The last few posts all lead to the same path.. I"m not an expert on all Jordan's accomplishments as I work w. plants, but Indiana University should have quite a digest on him since that's where he worked for many years. One of the biology buildings there is named after him
S On Aug 29, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Chava Weitzman wrote: > How about this one: Jordan, D.S. (1892) Relations of temperature to > vertebrae among fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, > 1891, 107–120. > > Cited in: > R. M. McDowall. 2007. Jordan’s and other ecogeographical rules, and the > vertebral number in fishes. Journal of Biogeography. > http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01823.x/full > Chava > > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Jan Ygberg <jygb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear all >> >> Maybe this one? : >> >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_algebra >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascual_Jordan >> >> Cheers >> >> >> Jan H. N. Ygberg >> Public Relations >> Resident Naturalists Programme Coordinator >> >> EXPLORER'S INN >> in the >> TAMBOPATA NATIONAL RESERVE >> A PERUVIAN SAFARIS ECO LODGE – A LODGE WITH A DIFFERENCE >> Since 1976 A SHOWCASE OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST >> Peruvian Safaris S.A >> Alcanfores 459 - Miraflores >> Lima 18 - Peru >> Phone: (51 1) 447 8888 >> Fax: (51 1) 241 8427 >> E-mail: safa...@amauta.rcp.net.pe / sa...@explorersinn.com >> Web Site: http://www.explorersinn.com >> Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/explorerslodge >> Twitter: @explorersinn >> >> 2012/8/28 Philippe Golay <g...@geneva-link.ch> >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> do you know who coined the expression « Jordan’s rule » or « Jordan’s >> law » >>> (fish species develop more vertebrae in a cold environment than in a warm >>> one) ? >>> >>> Thank you in advance. >>> Truly yours. >>> >>> Philippe >>> >>> SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS >>> >>> Philippe GOLAY >>> elapsoïdea >>> 21, chemin du Moulin >>> CH – 1233 Bernex >>> tel : +41(0)22 7771131 >>> mail : g...@geneva-link.ch >>> >>> SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS >>> L’autre jour, au fond d’un vallon, Un serpent piqua Jean Fréron. Que >>> pensez-vous qu’il arriva? Ce fut le serpent qui creva.. (Voltaire, >> Poésies >>> mêlées) >>> >> >> >> >> -- >>
