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| Personal statistics |
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Born-May 18, 1925; Niagara Falls, New York |
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Married-September 3, 1950 to Harriet Mabon
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Children-Lyn (10/21/51), John (2/6/54),
Jill (6/18/58), Steven (9/7/59), and Nicholas (8/11/60) |
| Education |
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Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1946-50,
BS (1950) |
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University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
1950-52, MS (1952) |
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1953-57, Ph.D (1957) |
| Employment |
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Adjunct Research Scientist and Professor,
School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
- 1966 to date. |
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Chief, Fisheries Research Section, Fisheries
Division, |
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- 1976-92. |
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Director, Institute for Fisheries Research, |
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- 1966-92. |
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Biologist-In-Charge, Pigeon River Trout
Research Station, |
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources,
Vanderbilt, Michigan - 1958-65. |
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Fishery Biologist, Institute for Fisheries
Research, |
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Michigan Department of Conservation, Ann
Arbor, Michigan - 1956-58. |
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Aquatic Biologist, New York Conservation
Department - 1950 |
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Sergeant, U. S. Marine Corps - 1943-46. |
| Honors, awards, etc. |
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Fellowship - Oklahoma Fish and Game Council,
1950-52. |
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Fellowship - Institute for Fisheries Research,
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1953-56. |
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Commendation Award - Sport Fishing Institute
of America, 1978. |
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King Salmon Award - Michigan Department
Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, 1981. |
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Sturgeon Club Award - Michigan Department
Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, 1991. |
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Justin W. Leonard Award for Excellence -
Michigan Chapter, American Fisheries Society, 1994. |
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Golden Membership Award - American Fisheries
Society, 1998. |
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Grayling Award for Meritorious Service -
Michigan Chapter, American Fisheries Society, 1998. |
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Certificate of Appreciation- Michigan Department
Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, 2004. |
| Memberships in professional, honorary, and learned
societies (official position) |
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American Fisheries Society - 1950 to date. |
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The Wildlife Society - 1954 to date. |
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American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- 1948 to date. |
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The Ecological Society of America - 1961
to date. |
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Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters
- 1954 to date (Section Chairman 1962-63, 1973-74). |
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American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists
- 1961 to date. |
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Sigma Xi - 1952 to date. |
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Phi Sigma - 1950-52. |
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Science Research Club, The University of
Michigan - 1955 to date. |
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North American Benthological Society - 1966-1992. |
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Societas Internationals Limnology - 1970
to date. |
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Society for Conservation Biology - 1987
to date. |
| Biographical listings |
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Who's Who in the Midwest |
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American Men and Women in Science |
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Men of Achievement |
| Recent publications |
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Latta, W. C. 2007. Changes in fish assemblages in Michigan lakes since the 1950's. Michigan Academician 37: 3- 18. |
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Latta, W. C. 2005. Status of
Michigan's endangered, threatened, special-concern and other fishes,
1993-2001. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Fisheries Division
Research Report 2079, Ann Arbor. |
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Bailey, R.M., W. C. Latta, and G.
R. Smith, 2004. An atlas of Michigan fishes with keys and illustrations
for their identification. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology,
University of Michigan, Number 192. |
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Latta, W.C. 2002. Changes in fish
assemblages in Michigan's streams since 1922. Michigan Academician
33: 297- 319. |
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Latta, W. C. 1998. Status of the
endangered and threatened fishes of Michigan. Michigan Academician
30: 1- 16 |
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Latta, W. C. 1998. Numbers of raptors
migrating each fall through Holiday Beach, Essex County, 1977- 96,
compared with those migrating each spring through Grimsby, 1980- 96,
Ontario, Canada. Hawk Migration Studies 24 (1); 3-11. |
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Latta, W. C. 1995. Distribution and
abundance of the lake herring (Coregonus artedi) in Michigan. Michigan
Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division Research Report
2014, Ann Arbor. |
| Research interests |
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Distribution and abundance of Michigan fishes. |
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Trends in abundance of raptors in eastern
Great Lakes region, North America. |
| Current addresses |
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Home: |
2624 Roseland Drive |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 |
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Institute for Fisheries Research |
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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203 Museums Annex Building
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1084 |
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E-mail: |
clatta@umich.edu |