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Gregor W. Yeates

Gregor W. Yeates is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gregor W. Yeates rather than just read about it. In short: Gregor William Yeates, publishing as GW Yeates (19 May 1944 – 6 August 2012), was a New Zealand soil zoologist and ecologist. He was "considered the world's leading authority in soil nematode ecology, a subject of economic and ecological importance." Scientific career and contributions As a student Yeates counted Adélie penguins at Cape Royds in 1964–65 and 1965–66.

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Reference excerpt

Gregor William Yeates, publishing as GW Yeates (19 May 1944 – 6 August 2012), was a New Zealand soil zoologist and ecologist. He was "considered the world's leading authority in soil nematode ecology, a subject of economic and ecological importance."

Scientific career and contributions As a student Yeates counted Adélie penguins at Cape Royds in 1964–65 and 1965–66. His PhD (under Wally Clark) was on nematodes of dune sands, and was completed in 1968 at the University of Canterbury. His DSc was also at the University of Canterbury. Yeates's early work on nematodes in sand dunes represented some of the first detailed work on nematodes in non-agricultural settings, and 'representing some of the most detailed assessments of nematode communities ever conducted in natural environments.' Yeates spent most of his working life at Soil Bureau, a division of DSIR, which became Landcare Research. He published over 200 papers and described over 100 species in genera including Longidorus, Xiphinema, Hemicycliophora, Trischistoma and Dorylaimida. Holotypes of his are the earliest in the National Nematode Collection of New Zealand. He was awarded a Nuffield Foundation Commonwealth Travelling Fellowship to study at Rothamsted in 1977–1978. He conducted long-term work on CO2 enrichment in pasture. He studied the New Zealand flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus in its native environment, supporting work in the United Kingdom where it became established as an invasive pest.

Family and civic life Yeates was the son of Massey University founding staff member John Stuart Yeates. He and wife Judy lived in Upper Hutt and Palmerston North, with two children. He was elected to the Rimutaka ward of the Upper Hutt City Council (1973–1977) and the Hutt Valley Drainage Board (1973–1977). He was later involved with Te Manawa in Palmerston North and the Royal Society of New Zealand at both a local and a national level.

Honours and offices Nuffield Travelling Scholarship (1977) Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (1998) Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Soil Science (1995) Fellow of the Society of Nematologists (2007) Editorial Board of Journal of Nematology. Office holder in the Royal Society of New Zealand Manawatu Branch Officeholder in the Royal Society of New Zealand Wellington Branch from 1981, including 1987–88 Upper Hutt City Councillor and Hutt Valley Drainage Board member from 1973 to 1977 Council of the New Zealand Rhododendron Association 1997–2000 Heritage Park Rhododendron Charitable Trust Trustee President of the New Zealand Society of Parasitology 1990–1991

Publications Feeding Habits in Soil Nematode Families and Genera—An Outline for Soil Ecologists by G. W. Yeates, T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva in J Nematol. 1993 September; 25(3) has 901 citations according to google scholar. The paper is a study in the ecological role of nematodes structured by taxa. Gregor Yeates. Earthworms, Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11 Plains' Science: Inventions, Innovations and Discoveries from the Manawatu v1. (2011), co-edited by Vince Neall and Gregor Yeates, Royal Society of New Zealand Manawatu Branch and the Science Centre Inc., ISBN 9780473187033.

References

External links G W Yeates on Wikispecies

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gregor W. Yeates

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gregor W. Yeates claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gregor W. Yeates before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gregor W. Yeates ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gregor W. Yeates

In research: Gregor W. Yeates appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gregor W. Yeates in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gregor W. Yeates is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1944 births, 2012 deaths, 20th-century New Zealand biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gregor W. Yeates outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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