John A. Detlefsen* person

​assistant of geneticist William E. Castle at Harvard's MCZ & Bussey Institute; later went on to University of Illinois. Authored several publications on heredity in mammals, including "Genetic studies on a cavy species cross" (1915)(some material in MCZ collection), "The linkage of dark-eye and color in mice" (1925). Generally worked on rodent genetics and crosses in laboratory settings

Names for this agent

  • John Adolph Detlefsen
  • John A. Detlefsen (preferred)
  • J. A. Detlefsen (initials plus last)
  • Detlefsen, J. A. (author)

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  • Mammalia: Caviidae (2 records) none known to year

  • Not a preparator of any material in MCZbase

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  • unformatted measurements for 2 Mammalogy specimens

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