Herbert G. Baker | |
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Born | Brighton, England | February 23, 1920
Died | July 1, 2001 | (aged 81)
Nationality | British American |
Alma mater | University of London (BSc, PhD) |
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Irene Baker
(m. 1945; died 1989) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany Genetics Ecology |
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Herbert George Baker (February 23, 1920 – July 2, 2001) was a British-American botanist and evolutionary ecologist who was an authority on pollination biology and breeding systems of angiosperms.[1] He described what became known as "Baker's rule," a theoretical proposal underpinning an empirical observation that the ability to self-fertilize improves colonization ability among plants by increasing the probability of successful establishment after long-distance dispersal.[2] He collaborated with his wife, Irene Baker, studying the content and function of nectar, and undertaking research and publishing papers on its evolutionary and taxonomic significance.[3][4][5][6]