• Northwest Van Dam's vanga, a bird named after Douwe Casparus van Dam van (Dutch) von House of Dam, Danish surname Nieuwe Wereldt ofte Beschrijvinghe van West-Indian...
    5 KB (715 words) - 00:18, 10 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Paratilapia polleni
    when visiting Madagascar with fellow Dutch naturalist and explorer Douwe Casparus van Dam (1827-1898). P. polleni is a laterally compressed, full-bodied fish...
    8 KB (720 words) - 09:23, 6 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Damba
    Indian cichlids). The Latin species name damii honors the naturalist Douwe Casparus van Dam (1827-1898). P. damii is the largest Paretroplus, reaching the total...
    5 KB (544 words) - 23:57, 14 November 2021
  • Thumbnail for Cephalopholis polleni
    when visiting Réunion with fellow Dutch naturalist and explorer Douwe Casparus van Dam (1827-1898). Craig, M.T. (2018). "Cephalopholis polleni". IUCN Red...
    6 KB (655 words) - 18:16, 11 April 2022
  • Thumbnail for 1866 in birding and ornithology
    1866 include Cabanis's tanager, bar-winged rail, spot-crowned antvireo, Van Dam's vanga, Mayotte drongo, Death of Johann Wilhelm von Müller Death of Philipp...
    2 KB (195 words) - 20:29, 16 July 2022
  • Thumbnail for François Pollen
    Schlegel encouraged him to study zoology. Together with his companion Douwe Casparus van Dam (1827–1898) he made an expedition to Madagascar which lasted from...
    5 KB (546 words) - 23:58, 27 February 2024