13-446: Livezey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bradley C. Livezey (1954–2011), American ornithologist Jon Harlan Livezey (born 1938), American politician and lawyer See also [ edit ] Livezey House Livesey (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Livezey . If an internal link intending to refer to
26-531: A commercial area. Past this, the road turns southeast and runs near more housing subdivisions, crossing into West Deer Township and passing near businesses. At the intersection with Oak Road, the Orange Belt splits from PA 910 by heading east on that road, and PA 910 curves south. The route turns southeast and then south again, passing a mix of fields, woods, and homes. At the Cedar Ridge Road intersection,
39-567: A mix of woods and residential development, entering Richland Township . In this area, PA 910 becomes Gibsonia Road and passes over I-76 ( Pennsylvania Turnpike ) before heading through wooded areas of homes. The route passes through Gibsonia and crosses the P&;W Subdivision railroad line, which is owned by CSX and operated by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad , passing through more wooded residential areas as it comes to an intersection with PA 8 in
52-487: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Livezey&oldid=1159484308 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bradley C. Livezey Bradley Curtis Livezey (June 15, 1954 – February 8, 2011)
65-779: Is an east–west state highway in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania , in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area . It travels nineteen miles (30 km) between Interstate 79 (I-79) in Wexford and PA 28 in Harmarville . PA 910 begins at an interchange with I-79 on the border of the borough of Franklin Park and Marshall Township , heading east-northeast on three-lane undivided Wexford Bayne Road into Marshall Township, carrying two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane. At this point,
78-559: The University of Wisconsin–Madison in wildlife ecology and in 1984 his second in mathematics at the University of Kansas . In 1985 he completed a PhD with his thesis Systematics and flightlessness of steamer-ducks (Anatidae: Tachyeres) at the University of Kansas . In 1993, he was hired as Associate Curator of Birds at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh and was awarded full curatorship in 2001. During that time, he served as
91-566: The Yellow Belt joins PA 910 for the remainder of the route and the road heads into Indiana Township , coming to another bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The road curves southeast through woods before passing through the residential community of Dorseyville . The route heads east and crosses over the Pennsylvania Turnpike again, making another turn to the southeast through wooded areas of development. PA 910 heads south and passes over
104-408: The Pennsylvania Turnpike a fourth time, reaching the community of Indianola . The route continues southeast through wooded areas of residential and commercial development a short distance to the west of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, entering Harmar Township . The road becomes Indianola Road and passes through forests, becoming a three-lane road with two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane. PA 910 makes
117-486: The most comprehensive bird classification scheme known to science. Brad was also one of the first researchers to embrace the concept that birds shared their evolutionary lineage with dinosaurs. On February 8, 2011 Livezey died in a two-car collision caused by icy road conditions on the Pennsylvania Route 910 near his home in Wexford, Pennsylvania . Pennsylvania Route 910 Pennsylvania Route 910 ( PA 910 )
130-748: The museum's first Dean of Science. As Curator of Birds, he oversaw around 195,000 bird specimens, the ninth-largest bird collection in the United States. Livezey's research work dealt with controversial areas of bird phylogenetics and taxonomy . While Livezey's colleagues often used DNA analysis to support their research, Livezey demonstrated a more traditional approach, based on exhaustive studies of bone shape and other characteristics. His general interests included phylogenetic relationships of avian families, phylogenetic relationships of waterfowl, evolution of avian flightlessness, comparative osteology of birds, multivariate morphometrics, and avian paleontology. He
143-530: The route is concurrent with the Orange Belt of the Allegheny County Belt System . The road passes a few businesses before narrowing to two lanes and running past residential subdivisions. PA 910 continues into Pine Township and comes to an interchange with US 19 in Wexford . At this point, the route becomes Wexford Road and heads east through forested areas. Farther east, the road passes through
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#1732848940246156-652: Was an American ornithologist with scores of publications. His main research included the evolution of flightless birds , the systematics of birds, and the ecology and behaviour of steamer ducks . Livezey was born in Salem, Massachusetts . He grew up in Massachusetts , Pennsylvania , and Illinois . His interest in birds started when he was in High School. Livezey earned a Bachelor of Science at Oregon State University in 1976. In 1979 he earned his first Master of Science degree at
169-554: Was generally considered to be the world authority on the osteology—the study of skeletons—of birds. Perhaps his greatest legacy is the Higher-Order Phylogeny of Modern Birds, co-authored over the course of 10 years with associate Richard L. Zusi of the Smithsonian Institution . This research opus analyzes 2,954 bird characters—traits such as beak shape, relative wing proportions, and feather characteristics—to create
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