Birth Name:

Robert C. Stebbins

Male

Birth Date:

Wed, Mar 31, 1915

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Chico, California, United States

Age:

109

Zodiac Sign:

Aries

Astrology Data:

Sun

10°

Ari

2'

About Robert C. Stebbins

Robert Cyril Stebbins (March 31, 1915 – September 23, 2013) was an American herpetologist and illustrator known for his field guides and popular books as well as his studies of reptiles and amphibians. His Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, first published in 1966, is still considered the definitive reference of its kind, owing to both the quality of the illustrations and the comprehensiveness of the text. A professor of zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, for over 30 years, he was the first curator of herpetology at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, a 1949 Guggenheim fellow, and author of over 70 scientific articles. His discovery of the ring species phenomenon in Ensatina salamanders is now a textbook example of speciation, and he performed extensive research on the parietal eye of reptiles. He produced nature films, supported science education in primary grades, and organized conservation efforts that aided in the passing of the 1994 California Desert Protection Act. After retirement he continued to paint, collect field notes, and write books. Stebbins is commemorated in the scientific names of three species: Batrachoseps stebbinsi, the Tehachapi slender salamander; Anniella stebbinsi, a legless lizard; and Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi, the endangered Sonora tiger salamander.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• "Discovering a ring species", Understanding Evolution, University of California

• Video: Stebbins on Life (2005), at YouTube

• Photographs by Robert C. Stebbins at CalPhotos, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology collection

• Works by or about Robert C. Stebbins at Internet Archive

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Robert C. Stebbins: Sun 10 Aries, Moon 18 Libra, Mercury 14 Pisces, Venus 29 Aquarius, Mars 17 Pisces, Jupiter 13 Pisces, Saturn 26 Gemini, Uranus 14 Aquarius, Neptune 27 Cancer, Pluto 0 Cancer, Mercury Conjunct Jupiter, Mercury Conjunct Mars, Mercury Semi Sextile Uranus, Mercury Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Venus Trine Saturn, Venus Quincunx Neptune, Venus Trine Pluto, Mars Conjunct Jupiter, Jupiter Semi Sextile Uranus, Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Saturn Semi Sextile Neptune, Saturn Conjunct Pluto, Uranus Sesquiquadrate Pluto

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