Charles Roux (biologist)
Charles Roux (born 1920, died c. 2000) was a French marine biologist who was the research director at the ''Centre oceanographique de Pointe-Noire'' in the French Congo and in 1987 became a professor and deputy director at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' in Paris. He attained his doctorate award in 1982 and was the author of a number of papers and books, notably co-writing ''Ocean Dwellers (Nature's hidden world)'' with Yves Verbreek. He was one of the six founders of the ''Société Française d’Ichtyologie'' in 1976, along with Marie-Louise Bauchot, Jacques Daget, Jean-Claude Hureau, Théodore Monod and Yves Plessis. Legacy The following species have a specific name which honours Roux: * ''Enteromius rouxi'' (Daget 1961) * ''Sardinella rouxi'' Poll Poll, polled, or polling may refer to: Figurative head counts * Poll, a formal election ** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts ** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |