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Edward Bagnall Poulton

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Evolutionary biologist (1856-1943)

United KingdomLived 1856 to 1943 · aged 87
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Sir Edward Bagnall Poulton, FRS HFRSE FLS was a British evolutionary biologist, a lifelong advocate of natural selection through a period in which many scientists such as Reginald Punnett doubted its importance.

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The Colours of Animals, 1890, introduced terms including "aposematic".The Colours of Animals, 1890, introduced terms including "aposematic".Warning coloration of the "Brazilian Skunk" in The Colours of Animals: Poulton introduced the term aposematism in the book.Warning coloration of the "Brazilian Skunk" in The Colours of Animals: Poulton introduced the term aposematism in the book.Poulton with the Entomological Society in 1904 (sitting, centre)Poulton with the Entomological Society in 1904 (sitting, centre)

Awards 3

1922Linnean Medal
1914Darwin Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society

Connected to Edward 6

Reginald Crundall PunnettAlso won Darwin MedalAlfred RomerAlso won Linnean MedalCarl SkottsbergAlso won Linnean MedalCharlotte AuerbachAlso won Darwin MedalD'Arcy Wentworth ThompsonAlso won Darwin MedalRobert May, Baron May of OxfordAlso won Linnean Medal

About this person

Sir Edward Bagnall Poulton, FRS HFRSE FLS was a British evolutionary biologist, a lifelong advocate of natural selection through a period in which many scientists such as Reginald Punnett doubted its importance. He invented the term sympatric for evolution of species in the same place, and in his book The Colours of Animals (1890) was the first to recognise frequency-dependent selection. He is remembered for his pioneering work on animal coloration and camouflage, and in particular for inventing the term aposematism for warning coloration. He became Hope Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford in 1893.

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Lived 1856 to 1943 · aged 87
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