Richard Prum
American ornithologist and evolutionary biologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard O. Prum (born 1961) is an evolutionary biologist and ornithologist. He is the William Robertson Coe Professor of Ornithology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, as well as the head curator of vertebrate zoology at the university's Peabody Museum of Natural History.[1][2] His 2017 book The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—and Us was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2017 by The New York Times[3] and was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.[4]
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Richard Owen Prum | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
Alma mater | Harvard University (AB) University of Michigan (PhD) |
Known for | Avian biology |
Spouse | Ann Johnson Prum |
Awards | Fulbright Scholar (2001) Guggenheim Fellowship (2007) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Evolutionary biology, Ornithology |
Institutions | American Museum of Natural History Yale University |
Website | https://prumlab.yale.edu/ |
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