Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Alfred Gardner

Emeritus Curator (USGS)
Department / Division
Education
  • Ph.D. (Vertebrate Zoology): Louisiana State University, 1970
  • M.S. (Zoology): University of Arizona, 1965
  • B.S. (Wildlife Management): University of Arizona, 1962
Research Interests

Research is primarily on the systematics and nomenclature of land mammals of the Western Hemisphere with particular emphasis on the Neotropics.

Publications
Journal Article
Book
Book Chapter
  • Moratelli, Ricardo, Wilson, Don E., Gardner, Alfred L., Fisher, Robert D., and Gutiérrez, Eliécer E. 2016. "A New Species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Suriname." In Contributions in Natural History: A Memorial Volume in Honor of Clyde Jones. Manning, R. W., Goetze, J. R., and Yancey, F. D., editors. 49–66. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University.
  • Creighton, G. Ken and Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Genus Marmosa." In Mammals of South America, vol. 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 51–61. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Creighton, G. Ken and Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Genus Thylamys." In Mammals of South America, vol. 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 107–117. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Creighton, G. Ken and Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Genus Gracilinanus." In Mammals of South America, vol. 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 43–50. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Order Pilosa." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 157–165. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Family Phyllostomidae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 207–218. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Genus Vampyrodes." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 355–357. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Family Vespertilionidae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 440. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Genus Hyladelphys." In Mammals of South America, vol. 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats; Mammals of South America, vol. 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. 50. Chicago; Chicago: University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Magnorder Xenartha." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 127–128. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Genus Uroderma." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 342–355. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Cohort Marsupialia; order Didelphimorphia; family Didelphidae; subfamily Caluromyinae; genus Caluromys." In Mammals of South America, volume 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. 1–11. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Subfamily Stenodermatinae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 300–321. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Genus Platyrrhinus." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 329–342. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Suborder Vermilingua." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 168–187. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Order Chiroptera." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 187–188. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Family Noctilionidae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 384–389. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Family Furipteridae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 389–396. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Family Natalidae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 396–440. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Tribe Sturnirini." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 363–376. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Tribe Monodelphini; genus Chacodelphys; genus Cryptonanus." In Mammals of South America, volume 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. 39–43. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Genus Chiroderma." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 321–329. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2007. "Tribe Stenodermatini." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 357–363. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Creighton, G. Ken. 2007. "Genus Marmosops." In Mammals of South America, vol. 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 61–74. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Creighton, G. Ken. 2007. "Genus Micoureus." In Mammals of South America, vol. 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 74–82. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Dagosto, Marian. 2007. "Tribe Metachirini; genus Metachirus." In Mammals of South America, volume 1: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. 35–39. Chicago; Chicago: University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Davis, William B. 2007. "Genus Eptesicus." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 440–450. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Griffiths, Thomas A. 2007. "Subfamily Glossophaginae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 224–244. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Griffiths, Thomas A. 2007. "Subfamily Lonchophyllinae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 244–255. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Handley, Charles O., Jr. 2007. "Genus Lasiurus." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 457–468. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Handley, Charles O., Jr. 2007. "Genus Histiotus." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 450–457. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Hood, Craig. 2007. "Family Emballonuridae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 188–207. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Kwon, Miriam. 2007. "Subfamily Desmodontinae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 218–224. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Naples, Virginia L. 2007. "Family Megalonychidae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 165–168. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Patton, James L. 2007. "Family Mormoopidae." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 376–384. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L., Wetzel, Ralph M., Redford, Kent H., and Eisenberg, John F. 2007. "Order Cingulata." In Mammals of South America: Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Gardner, Alfred L., editor. 128. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2005. "Order Pilosa." In Mammal species of the World, Third Edition. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 100–103. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2005. "Order Didelphimorphia." In Mammal species of the World, Third Edition. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 3–18. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2005. "Been there, done that; after 44 years of preparation, whats next?" In Going afield. Philips, C. J. and Jones, C., editors. 277–284. Museum of Texas Tech University.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2005. "Order Cingulata." In Mammal species of the World, Third Edition. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 94–99. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2005. "Order Microbiotheria." In Mammal species of the World, 3d edition. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 21. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 2005. "Order Paucituberculata." In Mammal species of the World, Third Edition. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 19–20. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 1999. "Order Didelphimorphia." In The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. Wilson, Don E. and Ruff, S., editors. 1–5. Vancouver: UBC Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. and Cortés-Calva, P. 1999. "Didelphidae." In Mamiferos del noroeste de México. Alvarez-Castaneda, S. T. and Patton, J. L., editors. 29–38. La Paz, Baja California Sur, México: Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroestes, S.C.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 1993. "Order Xenarthra." In Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 63–68. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 1993. "Order Microbiotheria." In Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 27. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 1993. "Order Didelphimorphia." In Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 15–24. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 1993. "Order Paucituberculata." In Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Wilson, Don E. and Reeder, D. M., editors. 25–26. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L., Handley, Charles O., Jr., and Wilson, Don E. 1991. "Survival and relative abundance." In
    . 53–75. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 511.
  • Handley, Charles O., Jr., Gardner, Alfred L., and Wilson, Don E. 1991. "Food habits." In Demography and natural history of the common fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, on Barro Colorado Island, Panamá. Handley, Charles O., Jr., Wilson, Don E., and Gardner, Alfred L., editors. 141–146.
  • Handley, Charles O., Jr., Wilson, Don E., and Gardner, Alfred L. 1991. "Introduction." In Demography and natural history of the common fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, on Barro Colorado Island, Panamá. Handley, Charles O., Jr., Wilson, Don E., and Gardner, Alfred L., editors. 1–7.
  • Handley, Charles O., Jr., Wilson, Don E., and Gardner, Alfred L. 1991. "Movements." In Demography and natural history of the common fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, on Barro Colorado Island, Panamá. Handley, Charles O., Jr., Wilson, Don E., and Gardner, Alfred L., editors. 89–130. Washington D.C..
  • Wilson, Don E., Handley, Charles O., Jr., and Gardner, Alfred L. 1991. "Reproduction on Barro Colorado Island." In Demography and natural history of the common fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, on Barro Colorado Island, Panamá. Handley, Charles O., Jr., Wilson, Don E., and Gardner, Alfred L., editors. 43–52. Washington D.C..
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 1989. "Two New Mammals from Southern Venezuela and Comments on the Affinities of the Highland Fauna of Cerro de la Neblina." In Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy. Redford, Kent H. and Eisenberg, John F., editors. 411–424. Gainesville, Florida: Sandhill Crane Press.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 1988. "The Mammals of Parque Nacional Serrania de la Neblina, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela." In Cerro de la Neblina, Resultados de la Expedicion 1983–1987. Brewer-Carias, Charles, editor. 922. Caracas: Editorial Sucre.
  • Gardner, Alfred L. 1973. "The Systematics of the Genus Didelphis (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) in North and Middle America." In Special Publications The Museum Texas Tech University. 81.
Magazine Article
  • Wemmer, Christen M., Erixon-Stanford, M., and Gardner, Alfred L. 1996. "Natural history museums and cyberspace." Museum International, 2, (-), 35–39.