| RefNo | EC/1970/32 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVIII, 180 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Wynne-Edwards, Vero: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Wynne-Edwards is noted for his many contributions to ecology. His early work was on social and other forms of rhythmic behaviour in birds. Later work on North Atlantic birds disclosed the existence of inshore, offshore and pelagic zones, each with a characteristic avian fauna. These categories have been found to apply generally to all oceans, and have been adopted as standard by later authors. His most important work has been on population dynamics in relation to social behaviour. It provides an hypothesis of homeostatic control of population density in animals at an optimum level, with a primary and universal function of sociality. Wynne-Edwards directs two research teams devoted to this work. He has also published papers on the animals and plants of the Arctic. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2155 | Wynne-Edwards; Vero Copner (1906 - 1997) | 1906 - 1997 |