Stephen C. Stearns | |
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Born | December 12, 1946 (age 70) |
Citizenship | United States |
Fields | Evolutionary biology, Life history evolution, Evolutionary medicine |
Institutions | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University |
Alma mater | Yale University, University of Wisconsin, University of British Columbia |
Thesis | A comparison of the evolution and expression of life history traits in stable and fluctuating environments: Gambusia affinis in Hawaii (1975) |
Notable students | Jacob Koella, Dieter Ebert, Tad Kawecki, Martin Ackermann |
Known for | Life history evolution, evolutionary medicine |
Spouse | Beverly Peterson Stearns |
Children | Justin Stearns, Jason Stearns |
Stephen C. Stearns (born December 12, 1946, in Kapaau, Hawaii and raised in Hawi, Hawaii), an American biologist, is the Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. He is known for his work in life history theory and evolutionary medicine.