Peter Richerson
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Peter James Richerson (born October 11, 1943) is an American biologist. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis.
Life
Richerson studied entomology at UC Davis, earning his B.S. in 1965. In 1969, he completed his Ph.D. in zoology. After a postdoc and junior professorship, he was from 1977 until 2006 Professor of Environmental Science at UC Davis. He was a guest professor at University of California, Berkeley (1977–78), Duke University (1984), and the University of Exeter (2004). In 1991, he was a guest researcher at the Bielefeld University. He has made significant contributions to the study of biosocial and cultural evolution.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/richerson-peter-j-1943]
Work
Richerson's research interests include sociocultural evolution, human ecology and applied and tropical limnology.
Books (selected)
- {{cite book | last1 = Richerson | first1 = Peter | last2 = Boyd | first2 = Robert | author-link2 = Robert Boyd (anthropologist) | title = Culture and the evolutionary Process | publisher = University Of Chicago Press | location = Chicago | year = 1985 | isbn = 0226069338 }}
- {{cite book | last1 = Richerson | first1 = Peter | last2 = Boyd | first2 = Robert | author-link2 = Robert Boyd (anthropologist) | title = Not by genes alone: how culture transformed human evolution | publisher = University Of Chicago Press | location = Chicago | year = 2005 | isbn = 0226712125 }}
- {{cite book | last1 = Richerson | first1 = Peter | last2 = Boyd | first2 = Robert | author-link2 = Robert Boyd (anthropologist) | title = The origin and evolution of cultures | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = Oxford | year = 2005 | isbn = 019518145X }}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.des.ucdavis.edu/faculty/Richerson/Richerson.htm Faculty profile at UC Davis]
- {{YouTube|zxJMtZUaeZU|Report from Richerson}} on the origin of language, April 15, 2011, Brooklyn College
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Category:University of California, Davis faculty
Category:21st-century American biologists