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German zoologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Woltereck (6 April 1877 – 23 February 1944) was a German zoologist best known for developing the concept of reaction norm (German: Reaktionsnorm). He also conducted some of the first research that provided evidence for the process of cytoplasmic inheritance.[1] He proposed the concept in a 1909 paper that he presented to the German Zoological Society, based on his own research on the Daphnia water flea.[2][3] According to historian Raphael Falk, the concept of the reaction norm was later revived by Richard Lewontin.[4]
Richard Woltereck | |
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Born | |
Died | 23 February 1944 66) | (aged
Nationality | German |
Education | University of Freiburg |
Known for | Reaction norm |
Awards | Member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Zoology |
Institutions | University of Leipzig |
Thesis | Zur Bildung und Entwicklung des Ostrakoden-Eies: kerngeschichtliche und biologische Studien an parthenogenetischen Cypriden (1898) |
Academic advisors | August Weismann |
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