Mark Alan Hershkovitz Explained
Mark Alan Hershkovitz is an American biochemist and taxonomist.
In 1981 he received his Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University. He received his Master of Science and PhD degrees from University of California, Davis, in 1986 and 1990;[1] his focus in his doctoral program was botany. Afterwards, he worked for the Laboratory of Molecular Systematics at the Smithsonian Institution as a postdoctoral scientist, and he joined the National Center for Biotechnology Information as a fellow under the Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Award.[2]
he is a professor at the University of Chile.[1]
Taxa (re)named by Hershkovitz
- Cistanthe amaranthoides (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.[3]
- C. arenaria (Cham.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- C. calycina Carolin ex Hershk.
- C.celosioides (Phil.) Carolin ex Hershk.
- C.cephalophora (I.M.Johnston) Carolin ex Hershk.
- C.coquimbensis (Barneoud) Carolin ex Hershk.
- C.cymosa (Phil.) Hershk.
- C. densiflora (Barnéoud) Hershk.
- C. monandra (Nutt.) Hershk.
Works
- Hershkovitz, M.A. & Zimmer, E.A. 2000. Ribosomal DNA evidence and disjunctions of western American Portulacaceae Mol. Phylogenetics and Evolution 15(3): 419–439.
- Hershkovitz M.A., Arroyo M.T.K, Bell C., and Hinojosa L.F 2006
Phylogeny of Chaetanthera (Asteraceae: Mutisieae) reveals both ancient and recent origins of the high elevation lineages Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41: 594-605.
- Hershkovitz, M. A.. Leaf Morphology and Taxonomic Analysis of Cistanthe tweedyi (Nee Lewisia tweedyi; Portulacaceae) . Systematic Botany. 17. 2. April–June 1992. 220–238. 2419519. 10.2307/2419519.
- Hershkovitz, M. A.. Phylogenetic Studies in Centrospermae: A Brief Appraisal. Taxon. Wiley. 38. 4. November 1989. 602–608. 10.2307/1222636. 1222636.
Notes and References
- Web site: HERSHKOVITZ, MARK ALAN . Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT), Ministry of Education (Chile). 2019-09-30.
- Book: National Library of Medicine Programs and Services . . 1996 . 59.
- Rodríguez R. et al. 2018 Catálogo de Plantas vasculares Gayana 75(1):1-430
