CORRESPONDENCE
16 June 2026
By
Elizabeth J. Carlen
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jonathan B. Losos
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Samantha E. E. Kreling
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
The practice of naming species after people has come under criticism for several reasons, including because men are over-represented and women are under-represented. But looking across all mammal species, it seems that there are also differences in how men and women are honoured.
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Nature 654 , 834 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01916-8
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