Amotz Zahavi

Amotz Zahavi
Amotz Zahavi in 2005
Born(1928-08-14)August 14, 1928
DiedMay 12, 2017(2017-05-12) (aged 88)
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materTel Aviv University
Known forHandicap principle
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsTel Aviv University

Amotz Zahavi (Hebrew: אמוץ זהבי) (August 14, 1928[1] – May 12, 2017) was an Israeli evolutionary biologist, a Professor in the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv University, and one of the founders of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. His main work concerned the evolution of signals, particularly those signals that are indicative of fitness, and their selection for "honesty".

  1. ^ Maklakov, Alexei A. (2017-07-10). "Amotz Zahavi (1928–2017)". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1 (8): 1056–1057. Bibcode:2017NatEE...1.1056M. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0254-z. PMID 29046574. S2CID 256727353.

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