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Katherine Ralls
Birth Date:1939
Birth Place:Alameda, California
Citizenship:USA
Nationality:American
Workplaces:Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, University of California Santa Cruz
Alma Mater:Stanford University, Radcliffe University, Harvard University
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Katherine S. Ralls is an American zoologist and conservationist who is Senior Research Zoologist Emerita at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park.[1] Ralls' research interests are in the behavioral ecology, genetics, and conservation of mammals, both terrestrial and marine. Since 1980, she has focused on conservation biology, especially the genetic problems of small captive and wild populations.

Two mammals that she has studied extensively are the sea otter and the San Joaquin kit fox.[2] Some of her research is on the genetic management of wild and captive animal populations.[3]

She obtained a BA in Biology from Stanford in 1960, an MS in Biology from Radcliffe College in 1962 and a PhD in Biology from Harvard in 1965.[4] In 2005 she was granted an honorary fellowship in the Zoological Society of London.[5]

Ralls worked on the founding of the Society for Conservation Biology in the mid-1980s.[6] In 1986, she and research associate Jonathan Ballou, (now research scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute),[7] developed an international workshop on genetic management for zoo animals.[3] In 2017, Ralls, Ballou, and Richard Frankham published the first book on the genetic management of fragmented species populations, "Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations."[8]

In addition to her Smithsonian appointment, Ralls is a research associate at the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz.[9]

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  1. Web site: National Zoo News. 2017-09-14. October 25, 2017.
  2. Web site: Mihelich. Peggy. Katherine Ralls, a pioneer in wildlife preservation. AAAS. 26 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Katherine Ralls, a pioneer in wildlife preservation. AAAS. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Katherine Ralls . 2023-01-09 . Coastal Research Center.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915152907/http://static.zsl.org/files/honorary-fellows-658.pdf . 2012-09-15 . dead .
  6. Web site: Ralls. Katherine. Curriculum Vitae. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 2 March 2015.
  7. Web site: Conservation Genetics Pioneer Jonathan D. Ballou Receives Devra Kleiman Scientific Advancement Award. 2016-09-10. National Zoo Website. February 1, 2018.
  8. Web site: Smithsonian Scientists Publish First Book on the Genetic Management of Fragmented Species Populations. 2017-09-14. National Zoo Website. February 1, 2018.
  9. Web site: Katherine Ralls CV. Coast Research Center Website. February 1, 2018.
  10. Web site: California Academy of Sciences, List of Fellows. California Academy of Sciences. February 1, 2018.
  11. Web site: CSU Stanislaus scientists honored for Kit Fox scent dog research work. Stanislaus University. February 1, 2018.
  12. Web site: The Zoological Society of London Honorary Fellows. The Zoological Society of London. February 1, 2018. August 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150801061319/http://www.zsl.org/sites/default/files/media/2015-06/ZSL%20Honorary%20Fellows.pdf. dead.
  13. Web site: Katherine Ralls CV. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. February 1, 2018.
  14. Web site: MERRIAM AWARD RECIPIENTS. American Society of Mammaologists. https://web.archive.org/web/20111225042535/http://mammalogy.org/committees/merriam-award/merriam-award-winners. 2011-12-25. dead. February 1, 2018.
  15. Web site: Katherine Ralls CV. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. February 1, 2018.
  16. Web site: Fellows of the ABS. Animal Behavior Society. February 1, 2018.
  17. Web site: Katherine Ralls CV. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. February 1, 2018.

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