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Eric Pianka
Eric Rodger Pianka (born January 23, 1939) is an American biologist, whose work includes herpetology and evolutionary ecology. His textbook, ''Evolutionary Ecology'' (1983) is considered a classic, and his writings for the general public and television appearances have made him an influential figure.
==Early life==
Pianka was born in Siskiyou County along the California-Oregon border in 1939. At age 13, he was seriously injured in a bazooka blast in the front yard of his childhood home in Yreka, California.〔(Bazooka Injuries )〕 His left leg became gangrenous, and he lost 10 cm of his tibia, as well as the terminal digit of the middle finger on his right hand. Pianka's childhood injury left him with a short and partially paralyzed leg. In later life, his short leg resulted in spinal scoliosis and cervical spondylosis (an S-shaped spine and a pinched brachial nerve between neck vertebrae).〔
Pianka graduated from Carleton College (B.A., 1960) and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1965. He went on to do postdoctoral work with ecologist Robert MacArthur at Princeton University. This period, during which he worked closely with the temporarily studentless MacArthur, had a major influence on Pianka's thinking.〔Pianka and Vitt, 2003.〕 Together, the two ecologists discussed the basic theoretical aspects of community ecology. The fruits of their collaboration included the classic paper "On optimal use of a patchy environment".〔MacArthur and Pianka, 1966.〕 Pianka frequently mentions MacArthur in his lectures and keeps a webpage for his deceased mentor and colleague.〔(Robert MacArthur website )〕 In some ways, Pianka's own research program expands upon and continues the work that he and MacArthur began.
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