| RefNo | EC/2020/12 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Endler, John Arthur: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 14 April 2020 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election ofJohn Endler as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citaion giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | John Endler has made major contributions to Evolutionary Ecology, Behavioural Ecology and Animal Behaviour, and has been pivotal in the development of a new discipline in ecology and evolution, Sensory Ecology. His major contributions include the causes and consequences of geographic variation, the nature, occurrence and causes of natural selection, the balance between natural selection and sexual selection, the development of guppies as a model system in evolutionary biology and behavioural ecology, sensory ecology as a way to predict the direction of evolution, and bowerbirds as a model system for developing new ways to explore how animals perceive their worlds. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |