David Lack Research Articles

David Lambert Lack, 1910-1973

David Lack was the oldest of four children of Harry Lambert Lack, M.D., F.R.C.S. ‘Lack’ is an East Anglian variant of ‘Lock’; Harry Lack’s people on both sides were tenant farmers of very modest means in Norfolk, but he became a leading ear, nose and throat surgeon at the London Hospital. He had some interest in birds as a boy, but not afterwards until he had retired, so that David’s interest evidently arose independently. When rather over 40, he married Kathleen, daughter of Lt. Col. McNeil Rind, formerly of the Indian army. She also was of very modest means, being on the legitimate stage, usually in a touring company. Her father’s people were Scottish; her mother’s father, a Ryall, was Irish, also in the Indian army, and her mother’s mother was the daughter of a Greek married to a Georgian in charge of the stables of the Shah of Persia.

Obituary: Dr. David Lack

Obituary: Dr. David Lack

David Lack: An appeal

David Lack: An appeal

Ecological Isolation in Birds David Lack

Ecological Isolation in Birds David Lack

Review: Ecological Isolation in Birds, by David Lack

Book Review| April 01 1972 Review: Ecological Isolation in Birds, by David Lack Ecological Isolation in BirdsDavid Lack Sam Gadd Sam Gadd Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (1972) 34 (4): 229–231. https://doi.org/10.2307/4443906 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Sam Gadd; Review: Ecological Isolation in Birds, by David Lack. The American Biology Teacher 1 April 1972; 34 (4): 229–231. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/4443906 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1971 National Association of Biology Teachers Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Island Biology: We've Only Just Begun

later. Others might welcome the opportunity to work on island areas. I would ask those others, Are you going to inflict the narrowness of your declared area of specialization on insular biotas, or are you willing to let islands open your insights so that you can ask new questions, solve new problems, and indulge in personal growth as well? I don't mean to sound sarcastic; I only mean that many discoveries yet to be made on islands cannot be predicted, and are made by the open-minded biologist. One example that comes to mind is the Darwin's Finches and the history of their study. We know that Darwin reported on them in the Journal of Researches of the Beagle voyage. About 80 years and several major expeditions elapsed between Darwin's visit and that of David Lack. One might wonder why so much time had to elapse before David Lack's (1947) classic book, which adds so much to our knowledge of these birds. I would guess that Lack on the Galapagos was a keen and imaginative observer, who did not have preoccupations about what he ought to find or what methods he should use. Rather, he merely tried to find out all he could about the Darwin's Finches. Even so, more remained for workers such as Robert I. Bowman to uncover and

A Study in Population Ecology: Ecological Isolation in Birds . David Lack. Main illustrations by Robert Gillmor. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1971. xii, 404 pp. $12.

A Study in Population Ecology: <i>Ecological Isolation in Birds</i> . David Lack. Main illustrations by Robert Gillmor. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1971. xii, 404 pp. $12.

Ecological Isolation in Birds, by David Lack. Blackwell, £4.25.

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OBITUARIES

The following autobiographical sketch was written by the late R. E. Moreau at the invitation of Dr. David Lack and was deposited at the Edward Grey Institute, Oxford, in 1966. By printing it in full we dispense with the need for a formal obituary, and instead have invited four ornithologists who knew Reg Moreau especially well to contribute their personal appreciations. These follow on pp. 557–564. Ed.

SUBSPECIES AND SYMPATRY IN DARWIN'S FINCHES.

Journal Article SUBSPECIES AND SYMPATRY IN DARWIN'S FINCHES Get access David Lack David Lack Edward Grey Institute Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Evolution, Volume 23, Issue 2, 1 June 1969, Pages 252–263, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1969.tb03509.x Published: 01 June 1969 Article history Received: 16 October 1968 Published: 01 June 1969

DRIFT MIGRATION: A CORRECTION

IbisVolume 111, Issue 2 p. 253-255 DRIFT MIGRATION: A CORRECTION David Lack, David Lack Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, OxfordSearch for more papers by this author David Lack, David Lack Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, OxfordSearch for more papers by this author First published: April 1969 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1969.tb02535.xCitations: 8AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume111, Issue2April 1969Pages 253-255 RelatedInformation

Breeding in Birds

Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds By David Lack. Pp. xii + 409. (Methuen: London, July 1968.) 84s.

Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds by David Lack. Methuen, 84s. New York, Barnes &amp; Nobel.

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Enjoying Ornithology. By David Lack. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor. Methuen, London, 1965. Price 30s

<i>Enjoying Ornithology</i>. By D<scp>avid</scp> L<scp>ack</scp>. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor. Methuen, London, 1965. Price 30<i>s</i>

The Role of Predators in "Cyclic" Declines of Grouse Populations

A few years ago, David Lack published in this journal (Lack, 1954a) and elsewhere (Lack, 1951, 1954b) a very valuable review of cyclic mortality. In this he included a theory concerning the cause of periodic, or cyclic, declines that have long been observed in certain grouse populations. In brief, Lack holds that there is a relationship between cycles in populations of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus), or rodents, and grouse. As hares decline in numbers, due to their having consumed a critical amount of their food supply, predators in the community that ordinarily depend upon hares must find another prey source. These predators, such as red fox ( Vulpes fulva), goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), and great homed owl (Bubo virginianus), then prey heavily upon grouse in the area of hare scarcity; this extarordinary mortality cannot be sustained by the grouse populations, and their populations in turn decline.

Evolutionary Theory and Christian Belief. By David Lack. (Methuens; 10s. 6d.)

Evolutionary Theory and Christian Belief. By David Lack. (Methuens; 10s. 6d.)

Evolution and Theology

Evolutionary Theory and Christian Belief The Unresolved Conflict. By Dr. David Lack. Pp. 128. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1957.) 10s. 6d. net.

NATURAL SELECTION AND FAMILY SIZE IN THE STARLING

EvolutionVolume 2, Issue 2 p. 95-110 ArticleFree Access NATURAL SELECTION AND FAMILY SIZE IN THE STARLING David Lack, David Lack Edward Grey Institute, Dept. Zoological Field Studies, OxfordSearch for more papers by this author David Lack, David Lack Edward Grey Institute, Dept. Zoological Field Studies, OxfordSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1948 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1948.tb02734.xCitations: 36AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume2, Issue2June 1948Pages 95-110 ReferencesRelatedInformation

Evolution on Galapagos

THE theories of Darwin, and particularly those propounded in the “Origin of Species”, are subjects of evergreen interest both to laymen and to biologists, and it is constantly worth while to examine and re-examine them in the light of the newest knowledge. To-day it can be said that they have stood the test of years of antagonistic criticism and of more than a generation of precise biological research, and have re-emerged so triumphantly that Prof. R. A. Fisher has recently spoken of a renaissance of Darwinism. It is therefore of special interest to read Mr. Lack's account of the latest expedition to what is perhaps the most important region visited by Darwin, the Galapagos Islands, and to learn more of the peculiar fauna of that place. What Darwin himself once said is still true: “The natural history of these islands is eminently curious, and well deserves attention”. Darwin's Finches By David Lack. Pp. + 208 + 9 plates. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1947.) 21s. net.

Darwin's Finches.David Lack

Previous articleNext article No AccessReviews and CommentsDarwin's Finches. David Lack Carl L. HubbsCarl L. Hubbs Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 81, Number 801Nov. - Dec., 1947 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/281557 Citations: 1Citations are reported from Crossref PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Jordan Sinclair, John M. Emlen, Matthew Rinella, Jessica Snelgrove, D. Carl Freeman Differential Phytosociological Interactions Involving Male and Female Atriplex bonnevillensis, Western North American Naturalist 69, no.44 (Dec 2009): 475–480.https://doi.org/10.3398/064.069.0407