Graham Budd
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Graham Edward Budd is a British
palaeontologist, Professor of paleobiology
at Uppsala University
.
Budd’s research primarily has focused on the anatomy
and evolutionary significance of Paleozoic
arthropods and in the integration of palaeontology into evolutionary developmental biology. He has also contributed to the theoretical understanding of the role of functional morphology
in evolution
. Budd was awarded the Hodson Fund of the Palaeontological Association
in 2002.
He is the editor of Acta Zoologica
together with Lennart Olsson
; he is also an editor of the Geological Magazine
.
United Kingdom
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palaeontologist, Professor of paleobiology
Paleobiology
Paleobiology is a growing and comparatively new discipline which combines the methods and findings of the natural science biology with the methods and findings of the earth science paleontology...
at Uppsala University
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
.
Budd’s research primarily has focused on the anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
and evolutionary significance of Paleozoic
Paleozoic
The Paleozoic era is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon, spanning from roughly...
arthropods and in the integration of palaeontology into evolutionary developmental biology. He has also contributed to the theoretical understanding of the role of functional morphology
Morphology (biology)
In biology, morphology is a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features....
in evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
. Budd was awarded the Hodson Fund of the Palaeontological Association
Palaeontological Association
The Palaeontological Association is a charitable organisation based in the UK founded in 1957 for the promotion of the study of palaeontology.-Functions:...
in 2002.
He is the editor of Acta Zoologica
Acta Zoologica
Acta Zoologica: Morphology and Evolution is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1920 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Originally it was entitled just Acta Zoologica and only changed its name in the early 21st Century. It is...
together with Lennart Olsson
Lennart Olsson
Lennart Olsson, born 1961, is a Swedish zoologist and embryologist, professor of comparative zoology at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany.Olsson focuses his research primarily on the embryological development of the vertebrate head...
; he is also an editor of the Geological Magazine
Geological Magazine
The Geological Magazine is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1864, covering the earth sciences. It publishes original scientific research papers on geological topics. The journal is published bimonthly by Cambridge University Press....
.
Selected publications
- G. E. Budd. 2002. A palaeontological solution to the arthropod head problem. Nature 417: 271-275.
- G. E. Budd. 2006. On the origin and evolution of major morphological characters. Biological Reviews 81: 609-628.