Claude Davison Ankney (1946 – February 28, 2013) was an American-Canadian zoologist and avian ecologist. He was a professor at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

from 1974 until he retired from there in 2002. Academically, he was known for his work on the life history strategies of various

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

s, especially waterfowl. He was also known for his defense of, and activism for, environmental conservation. Ankney was also a significant contributor to the ''History of the Rose Lake Wildlife Research Center - Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division Report (1988).''

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1946 births 2013 deaths Canadian zoologists Canadian ecologists American emigrants to Canada Scientists from Cleveland Academic staff of the University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario alumni Canadian conservationists {{Canada-scientist-stub