Heather Williams (biologist)
Heather Williams (born 1955 in Spokane, Washington) is an American ornithologist, and professor at Williams College since 1988.[1][2] She graduated from Bowdoin College with an A.B. in Biology in 1977, from Rockefeller University with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 1985, and was Postdoctoral fellow, Field Research Center. She was a 1993 MacArthur Fellow. Williams' most notable work highlights bird song data[3] gathered on Kent Island also known as the "Bowdoin Science Station". In the summer of 2022, she published an article[4] that was featured in Nature.com
Heather Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College Rockefeller University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ornithology |
| Institutions | Williams College |
Works
- Behavioral neurobiology of birdsong, Editors Harris Philip Zeigler, Peter Marler, New York Academy of Sciences, 2004, ISBN 978-1-57331-472-5[5]
- Cumulative cultural evolution and mechanisms for cultural selection in wild bird songs, Authors: Heather Williams, Andrew Scharf, Anna R. Ryba, D. Ryan Norris, Daniel J. Mennill, Amy E. M. Newman, Stéphanie M. Doucet & Julie C. Blackwood, Nature.com, 2022, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-31621-9#citeas[4]
- "Williams Biology Faculty and Staff Williams". Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- "She knows why the caged bird sings Heather Williams studies the secrets of bird song", The Boston Globe, M. R. Montgomery, August 26, 1993
- "The (Bird) Song Does Not Remain the Same". Kent Island. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- Williams, Heather; Scharf, Andrew; Ryba, Anna R.; Ryan Norris, D.; Mennill, Daniel J.; Newman, Amy E. M.; Doucet, Stéphanie M.; Blackwood, Julie C. (2022-07-11). "Cumulative cultural evolution and mechanisms for cultural selection in wild bird songs". Nature Communications. 13 (1): 4001. Bibcode:2022NatCo..13.4001W. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31621-9. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 9276793. PMID 35821243.
- Behavioral neurobiology of bird song. H. Philip Zeigler, Peter Marler. New York, N.Y.: New York Academy of Sciences. 2004. ISBN 1-57331-472-2. OCLC 55078517.
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External links
- "Bird Song Discoveries May Lead To Refinement Of Darwinian Theory", ScienceDaily (Jan. 31, 2009)
- Essel Program, Annual Report 2002
- Notable women in the life sciences: a biographical dictionary, Editors Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara Smith Shearer, Greenwood Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-313-29302-3
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