Marian Stamp Dawkins
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Marian Dawkins ( Royal Society portrait)
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| Born | Marian Ellina Stamp 13 February 1945 Hereford, UK |
| Nationality | British |
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| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | The Mechanism of Hunting by 'Searching Image' in Birds (1970) |
| Known for | Animal welfare science |
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| Spouse | Richard Dawkins (1967–1984) |
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Marian Ellina Dawkins CBE FRS (/ˈdɔːkᵻnz/; née Stamp; born 13 February 1945) is a British biologist who is professor of animal behaviour at the University of Oxford. Her research interests include vision in birds, animal signalling, behavioural synchrony, animal consciousness and animal welfare.
Dawkins completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Oxford in 1970. She became a lecturer in zoology in 1977 and in 1998 was made Professor of Animal Behaviour. She is currently (2014) Head of the Animal Behaviour Research Group and is the Director of the John Krebs Field Laboratory.
Dawkins has written extensively on animal behaviour and issues of animal welfare. Along with other academics in the field, such as Ian Duncan, Dawkins promoted the argument that animal welfare is about the feelings of animals. This approach indicates the belief that animals should be considered as sentient beings. Dawkins wrote, "Let us not mince words: Animal welfare involves the subjective feelings of animals.
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