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'''Kevin Neville Laland''' (born 5 October 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2002042997.html |title=Laland, Kevin N. |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> is an evolutionary biologist who is Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology at the [[University of St Andrews]] in [[Scotland]]. Educated at the [[University of Southampton]] and [[University College London]],<ref name=bbs>{{Cite journal |last=Laland |first=K. N. |last2=Odling-Smee |first2=J. |last3=Feldman |first3=M. W. |date=February 2000 |title=Niche construction, biological evolution, and cultural change |journal=Behavioral and Brain Sciences |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=131–146; discussion 146–175 |issn=0140-525X |pmid=11303338}}</ref> he was a [[Human Frontier Science Program]] fellow at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] before joining the University of St Andrews in 2002. He is a prominent advocate of the [[extended evolutionary synthesis]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.quantamagazine.org/scientists-seek-to-update-evolution-20161122/ |title=Scientists Seek to Update Evolution |last=Zimmer |first=Carl |date=2016-11-22 |website=Quanta Magazine |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> He is a fellow of both the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] and the [[Society of Biology]]. He is also a recipient of a [[European Research Council]] Advanced Grant and a [[Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/kevin-laland |title=Kevin Laland |website=Santa Fe Institute |language=en |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref>
'''Kevin Neville Laland''' (born 5 October 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2002042997.html |title=Laland, Kevin N. |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> is a Scottish evolutionary biologist who is Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology at the [[University of St Andrews]]. Educated at the [[University of Southampton]] and [[University College London]],<ref name=bbs>{{Cite journal |last=Laland |first=K. N. |last2=Odling-Smee |first2=J. |last3=Feldman |first3=M. W. |date=February 2000 |title=Niche construction, biological evolution, and cultural change |journal=Behavioral and Brain Sciences |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=131–146; discussion 146–175 |issn=0140-525X |pmid=11303338}}</ref> he was a [[Human Frontier Science Program]] fellow at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] before joining the University of St Andrews in 2002. He is a prominent advocate of the [[extended evolutionary synthesis]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.quantamagazine.org/scientists-seek-to-update-evolution-20161122/ |title=Scientists Seek to Update Evolution |last=Zimmer |first=Carl |date=2016-11-22 |website=Quanta Magazine |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> He is a fellow of both the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] and the [[Society of Biology]]. He is also a recipient of a [[European Research Council]] Advanced Grant and a [[Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.santafe.edu/people/profile/kevin-laland |title=Kevin Laland |website=Santa Fe Institute |language=en |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref>


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Revision as of 19:24, 10 October 2018

Kevin Laland
Born
Kevin Neville Laland

(1962-10-05) 5 October 1962 (age 62)
NationalityScottish
EducationUniversity College London (Ph.D., 1990)
AwardsRoyal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Scientific career
FieldsBehavioral biology
Evolutionary biology
InstitutionsUniversity of St Andrews
Thesis Social transmission in Norway rats and its implications for evolutionary theory  (1990)

Kevin Neville Laland (born 5 October 1962)[1] is a Scottish evolutionary biologist who is Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology at the University of St Andrews. Educated at the University of Southampton and University College London,[2] he was a Human Frontier Science Program fellow at the University of California, Berkeley before joining the University of St Andrews in 2002. He is a prominent advocate of the extended evolutionary synthesis.[3] He is a fellow of both the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Society of Biology. He is also a recipient of a European Research Council Advanced Grant and a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Laland, Kevin N." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  2. ^ Laland, K. N.; Odling-Smee, J.; Feldman, M. W. (February 2000). "Niche construction, biological evolution, and cultural change". Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 23 (1): 131–146, discussion 146–175. ISSN 0140-525X. PMID 11303338.
  3. ^ Zimmer, Carl (2016-11-22). "Scientists Seek to Update Evolution". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  4. ^ "Kevin Laland". Santa Fe Institute. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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