Mark Ridley (zoologist)
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Mark Ridley | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | The comparative economics of reproductive behaviour (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Dawkins |
Mark Ridley (born 1956) is a British zoologist and writer on evolution.
He studied at both
The Sunday Times, Nature, New Scientist and The Times Literary Supplement. He is sometimes confused with Matt Ridley, another writer on evolution who is also from the UK.[2]
Published works
- Ridley, Mark 1993. Evolution Blackwell; 2nd ed 1996 Blackwell ISBN 978-1-4051-0345-9. A comprehensive textbook: case studies, commentary, dedicated website and CD.
- Mendel's Demon: Gene Justice and the Complexity of Life 2001 ISBN 978-0-7538-1410-9
- Released in the US with the title: The Cooperative Gene: How Mendel's Demon Explains the Evolution of Complex Beings 2001 ISBN 978-0-7432-0161-2
- Released in the US with the title: The Cooperative Gene: How Mendel's Demon Explains the Evolution of Complex Beings 2001
- Animal Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Mechanisms, Development, and Ecology 1995 ISBN 978-0-632-01416-3
- The Problems of Evolution 1985 ISBN 978-0-19-219194-6
- The Darwin Reader (Second Edition) 1996 ISBN 978-0-393-96967-2
- How to Read Darwin 2006 ISBN 978-0-393-32881-3
- Evolution and classification: The reformation of ISBN 978-0-582-44497-3
- Narrow Roads of Geneland (with ISBN 978-0-19-856690-8
- The Explanation of Organic Diversity: The Comparative Method and Adaptations for Mating 1983 ISBN 978-0-19-857597-9
- Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology: 1985 (with ISBN 978-0-19-854199-8
- Animal Behaviour: A Concise Introduction 1995 ISBN 978-0-86542-390-9
- ISBN 978-0-19-921466-2
References
- ^ "Animal Behaviour Research Group". University of Oxford. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- OCLC 180014200.
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