W. D. Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000)

William Donald Hamilton was one of the most influential evolutionary biologists who died on this day (March 7) in 2000.  He revolutionized the field with his 1964 papers The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour (links posted under the Publications section). But that was the beginning. He went on publishing very influential papers on broad range of subjects. W.D. Hamilton … Continue reading W. D. Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000)