%0 Journal Article
%T Standing on the shoulders of colourful giants: 50 years of zoological research in southern Africa
%A Peter J. Taylor Louw
%A Michelle Hamer
%J African Zoology
%D 2011
%I 
%X On the occasion of a symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Zoological Society of Southern Africa (ZSSA), the history of the Society is outlined in terms of its different ¡®growth stages¡¯ under different political dispensations and geographical headquarters, of its 34 organized symposia and of the 34 outstanding zoologists who have been awarded the Society¡¯s highest honour, the Gold Medal. The office bearers of the ZSSA Council from its inception to the present are documented. Changes to the Society¡¯s journal and newsletter are briefly discussed. It is concluded that the Society faces ¡®midlife¡¯ with a solid foundation and positive future, but complacency should be avoided. In particular, the Society¡¯s journal requires invigoration and enthusiastic commitment, particularly from high-ranking members, to submit excellent manuscripts to the journal, so as to boost its impact factor and allow it to become globally competitive.
%K Zoological Society of Southern Africa
%K Gold Medal
%K symposia
%K zoology
%K history.
%U http://africanzoology.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/477