Video: Feature on Jim Patton
A profile of Emeritus Curator of Mammals, Jim Patton who talks about his life researches. Read the full feature here.
Faces of Berkeley: Jim Patton, adventuring professor
Integrative biology professor emeritus has been shipwrecked five times
UC Berkeley professor emeritus Jim Patton’s desk is nestled comfortably among rows of large gray cases storing hundreds of stuffed and oftentimes exotic creatures that have been carefully studied by researchers at the campus Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. As a curator at the museum for the last 40 years, the retired professor of Read More…
UC Berkeley research study finds decline in genetic diversity of alpine chipmunks
UC Berkeley researchers recently released a study chronicling the striking decline in the genetic diversity of alpine chipmunks, with all indicators suggesting that the decline is a consequence of global climate change. The study, published Feb. 19 in the journal Nature Climate Change, compared the DNA of the species from Read More…