Why do people keep posting things that seem as if the matter is a bit equivocal. It is not. "Jordan's Rule" refers to David Starr Jordan's work with meristic features of fishes. It was almost certainly so named by his star student, Carl Hubbs. The references I posted earlier should clear the matter up for those for whom it is not clear (it is clear to me), and if pursued, likely would definitively answer the original question in favor of Carl Hubbs. That original question was not for whom was the rule named, but by whom was the term coined.
David McNeely ---- Susan Kephart <skeph...@willamette.edu> wrote: > 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) > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> -- David McNeely
