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Robert Martin

Disciplines:
evolutionary biology/evolution
biology
primates
field museum

Summary

British-American evolutionary biologist — curator at the Field Museum — author of How We Do It (on human reproduction and evolution) — a primate biologist who writes on the evolution of human reproductive biology.

Core Contribution

Creates the most comprehensive evolutionary account of human reproduction — How We Do It traces the evolutionary origins of human reproductive features (hidden ovulation, continuous sexual receptivity, unusual infant helplessness) and compares them to other primates.

Notable Works & Achievements

Primate Origins: Adaptations and Evolution

How We Do It: The Evolution and Future of Human Reproduction

Historical Influences

Comparative primate biology tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Oxford Field Museum Chicago

Contemporaries & Peers

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy David Geary

Minds Influenced

Evolutionary biology of reproduction

Intellectual Posterity

How We Do It

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