Stephen C. Stearns

Stephen C. Stearns
BornDecember 12, 1946 (1946-12-12) (age 78)
Kapaau, Hawaii, United States
Alma materYale University, University of Wisconsin, University of British Columbia
Known forLife history evolution, evolutionary medicine
SpouseBeverly Peterson Stearns
ChildrenJustin K. Stearns, Jason Stearns
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary biology, life history theory, evolutionary medicine
InstitutionsDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University
Thesis A comparison of the evolution and expression of life history traits in stable and fluctuating environments: Gambusia affinis in Hawaii  (1975)
Doctoral studentsDieter Ebert
Websitestearnslab.yale.edu

Stephen C. Stearns (born December 12, 1946) is an American biologist, and the Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Emeritus at Yale University. He is known for his work in life history theory and evolutionary medicine.

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