Robert T. Paine (zoologist)
Robert T. Paine | |
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| Born | April 13, 1933 |
| Died | June 13, 2016 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Michigan |
| Known for | keystone species concept |
| Awards | Sewall Wright Award (1996) National Academy of Sciences International Cosmos Prize (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Michigan University of Washington Harvard University Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Thesis | The Life History and Population Dynamics of Glottidia Pyramidata (Brachiopoda) (1961) |
| Doctoral students | Paul Dayton Bruce Menge Jane Lubchenco Anne Salomon |
| Website | www |
Robert Treat "Bob" Paine III (April 13, 1933 – June 13, 2016) was an American ecologist who spent most of his career at the University of Washington. Paine coined the keystone species concept to explain the relationship between Pisaster ochraceus, a species of starfish, and Mytilus californianus, a species of mussel.