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The theory of evolution by natural selection is an ecological theory—founded on ecological observation by perhaps the greatest of all ecologists. It has been adopted by and brought up by the science of genetics, and ecologists, being modest people, are apt to forget their distinguished parenthood.
John L. Harper
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John L. Harper
Born:
May 27, 1925
Died:
March 22, 2009
(aged 83)
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John Lander Harper was a British biologist, specializing in ecology and plant population biology.
Known for:
Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems (2005)
Essentials of Ecology
Population Biology of Plants
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