Geerat J. Vermeij
Ph.D., Yale (1971)
Distinguished Professor; UC Davis Faculty Research Lecturer Award, 2004 Recipient; Recipient of the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal by the National Academy of Sciences; MacArthur Award Recipient

Marine ecology and paleoecology. The functional morphology of marine molluscs. The coevolutionary reactions between predators and prey, and their effects on morphology, ecology, and evolution. Biogeography and climate, and their reconstruction from paleontological evidence. The marine Mesozoic revolution. The paleobiogeography of the Arctic, and its influence on Atlantic and Pacific Cenozoic faunas. Among Vermeij's more than 160 publications are five published books as well as papers in such leading journals as Paleobiology, Science, American Naturalist, and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. His latest book, Nature and Economic History, tackles the subject of economics and evolution. In it, Vermeij draws close comparisons between the principles of economics and the principles of evolution, and ties both to major trends in the history of life and the history of humanity.

vermeij@geology.ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-2234