Robert Burn (naturalist)
Robert Burn (born 1937) is an Australian naturalist and citizen scientist. He has described approximately 100 species of nudibranchs and has co-authored around 100 papers published in scientific journals spanning sixty years. He is the leading living discoverer of nudibranch species in Victoria, Australia.[1] His first solo publication, Nudibranchs and related molluscs, was published by CSIRO Publishing in February 2016.[2] The nudibranch genus Burnaia is named in his honor.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Dabal, Rob (2017-09-27). "Exposing Nudibranchs. Uncovering marine biodiversity on our shorelines". University of Melbourne.
- ^ Burn, Robert (2016-02-01). Nudibranchs and Related Molluscs.
- ^ Smith, Bridie (2016-01-31). "Meet Mr Mollusc". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ Burn, Robert (2015). Nudibranchs and related molluscs. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Museum Victoria. ISBN 9780980381382.
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- Australian naturalists
- Australian malacologists
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