John Gordon Blower

John Gordon Blower (1923–2001), British myriapodologist. Manchester University

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  • Blower, J. G. (1950). Aromatic tanning in the myriapod cuticle. Nature, 165: 569
  • Blower, J. G. (1951). A comparative study of the Chilopod and Diplopod cuticle. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, 92: 141-161
  • Blower, J. G. (1952). British millipedes with special reference to Yorkshire species. Naturalist, 145-157
  • Blower, J. G. (1952). Epidermal glands in centipeds. Nature, 170: 166-167
  • Blower, J. G. (1953). Epidermal Secretions in Chilopoda. In: Proceedings / International Congress of Zoology, 315
  • Blower, J. G. (1953). On three species of Cylindroiulus Verhoeff (Diplopoda, Iulidae) in Britain. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 12, 6: 305-316
  • Blower, J. G. (1955). Millipedes and centipedes as soil animals. In: Kevan, D. K. Soil zoology, 138-151. London
  • Blower, J. G. (1955). Yorkshire Centipedes. Naturalist, 137-146
  • Blower, J. G. (1956). Some Relations between Millipedes and the Soil. VIe Cong. Sc. Sol Paris III:, 169-176
  • Blower, J. G. (1957). Feeding habits of a marine centipede. Nature, London, 180(4585): 560
  • Blower, J. G. (1957). Some new and little-known British millipedes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 12, 10: 497-508
  • Blower, J. G. (1958). Britisch millipedes (Diplopoda). With Keys to the species.. The Linnean Soc. of London. Synopses of the British Fauna no. 11 p. 1-74
  • Blower, J. G. (1969). Age structure of millipede populations in relation to activity and dispersion. Systematics Association Publication, 8: 209-216
  • Blower, J. G. (1970). Notes on the life-histories of some british lulidae. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Supplement, 41(2): 19-23. Paris
  • Blower, J. G. (1970). The millipedes of a Chesire wood. Journal of zoology, 160: 455-496. London
  • Blower, J. G. (1972). The distribution of british millipedes as known at the end of 1969. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 1: 9-38
  • Blower, J. G. (1974). Food consumption and growth in a laboratory population of Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport). Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, 32: 527-551. London
  • Blower, J. G. (1974). Myriapoda. Second international Congress of Myriapodology. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, 32: 1-712. London
  • Blower, J. G. (1974). The distribution of British Millipedes as known up to 1970. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, 32: 603-609. London
  • Blower, J. G. (1978). Anamorphosis in the Nematophora. Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (N.F.), 21/22: 97-103. Hamburg
  • Blower, J. G. (1979). Obituary [Manton, S.M.]. In: Camatini, M. (ed.): Myriapod biology: IX-XII, IX-XII
  • Blower, J. G. (1979). The millipede faunas of two british limestone woods. In: Camatini, M. (ed.): Myriapod biology, 203-214. London, New York
  • Blower, J. G. (1985). Millipedes. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. Synopses of the British Fauna, 35: 1-242. London
  • Blower, J. G. (1985). Obituary [Brade-Birks, S.G.]. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 2: 3-4
  • Blower, J. G. (1985). Obituary [Brookes, C.H.]. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 2: 4-5
  • Blower, J. G. (1985). Obituary [Manton, S.M.]. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 2: 3
  • Blower, J. G. (1985). The British Chordeumatidae. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 2: 8-23
  • Blower, J. G. (1986). A pauropod new to Britain and north-west Europe. British Myriapod Group Newsletter, 5: 2
  • Blower, J. G. (1986). British Myriapod Group at Manchester polytechnic 2-6 April 1986. British Myriapod Group Newsletter, 6: 1-8
  • Blower, J. G. (1986). Distribution and variation of the species of Brachychaeteuma occurring in Britain and Ireland. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 3: 43-48
  • Blower, J. G. (1987). Giant Geophilus from Gower. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 4: 53
  • Blower, J. G. (1987). More myriapods from Brittany. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 4: 37-40
  • Blower, J. G. (1989). The Myriapoda of Gower. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 6: 14-22
  • Blower, J. G. (1990). The Eighth International Congress of Myriapodology, Institute of Zoology, University of Innsbruck, 15-21 July 1990. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 7: 43-46
  • Blower, J. G. (1995). Colin Peter Fairhurst (1942-1994). Bulletin du Centre International de Myriapodologie, 28: 3-4
  • Blower, J. G. (1995). Colin Peter Fairhurst 1942-1994. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 11: 5-6
  • Blower, J. G. (2000). Edward Holt Eason M.A., M.B.(Cantab.), F.L.S. (1916-1999). Bulletin du Centre International de Myriapodologie, 33: 12-13
  • Blower, J. G. (2000). Obituary: Edward Holt Eason M.A., M.B. (Cantab.), F.L.S. 1915-1999. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 16: 5-10
  • Blower, J. G. (2003). Iulus scandinavius. Bulletin of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group, 19: 88
  • Blower, J. G.; Fairhurst, Colin P. (1968). Notes on the life-history and ecology of Tachypodoiulus niger (Diplopoda, Iulidae) in Britain. Journal of zoology, 156: 257-271. London
  • Blower, J. G.; Gabbutt, P. D. (1964). Studies on the millipedes of a devon oak wood. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 143: 143-176. London
  • Blower, J. G.; Miller, P. F. (1974). The life-cycle and ecology of Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport) in Britain. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, 32: 503-525. London
  • Blower, J. G.; Miller, P. F. (1977). The life history of the julid millipede Cylindroiulus nitidus in a Derbyshire wood. Journal of zoology, 183: 339-351. London
  • Blower, J. G.; Rolfe, S. W. (1956). Metaiulus pratensis, gen. et sp. nov., and Leptoiulus kervillei (Brolemann) from Britain. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 12, 9: 513-520
  • Blower, J. G.; Rundle, A. J. (1980). Prosopodesmus panporus, an interesting new species of polydesmoid millipede from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Myriapodologica. 1 (4): 27-34. Radford.
  • Blower, J. G.; Rundle, A. J. (1986). Poratia digitata, a new British hothouse millipede. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 3: 11-16
  • Bocock, K. L.; Heath, J.; Blower, J. G. (1973). Some observations on the biology of the millipede Geoglomeris jurassica Verhoeff, 1915. Journal of Natural History, 7: 691-697
  • Enghoff, H.; Dohle, W.; Blower, J. G. (1993). Anamorphosis in millipedes (Diplopoda) - the present state of knowledge with some developmental and phylogenetic considerations. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 109: 103-234
  • Evans, M. E. G.; Blower, J. G. (1973). A jumping millipede. Nature, 246(5433): 427-428
  • Hopkin, S. P.; Blower, J. G. (1987). Displaced ocelli in blaniulid millipedes. Bulletin of the British Myriapod Group, 4: 27-29
  • Littlewood, P. M. H.; Blower, J. G. (1987). The chemosensory behaviour of Lithobius forficatus. 1. Evidence for a pheromone released by the coxal organs (Myriapoda: Chilopoda). Journal of Zoology, 211(1): 65-82
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