Prof. John Skinner
Prof. John Skinner
Prof. John Skinner launches his magnificent Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region ( with Christian Chimimba) and gives an illustrated talk about animals and the environment in SA. at the 2007 Wordfest.
About John Skinner
BORN 17 September 1932, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Republic of South Africa
Married to Patsy Craib in 1960 (deceased 1991). They have a daughter and two sons.
SCHOOLING: St John's College Johannesburg, matriculated in 1949.
DEGREES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
BSc (Agric) University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1955
MSc (Agric) (cum laude) University of Pretoria, 1964
PhD University of Cambridge, U K, 1967
FIBiol Institute of Biology, London, U K, 1981
FRS (SA) Royal Society of South Africa, Cape Town, 1985
FZS Zoological Society of London, 1990
POSITIONS HELD:
1956?1971 Scientific Officer, Department of Agriculture, South Africa
1985-1994 Head, Department of Zoology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
1972-1998 Director, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa
1998-present Professor Extraordinaire, The Wildlife Unit, Department of Production Animal Studies Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Reappointed for a further 3 year term 2003.
PUBLICATIONS
Skinner is author/co-author of over 320 scientific publications on mammalogy, ecology, taphonomy, environmental physiology and endocrinology of mammals; 30 book chapters and books including the encyclopaedic Mammals of the S A Subregion and over 100 popular articles. He has supervised 56 masters and 34 doctoral theses.
Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region
Mammals of the Southern African Sub-regi
The third, extensively revised edition of The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion covers all mammals that occur naturally on the African mainland south of the Cunene and Zambezi rivers, together with all mammals indigenous to the subregion's coastal waters. Its publication by Cambridge University Press comes in response to the international recognition earned by the previous two editions, which were published by the University of Pretoria.
The rapid accumulation of new information resulting from mammal research in southern Africa, together with radical taxonomic changes across all levels of mammalian classification, have necessitated this new edition, which presents the best and latest data accurately in one comprehensive volume for use by scientists and general readers alike.
J. D. Skinner and C. T. Chimimba have revised, expanded and updated the text in a major project overseen by an editorial committee constituted by the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria. Specialists on each mammalian order have served as subeditors, and a range of independent and internationally recognised authorities have reviewed every species description.
This edition incorporates the new mammalian classification, all the distribution maps and many of the spoor illustrations have been updated and redrawn, several new colour plates have been added, and the whole design has been enhanced to ensure easy access to information.
