Robert H. MacArthur
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Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.
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academic
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ecologist → person → |
| academicAdvisor |
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
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| awardReceived |
E. O. Wilson Award (Society for Conservation Biology) posthumously named in his honor
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| coAuthor |
Edward O. Wilson
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Brown University
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Marlboro College → Yale University → |
| employer |
Princeton University
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| familyName |
MacArthur
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| fieldOfWork |
biogeography
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community ecology → ecology → evolutionary ecology → island biogeography → population biology → theoretical ecology → |
| fullName |
Robert Helmer MacArthur
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| genre |
scientific literature
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| givenName |
Robert
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| hasHonor |
Robert H. MacArthur Award of the Ecological Society of America named in his honor
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| influenced |
Robert May
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Stephen Hubbell → conservation biology → island biogeography research → many late 20th-century ecologists → modern community ecology → |
| influencedBy |
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
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| knownFor |
foundational work in community ecology
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mathematical models in ecology → niche theory in ecology → species diversity theory → theory of island biogeography → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
Ecological Society of America
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| notableIdea |
equilibrium theory of island biogeography
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niche partitioning → rational, mathematical approach to ecology → |
| notableWork |
The Theory of Island Biogeography
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| occupation |
ecologist
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university professor → |
| positionHeld |
professor of biology at Princeton University
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male
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Referenced by (6)
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The Theory of Island Biogeography
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Edward O. Wilson
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Princeton Landmarks in Biology edition
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Robert H. MacArthur
("Robert H. MacArthur Award of the Ecological Society of America named in his honor")
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson
("Robert MacArthur")
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson
("Robert MacArthur")
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