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Michael Ghiselin

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American biologist (1939-2024)

United StatesScientistsLived 1939 to 2024 · aged 85
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Michael T. Ghiselin was an American biologist and philosopher as well as a historian of biology, formerly at the California Academy of Sciences.

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Clownfish is male when small, female when larger, an adaptation explained by Ghiselin's size-advantage model.Clownfish is male when small, female when larger, an adaptation explained by Ghiselin's size-advantage model.

Awards 3

1970Pfizer Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
MacArthur Fellows Program

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2024 · aged 85
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8 languages

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