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Robert Trivers: Works, Career & Science

Robert Ludlow Trivers (/ˈtrɪvərz/; February 19, 1943 – March 12, 2026) was an American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist who profoundly influenced both fields. Trivers proposed the theories of reciprocal altruism (1971), parental investment (1972), facultative sex ratio determination (1973), and parent–offspring conflict (1974). He has also…

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Robert Trivers topic overview

The analysis highlights Works, Career and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around Robert Trivers.

Related topics
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Source areas
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Connected nodes
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Extracted relationships
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Concept neighborhoods
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Bridge connections
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What this topic covers Research coverage

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Background · 15 topics
Career · 11 topics
Significant publications · 11 topics
Overview · 8 topics
Controversies · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

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Known for
Evolutionary biology, Animal behavior, Sociobiology
Alma mater
Harvard University
Born
Robert Ludlow Trivers (1943-02-19)February 19, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Children
5
Died
March 12, 2026(2026-03-12) (aged 83) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Ernest Williams

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

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Overview

Background

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Significant publications

Advanced semantic analysis

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How Robert Trivers connects Entity context

The extracted context around Robert Trivers shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Robert Trivers → American, American History, Berlin, Copenhagen, Cuban Missile Crisis, During, February, Germany, Growing, Harvard, His, Howard Trivers, Hungarian Uprising, Massachusetts, Mildred Trivers, Moscow Conference, Paris Conference, Phillips Academy, Potsdam Conference, Trivers Another extracted example is Robert Trivers → Debra Dixon (1997–2004), Lorna Staple (1974–1988). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Robert Trivers

Top relations

related to background · 24
Robert Trivers → American, American History, Berlin, Copenhagen, Cuban Missile Crisis, During, February, Germany, Growing, Harvard, His, Howard Trivers, Hungarian Uprising, Massachusetts, Mildred Trivers, Moscow Conference, Paris Conference, Phillips Academy, Potsdam Conference, Trivers
Spouses · 2
Robert Trivers → Debra Dixon (1997–2004), Lorna Staple (1974–1988)
Alma mater · 1
Robert Trivers → Harvard University
Born · 1
Robert Trivers → Robert Ludlow Trivers (1943-02-19)February 19, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Children · 1
Robert Trivers → 5
Died · 1
Robert Trivers → March 12, 2026(2026-03-12) (aged 83) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Robert Trivers → Ernest Williams
Fields · 1
Robert Trivers → Biology
Known for · 1
Robert Trivers → Evolutionary biology, Animal behavior, Sociobiology
Thesis · 1
Robert Trivers → Natural Selection and Social Behavior (1972)

Important terminology

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Important terminology

trivers evolutionary biology selection conflict harvard university social self-deception evolution sex rutgers parental first described 1972 1974 doi isbn 10

Robert Trivers relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 36 structured relationships around Robert Trivers. Examples in this analysis include Robert Trivers → Alma mater → Harvard University and Robert Trivers → Born → Robert Ludlow Trivers (1943-02-19)February 19, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S.. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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Robert TriversAlma materHarvard University1.00infobox
Robert TriversBornRobert Ludlow Trivers (1943-02-19)February 19, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S.1.00infobox
Robert TriversChildren51.00infobox
Robert TriversDiedMarch 12, 2026(2026-03-12) (aged 83) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Robert TriversDoctoral advisorErnest Williams1.00infobox
Robert TriversFieldsBiology1.00infobox
Robert TriversKnown forEvolutionary biology, Animal behavior, Sociobiology1.00infobox
Robert TriversSpousesLorna Staple (1974–1988)1.00infobox
Robert TriversSpousesDebra Dixon (1997–2004)1.00infobox
Robert TriversThesisNatural Selection and Social Behavior (1972)1.00infobox
Robert TriversWebsiteroberttrivers.com1.00infobox
Robert TriversWorkplacesRutgers University1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Robert Trivers bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include American, Natural and Washington. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Robert Trivers, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Robert Trivers with Background. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

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Robert TriversBackground · splits 39 ⟂ 16
Robert TriversCareer · splits 43 ⟂ 12
Robert TriversSignificant publications · splits 43 ⟂ 12
Robert TriversOverview · splits 46 ⟂ 9
Robert TriversControversies · splits 50 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Robert Trivers

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples36
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Robert Trivers to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Works, Career & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Robert Trivers · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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