American Society of Mammalogists

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The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) is a professional society founded on April 3, 1919 in Washington, DC . The current headquarters are in Topeka , Kansas . Its aim is to promote research on mammals .

The American Society of Mammalogists has 4,500 members, the majority of whom are professional scientists. The president, the vice-president, the secretary, the treasurer and the editors of the publications are elected by the members every two years.

Every year the ASM organizes several conferences and publishes various publications, including the Journal of Mammalogy , Special Publications , Mammalian Species and Society Pamphlets . The ASM also maintains a photo library that contains more than 3,200 photos of mammals. In 2017 the Mammal Diversity Database with over 6500 species entries was put online.

The ASM is composed of 31 committees and commissions, including an Animal Care and Use Committee, a Conservation Awards Committee, a Nature Conservation Committee, a Marine Mammals Committee, and a Committee for International Relations (International Relations Committee) and an editorial committee (Publications Committee).

ASM offers numerous grants and awards for research on mammals. These prizes can go to both academics and students.

President of the American Society of Mammalogists

literature

  • Tracy I. Storer: Mammalogy and The American Society of Mammalogists 1919-1969 In: Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 50, No. 4, 1969, pp. 785-793
  • Donald F. Hoffmeister: The First Fifty Years of the American Society of Mammalogists In: Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 50, No. 4, 1969, pp. 794-802
  • Elmer C. Birney; Jerry R. Choate: Seventy-five years of mammalogy, 1919-1994 , Special Publication No. II The American Society of Mammalogists, 1994. pp. 1-177

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