In Memoriam: Robert E. Woodruff, July 20, 1933–July 8, 2021

Abstract

We honor the life and accomplishments of Robert E. Woodruff with a short narrative of his professional career along with appendices listing his scientific bibliography, proposed species names and patronyms. This paper is the first of a Festschrift with separate contributed papers honoring him.

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