Background
Harvey, Paul H. was born on January 19, 1947 in Worcestershire, England. Son of Edward Walter and Eileen Joan (Pagett) Harvey.
(From Darwin onward, it has been second nature for evoluti...)
From Darwin onward, it has been second nature for evolutionary biologists to think comparatively, because comparisons establish the generality of evolutionary phenomena. Do large genomes slow down development? What lifestyles select for large brains? Are extinction rates related to body size? These are all questions for the comparative method, and this book is about how such questions can be answered. It examines how the comparative method complements other approaches, identifies the biological causes of similarity among species, and discusses methods for reconstructing phylogenetic trees, along with many other topics. The book will interest all students, professionals, and researchers in evolutionary biology, ecology, genetics and related fields.
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researcher evolutionary biologist
Harvey, Paul H. was born on January 19, 1947 in Worcestershire, England. Son of Edward Walter and Eileen Joan (Pagett) Harvey.
Bachelor, University York, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University York, 1971. Master of Arts, Oxford University, England, 1985.
Doctor of Science, Oxford University, England, 1989.
Lecturer University Wales, Swansea, 1971-1973, University Sussex, Brighton, 1973-1984, reader, 1984-1985. Lecturer, then professor Harvard University, Boston, 1978-1980. Professor Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1984-1985.
Lecturer, reader, then professor Oxford (England) University, 1985-1998. Head zoology department Oxford (England) University, since 1998. Research fellow Wellcome Trust, Oxford, 1993—1996.
(From Darwin onward, it has been second nature for evoluti...)
Fellow Royal Society London (member council 2000-2002). Member Zoological Society London (secretary since 1999).
Children: Joseph Edward, Benjamin Mark.