Robert H. MacArthur

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Robert Helmer MacArthur
Community ecology
  • Population ecology
    • Institutions
    ThesisPopulation Ecology of Some Warblers of Northeastern Coniferous Forests (1957)
    Doctoral advisorG. Evelyn Hutchinson
    Other academic advisorsDavid Lack

    Robert Helmer MacArthur (April 7, 1930 – November 1, 1972) was a Canadian-born American

    community and population ecology. He is considered a founder of ecology and evolutionary biology.[1]

    Early life and education

    MacArthur was born in Toronto, Ontario, to John Wood MacArthur and Olive Turner in 1930. He later moved to Marlboro, Vermont, as his father moved from the

    postdoc with David Lack.[4]

    Career

    MacArthur was a professor at the

    hypothesis testing helped change ecology from a primarily descriptive field into an experimental field, and drove the development of theoretical ecology.[5][6][1]

    At Princeton, MacArthur served as the general editor of the series Monographs in Population Biology, and helped to found the journal

    National Academy of Sciences in 1969. Robert MacArthur died of renal cancer in 1972.[8]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c Wilson, Edward O.; Hutchinson, G . Evelyn (1 January 1989). "Robert Helmer MacArthur 1930—1972". Biographical Memoirs (PDF). Vol. 58. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
    2. ISBN 978-0-444-51673-2
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    3. ^ a b Odenbaugh, Jay (2013). "Searching for Patterns, Hunting for Causes: Robert MacArthur, the Mathemical Naturalist". In Harman, Oren; Dietrich, Michael R. (eds.). Outsider Scientists: Routes to Innovation in Biology. University of Chicago Press. pp. 181–189.
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      ISBN 9780199339938
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    5. ISBN 978-0120884599
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    6. ISSN 0066-4162
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    7. S2CID 215733920
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    8. ISBN 978-0226078403
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