David Lack
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 50 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 16,1910 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | March 12,1973 |
| Died | Oxford |
| United Kingdom | |
| Children | Andrew Lack |
| Job | Ornithologist |
| Ecologist | |
| Education | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Gresham's | |
| Books | The natural regulation of animal numbers |
| Ecological adaptations for breeding in birds | |
| The life of the robin | |
| Population studies of birds | |
| Swifts in a tower | |
| Ecological Isolation in Birds | |
| Darwin's Finches: An Essay on the General Biological Theory of Evolution | |
| Evolution Illustrated by Waterfowl | |
| Evolutionary theory and Christian belief | |
| Island Biology: Illustrated by the Land Birds of Jamaica | |
| Awards | Godman-Salvin Medal |
| Darwin Medal | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | |
| Current partner | Elizabeth Lack |
| Known for | Lack's principle; Darwin's Finches; |
| Other notabl student | Robert H. MacArthur |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 557134 |
David Lack Life story
David Lambert Lack FRS was a British evolutionary biologist who made contributions to ornithology, ecology, and ethology. His 1947 book, Darwin's Finches, on the finches of the Galapagos Islands was a landmark work as were his other popular science books on Life of the Robin and Swifts in a Tower.
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