Vecchione
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Miami
Alma materCollege of William and Mary
Known forElected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
InstitutionsSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History
For the hockey player, see Mike Vecchione.

Michael Vecchione is an American zoologist currently at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History[1] and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2001.[2] His highest cited paper is Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks at 661 times, according to Google Scholar.[3] His current interests are marine biodiversity and cephalopods.[4]

Education

He earned his B.S. at University of Miami in 1972 and his Ph.D. at College of William and Mary in 1979.[1]

Publications

  • Deep, diverse and definitely different: unique attributes of the world's largest ecosystem, 9, Biogeosciences, 2010
  • The evolution of coleoid cephalopods and their present biodiversity and ecology, RE Young, M Vecchione, DT Donovan, 20, African Journal of Marine Science 1998
  • Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish: A Visual Scientific Guide to the Oceans' Most Advanced Invertebrates, Roger Hanlon, Mike Vecchione, Louise Allcock, University of Chicago Press, 2018

References

  1. ^ a b "Mike Vecchione". si.edu. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Michael Vecchione". aaas.org. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Michael Vecchione". Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Michael Vecchione". vims.edu. Retrieved November 28, 2017.