Yolanda van Heezik explained
| Yolanda van Heezik |
| Workplaces: | University of Otago |
| Alma Mater: | University of Otago |
| Thesis1 Url: | https://www.worldcat.org/title/growth-and-diet-of-the-yellow-eyed-penguin-megadyptes-antipodes-a-thesis-submitted-for-the-degree-of-doctor-of-philosophy-at-the-university-of-otago-dunedin/oclc/152745246&referer=brief_results |
| Thesis1 Year: | 1988 |
| Thesis1 Title: | The growth and diet of the yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes |
Yolanda van Heezik is a New Zealand academic and a professor of zoology at the University of Otago.[1] She is considered one of New Zealand's first urban ecologists.[2]
In 1988 van Heezik completed a PhD at the University of Otago in animal biology, writing her thesis on penguin ecology.[3] Her research is focused on birds and other wildlife in urban areas, and biodiversity of gardens. She also researches and writes about children's connections with nature.[4]
Personal life
She married fellow Otago Zoology Ph.D. graduate Phil Seddon prior to moving to Saudi Arabia.They have a son who was born in 1997.
Selected works
Book
- Saint Jalme, M., van Heezik, Yolanda, Paillat, P., & Eichaner, X. (2001). Propagation of the houbara bustard[5]
- van Heezik, Yolanda, & Freeman, Claire (2018). Children, Nature and Cities: Rethinking the Connections.[6]
Journal articles
Notes and References
- Web site: Zoology. Department of. Professor Yolanda van Heezik. 2020-12-24. www.otago.ac.nz. 10 February 2020 . en.
- Web site: Living with nature in an urban world. 2020-12-24. Science Learning Hub. en.
- The growth and diet of the yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes: a thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, Dunedin. 1988. en. Yolanda van. Heezik. 152745246.
- Web site: Yolanda van Heezik, Author at The Nature of Cities. 2020-12-24. The Nature of Cities. en-US.
- Book: Saint Jalme. M. Propagation of the houbara bustard. Van Heezik. Yolanda. Paillat. P. Eichaner. X. 2011. 978-0-203-03873-4. en. 882232429.
- Book: van Heezik. Yolanda. Children, Nature and Cities: Rethinking the Connections. Freeman. Claire. 2018. Routledge. en. 1191029111.
