Paul H. Harvey
Paul Harvey DSc (1989) | |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Studies on the polymorphism of cepaea nemoralis (1971) |
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| Website | zoo |
Paul H. Harvey
Education
Harvey was educated at the University of York where he was awarded Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Research and career
Harvey has led the development of robust statistical methods to decipher evolutionary relationships. His work has applied a rigorous basis to the comparative method in evolutionary biology — employed since the days of Charles Darwin — and as such, he has shaped modern thinking in the field.[5] The comparative method of evolutionary biology is used to correlate characteristics between species. Paul pioneered techniques to use the data and knowledge available in modern science, whilst avoiding artefacts, in untangling the evolutionary relationships between organisms. These problem-solving tools for evolutionary studies have become widely used.[5]
His former students who have become Fellows of The Royal Society include Oliver Pybus,[1] Georgina Mace,[1] Andrew Read,[1] Andrew Rambaut[1][2] and Eddie Holmes.[3]
Selected publications
- JSTOR 2992503.
- Harvey, P.H. Martin, R.D., & ISBN 0-226-76715-9
- Harvey, P.H. & Pagel, M.D. (1991) The Comparative Method in Evolutionary Biology. Oxford Monographs in Ecology and Evolution edited by Harvey, P.H. and May, R.M.. Oxford University Press.
- Pybus, O.G.; Rambaut, A; Holmes, E.C.; Harvey, P.H. (2002). "New inferences from tree shape: numbers of missing taxa and population growth rates". Syst. Biol. 51 (6): 881–888. PMID 12554454.
- Pybus, O.G.; Charleston, M.A.; Gupta, S.; Rambaut, A; Holmes, E.C.; Harvey, P.H. (2001). "The epidemic behaviour of the Hepatitis C virus". Science. 292 (5525): 2323–2325. S2CID 28871697.
- Freckleton, R.P.; Harvey, P.H. (2006). "Detecting Non-Brownian Trait Evolution in Adaptive Radiations". PLOS Biology. 4 (11): e373. PMID 17090217.
- Kelly, C.K.; Bowler, M.G.; Pybus, O.; Harvey, P.H. (2008). "Phylogeny, niches and relative abundance in natural communities". Ecology. 89 (4): 962–970. .
- PMID 15579672.
Awards and honours
Harvey was elected a
From 2000 to 2011, he served as Secretary of the Zoological Society of London (constitutionally the Chief Executive responsible for London and Whipsnade Zoos, the Institute of Zoology, and the Conservation Programmes)
He was appointed
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Paul Harvey: Evolution tree". academictree.org.
- ^ EThOS uk.bl.ethos.339299.
- ^ a b Holmes, Eddie (2017). "Edward C. Holmes - Curriculum Vitae". University of Sydney.
- doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U19381. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c Anon (2000). "Professor Paul Harvey CBE FRS". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:
"All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." --"Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Professor Paul Harvey". Jesus College, Oxford. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ "No. 58729". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2008. p. 7.
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