Bruce Grant (biologist)

For the New Zealand alpine skier, see Bruce Grant (alpine skier). For the Australian writer, see Bruce Grant (writer).

Bruce S. Grant is emeritus professor of biology at the College of William and Mary. He has a particular research interest in the peppered moth,[1][2] and published a book, Observing Evolution: Peppered Moths and the Discovery of Parallel Melanism[3] in 2021.

Grant has a B.S. in Biology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 1964, an M.S. in Genetics from North Carolina State University, Raleigh in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Genetics from North Carolina State University, Raleigh in 1968.[4]

An article on his contributions in research, teaching, and mentoring was published in 2005 in Genetics.[5]

  1. ^ Cook, L. M., Grant, B. S., Saccheri, I. J., & Mallet, J. (2012). Selective bird predation on the peppered moth: the last experiment of Michael Majerus. Biology Letters, 8(4), 609-612.
  2. ^ Grant, Bruce (August 2002). "Sour Grapes of Wrath: A review by Bruce S. Grant". Science. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  3. ^ Grant, Bruce (2021). "Observing Evolution: Peppered Moths and the Discovery of Parallel Melanism". Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. ^ "Bruce Grant". College of William and Mary. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  5. ^ Noor, Mohamed A. F.; Johnson, Norman A. (November 2005). "A kingpin of academic inclusive fitness: the history and contributions of Bruce Grant". Genetics. 171 (3): 867–871. doi:10.1093/genetics/171.3.867. ISSN 0016-6731. PMC 1456845. PMID 16306537.