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RefNoEC/1951/22
Previous numbersCert XVI, 22; A56430
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TitleThorpe, William Homan: certificate of election to the Royal Society
DescriptionCitation typed
CitationDistinguished for his entomology. Special mention may be made of those on parasitic insects and their respiratory adaptations (11 papers): on olfactory conditioning (Proc. Roy. Soc. 1937, 1938, 1939): experimental studies on biological races (4 papers): on the structure, biology, etc. of Pantopthalmus, Cryptochaetum and other Dipter (7 papers). Use of Protozoa as indicators of oxygen consumption (Proc.Roy.Soc. 1932), by this technique he has advanced knowledge of respiration in a number of problematical types. Plastron respiration in aquatic insects (5 papers). Learning in insects ad other Arthropods, etc. List of papers (from 1927) appended.
ProposersFrom Personal Knowledge. D Keilin; V B Wigglesworth; Kenneth M Smith; S R Christophers; P A Buxton; J Z Young; S Zuckerman
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Thorpe, William Homan: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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NA1991Thorpe; William Homan (1902 - 1986)1902 - 1986
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