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Southcott, Ronald Vernon

Southcott, Ronald Vernon

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Ronald Vernon Southcott was one of Australia’s greatest doctor-naturalists and an expert in the field of venom research in marine animals. Much of his work was self-funded and undertaken in his own time. His contributions to toxinology include the famed description and naming of the box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri, the first definitive study of Australian scorpions and extensive descriptions of the medical effects of toxic fungi, plants and Australian insects.
Birth date: 
Tue, 01/01/1918
Death date: 
Thu, 12/31/1998
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Identification of Jelly-Fishes

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Southcott, RV.  1963.  Identification of Jelly-Fishes. International Convention on Life Saving Techniques, Sydney, March 11 th-20th, 1960. :111.