An annotated bibliography of C.J.van der Klaauw with notes on the impact of his work

摘要

Van der Klaauw was a professor of Descriptive Zoology in the period 1934-1958.This paper presents a concise annotated overview of his publications.In his work three main topics can be recognized:comparative anatomy of the mammalian auditory region,theoretical studies about ecology and ecological morphology,and vertebrate functional morphology.In particular van der Klaauw developed new concepts on functional morphology,based upon a holistic approach.A series of studies in functional morphology of Vertebrates by his students is added.An overview of recent morphological and theoretical studies show that this new approach had a long lasting impact in studies of functional morphology.