16 relations: Amotz Zahavi, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Ethology, Evolutionary biology, Fellow of the Royal Society, Festschrift, Game theory, Generalized least squares, Handicap principle, Laurence Hurst, Mark Ridley (zoologist), Phylogenetic comparative methods, Richard Dawkins, Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think, St John's College, Oxford, University of Oxford.
Amotz Zahavi
Amotz Zahavi (אמוץ זהבי) (August 14, 1928 – May 12, 2017) was an Israeli evolutionary biologist, a Professor in the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv University, and one of the founders of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel.
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Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Dollar (Dolair) is a small town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
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Ethology
Ethology is the scientific and objective study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait.
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Evolutionary biology
Evolutionary biology is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth, starting from a single common ancestor.
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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".
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Festschrift
In academia, a Festschrift (plural, Festschriften) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime.
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Game theory
Game theory is "the study of mathematical models of conflict and cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers".
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Generalized least squares
In statistics, generalized least squares (GLS) is a technique for estimating the unknown parameters in a linear regression model.
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Handicap principle
The handicap principle is a hypothesis originally proposed in 1975 by Israeli biologist Amotz Zahavi to explain how evolution may lead to "honest" or reliable signaling between animals which have an obvious motivation to bluff or deceive each other.
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Laurence Hurst
Laurence Daniel Hurst (born 1965) FMedSci FRS is a Professor of Evolutionary Genetics in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Bath and the director of the Milner Centre for Evolution.
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Mark Ridley (zoologist)
Mark Ridley (born 1956) is a British zoologist and writer on evolution.
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Phylogenetic comparative methods
Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) use information on the historical relationships of lineages (phylogenies) to test evolutionary hypotheses.
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Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author.
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Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think
Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think is a festschrift of 25 essays written in recognition of the life and work of Richard Dawkins.
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St John's College, Oxford
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford.
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University of Oxford
The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.
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