Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Leigh Maiorana Van Valen (August 12, 1935 – October 16, 2010) was an American evolutionary biologist. He was professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago.Amongst other work, Van Valen's proposed "Law of Extinction" drew upon the apparent constant probability (as opposed to rate) of extinction in families of related organisms, based on data compiled from existing literature on the duration of tens of thousands of genera throughout the fossil record.. }
Showing items 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 items per page.
- Leigh_Van_Valen comment "Leigh Maiorana Van Valen (August 12, 1935 – October 16, 2010) was an American evolutionary biologist. He was professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago.Amongst other work, Van Valen's proposed "Law of Extinction" drew upon the apparent constant probability (as opposed to rate) of extinction in families of related organisms, based on data compiled from existing literature on the duration of tens of thousands of genera throughout the fossil record.".