Peter Richerson
Peter James Richerson (born October 11, 1943) is an American
Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis
.
Life
Richerson studied
postdoc and junior professorship, he was from 1977 until 2006 Professor of Environmental Science at UC Davis. He was a guest professor at University of California, Berkeley (1977–78), Duke University (1984), and the University of Exeter (2004). In 1991 he was a guest researcher at the Bielefeld University. He has made significant contributions to the study of biosocial and cultural evolution.[1]
Work
Richerson's research interests include sociocultural evolution, human ecology and applied and tropical limnology.
Books (selected)
- Richerson, Peter; ISBN 0226069338.
- Richerson, Peter; ISBN 0226712125.
- Richerson, Peter; ISBN 019518145X.
References
External links
- Faculty profile at UC Davis
- Report from Richerson on YouTube on the origin of language, April 15, 2011, Brooklyn College