Robert Helmer MacArthur

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academic ecologist person

Robert Helmer MacArthur was an influential American ecologist best known for his pioneering work on island biogeography and the theory of species diversity.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic → ecologist → person →
awardReceived	National Academy of Sciences membership →
coAuthor	Edward O. Wilson →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
doctoralStudent	Eric R. Pianka → Robert May → Simon A. Levin →
educatedAt	Brown University → Marlboro College → Yale University →
employer	Princeton University →
familyName	MacArthur →
fieldOfWork	community ecology → ecology → island biogeography → population biology → species diversity → theoretical ecology →
fullName	Robert Helmer MacArthur →
givenName	Robert →
hasAcademicAdvisor	G. Evelyn Hutchinson →
influenced	Edward O. Wilson → Robert May → Simon A. Levin → Stephen P. Hubbell → modern community ecology →
influencedBy	Charles Elton → G. Evelyn Hutchinson →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America →
notableIdea	niche partitioning → r- and K-selection concepts in ecology → species diversity theory → theory of island biogeography →
notableWork	Geographical Ecology → On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species → Species Packing and Competitive Equilibrium for Many Species → The Theory of Island Biogeography →
occupation	ecologist → university professor →
positionHeld	professor of biology at Princeton University →
researchFocus	foraging theory in birds → niche theory → patterns of species diversity → species-area relationships →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Robert H. MacArthur ("MacArthur") → Robert Helmer MacArthur ("MacArthur") →	familyName
Robert H. MacArthur → Robert Helmer MacArthur →	fullName