Hanna Kokko
Encyclopedia
Hanna Kokko is a scientist, working in the field of evolution
and ecology
. She was a Professor
of Evolutionary Biology at Helsinki University, Finland, and has recently taken up a position at the Australian National University
as a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology. She has been awarded the 2010 Per Brinck Oikos Award and the British Ecological Society
's Founder's Prize. Her move to Australia follows her appointment as an Australian Laureate Fellow.
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...
and ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
. She was a Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Evolutionary Biology at Helsinki University, Finland, and has recently taken up a position at the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
as a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology. She has been awarded the 2010 Per Brinck Oikos Award and the British Ecological Society
British Ecological Society
The British Ecological Society is a learned society in the field of ecology that was founded in 1913. It was the first ecological society in the world. The society's original objective was "to promote and foster the study of Ecology in its widest sense" and this remains the central theme guiding...
's Founder's Prize. Her move to Australia follows her appointment as an Australian Laureate Fellow.
Books
- Kokko, H. 2007. Modelling for Field Biologists (and Other Interesting People). Cambridge University Press
- Bargum, K. & Kokko, H. Kutistuva turska ja muita evoluution ihmeitä. (Finnish)