Richard Shine

1950 -

country of citizenship: Australia

educated at: Australian National University

occupation: biologist

award received: Clarke Medal, Australian Natural History Medallion, Mueller Medal, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, Member of the Order of Australia

Richard Shine (born 7 June 1950) is an Australian evolutionary biologist and ecologist; he has conducted extensive research on reptiles and amphibians, and proposed a novel mechanism for evolutionary change. He is currently a Professor of Biology at Macquarie University, and an Emeritus Professor at The University of Sydney. Source: Wikipedia (en)