Robert Trivers

Robert Trivers
Born
Robert Ludlow Trivers

(1943-02-19) February 19, 1943 (age 81)
Washington, D.C., United States
Alma materHarvard University
Known forEvolution of social behavior
Spouses
  • Lorna Staple (1974-1988)
  • Debra Dixon (1997-2004)
Children5
AwardsCrafoord Prize (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsRutgers University
ThesisNatural Selection and Social Behavior (1972)
Doctoral advisorErnest Williams[1]
Websiteroberttrivers.com

Robert Ludlow "Bob" Trivers (/ˈtrɪvərz/; born February 19, 1943) is an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist. Trivers proposed the theories of reciprocal altruism (1971), parental investment (1972), facultative sex ratio determination (1973), and parent–offspring conflict (1974). He has also contributed by explaining self-deception as an adaptive evolutionary strategy (first described in 1976) and discussing intragenomic conflict.[2]

  1. ^ "Michael Shermer with Dr. Robert Trivers — Evolutionary Theory & Human Nature (Science Salon # 16)". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Robert L. Trivers". August 6, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06.