Robert Trivers
American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Ludlow "Bob" Trivers (/ˈtrɪvərz/; born February 19, 1943) is an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist. Trivers proposed the theories of reciprocal altruism (1971), parental investment (1972), facultative sex ratio determination (1973), and parent–offspring conflict (1974). He has also contributed by explaining self-deception as an adaptive evolutionary strategy (first described in 1976) and discussing intragenomic conflict.[2]
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Born | Robert Ludlow Trivers (1943-02-19) February 19, 1943 (age 81) |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | Evolution of social behavior |
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Children | 5 |
Awards | Crafoord Prize (2007) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology |
Institutions | Rutgers University |
Thesis | Natural Selection and Social Behavior (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | Ernest Williams[1] |
Website | roberttrivers |
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