''Per'' Johan Alström (born 9 April 1961) is a Swedish
Professor
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of
ornithology
Ornithology, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (''órnis''), meaning "bird", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related discip ...
. He does research in
taxonomy
image:Hierarchical clustering diagram.png, 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy
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,
systematics
Systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phy ...
, and
evolution
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, with birds in
Asia
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as a specialty. Alström works at the Department of Ecology and Genetics (Animal Ecology) at
Uppsala University
Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.
Initially fou ...
and at the Swedish Species Information Centre at the
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. He has previously worked as e.g. Curator of Ornithology at the
Swedish Museum of Natural History, and been a guest researcher at the
Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology
The FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology is a South African biological research and conservation movement, conservation institute based at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The mission statement of the institute is ''“to promote and u ...
,
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) (, ) is a public university, public research university in Cape Town, South Africa.
Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest univer ...
and a visiting professor at the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...
, Beijing. He is chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative and the Committee for Swedish Animal Names and Swedish focal point for th
Global Taxonomy Initiativeunder the
Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty. The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); the sustainable use of its ...
(CBD). Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the international ornithological journal
Avian Research'.
The
author name ''Alström'' is used for species scientifically described by Per Alström: ''
Phylloscopus hainanus'', ''
Phylloscopus emeiensis'', ''
Phylloscopus calciatilis'', ''
Seicercus soror'', ''
Locustella chengi'', ''
Motacilla samveasnae'', ''
Zoothera salimalii''.
References
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Per Alström Uppsala University. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
External links
Per Alström on ResearchGate
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21st-century Swedish biologists
1961 births
Living people