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Waller, Donald Macgregor was born on October 15, 1951 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Macgregor and Martha Reed (Stifler) Waller.
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Donald Macgregor Waller
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Donald Macgregor Waller, American Evolutionary ecologist. Achievements include recognition of the important role played by patch dynamics in rare species; research on the evolutionary dynamics of inbreeding depression. Named fellow Humboldt Foundation, 1988, Visiting fellow Smithsonian Institution, 1986.
Education
AB, Amherst College, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1978.
Career
Teaching assistant, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1974-1976; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1978; assistant professor botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978-1984; associate professor botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1984-1990; professor botany and environmental studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1990. Co-chair Wisconsin Scientific Roundtable on Biological Diversity (for United States Forest Svc.).
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Co-founder, leader Wisconsin Forest Conservation Task Force, Madison, 1985. Member Society for Study Evolution (executive vice president 1991-1994), Botanical Society American, Ecological Society American, Natural Areas Association (board directors 1990-1992).
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