Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards | |
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 Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards | |
| Born | 4 July 1906 |
| Died | 5 January 1997 (aged 90) Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Known for | group selection |
| Awards | Neill Prize (1973) Frink Medal (1980) Walker Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | zoology |
| Institutions | McGill University[1] (1930-1946) Aberdeen University[2] (1946-1974) |
Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards, CBE,[3] FRS,[4] FRSE (4 July 1906 – 5 January 1997) was an English zoologist. He was best known for his advocacy of group selection, the theory that natural selection acts at the level of the group.
- ^ HILCHEY, TIM (8 February 1997). "Vero Wynne-Edwards, 90, Evolution Theorist". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ HILCHEY, TIM (8 February 1997). "Vero Wynne-Edwards, 90, Evolution Theorist". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "No. 45860". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1972. pp. 7–8.
- ^ Newton, I. (1998). "Vero Copner Wynne-Edwards, C. B. E.. 4 July 1906-5 January 1997". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 44: 473–484. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1998.0030. S2CID 72414421.