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Stanley Weinbaum, “Proteus Island”, 1936.

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Arthur Guyton & John Hall, “Textbook of Medical Physiology“, 9th Edition, 1996 was the topic of an earlier blog post.

Here I present:  Stanley Weinbaum, “Proteus Island”, 1936 was a “genetics” SciFi short-story.

The protagonist in Stanley Weinbaum, “Proteus Island”, 1936 is a Zoologist named “Alan Carver”.

Below is a table “taxon classification” in Zoology.  The listing is from #A to #U.  The items #A to #J are collectively  called “Chordates”.

CHORDATES

A. Mammals.

B. Birds.

C. Reptiles.

D. Frog & Toads.

E. Salamanders.

F. Apoda (Amphibians).

G. Lung Fishes.

H. Bony Fishes.

I.  Sharks.

J.  Agnaths (lampreys).

“Chordates” in the BELOW revised table is item #1.  The table has a dozen items #1 to #12.

ZOOLOGY  TAXONS

1.  Chordates.

2.  Urochordates (lancelets).

3.  Cephalochordates.

4.  Arthropods.

5.  Mollusk.

6.  Annelids.

7.  Echinoderm.

8.  Nematodes.

9.  Cnidarians.

10. Porifera.

11. Eukaryota.

12. Prokaryota.

Zoologist “Alan Carver” has gone to Austin Island, NEW ZEALAND on the “Fortune Expedition”.  Protagonist “Alan Carver” has two “foil” characters “”Malloa” & “Kolu” (Maori Polynesians) that are this guides on the island.  ‘Vance Halburton” is the ship captain of the “Fortune Expedition”.  “Lilith” is a female “foil” character of protagonist “Alan Carver”.  The plot of the story is “Fortune Expedition” search for zoological specimens.  The story is set in 1930’s New Zealand.

 Arthur Guyton & John Hall, “Textbook of Medical Physiology“, 9th Edition, 1996  was the topic of an earlier blog post.

Here I presented: Stanley Weinbaum, “Proteus Island”, 1936 which was a SciFi expedition for zoological specimens.

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