Stephen C. Stearns

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Stephen C. Stearns
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BornDecember 12, 1946 (1946-12-12) (age 78)
Kapaau, Hawaii, United States
Alma mater Yale University, University of Wisconsin, University of British Columbia
Known forLife history evolution, evolutionary medicine
SpouseBeverly Peterson Stearns
Children Justin K. Stearns, Jason Stearns
Scientific career
Fields Evolutionary 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 students Dieter Ebert
Website stearnslab.yale.edu

Stephen C. Stearns (born December 12, 1946, in Kapaau, Hawaii and raised in Hawi, Hawaii) [1] 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. [2]

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Education and training

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