James Russell

New Zealand conservation biologist
Person human Q6142534
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Summary

James Russell has worked as a biologist[1]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[3]
  • Position held: full professor[4]
  • Employer: University of Auckland[5]
  • Educated at: University of Auckland[6]
  • Doctoral advisor: Mick Clout[7]
  • Student: Edin Whitehead[8]
  • Notable work: Invasion ecology and genetics of Norway rats on New Zealand islands[9]
  • Award received: Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Doctoral student: Louise McMillan[12], Luciana Luna Mendoza[13], Helen Nathan[14], Florian Pichlmueller[15], Araceli Samaniego-Herrera[16], Zachary T. Carter[17], Q141206548[18], Edin Whitehead[19]
  • Commons category: James Russell (conservation biologist)[20]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[21]
  • Family name: Russell[22]
  • Given name: James[23], Charles[24]
  • Described at URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20120310000203/http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~jrussell/[25], https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/j-russell[26]
  • Academic thesis: Invasion ecology and genetics of Norway rats on New Zealand islands[27]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NZThesisProject[28]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[29]

Why It Matters

James Russell is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What did James Russell do for work?

James Russell worked as a biologist[1].

Where did James Russell go to school?

James Russell was educated at University of Auckland[6].

What awards did James Russell receive?

Honors received include Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . auckland.ac.nz. auckland.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Invasion ecology and genetics of Norway rats on New Zealand islands. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2024. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [8] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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