Margo Wilson

Margo Wilson (1 October 1942 – 24 September 2009) was Professor of Psychology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Along with her husband and frequent research partner Martin Daly, she wrote many influential papers and books in the field of evolutionary psychology. She was a former editor-in-chief of the journal Evolution and Human Behavior along with Daly, and former president of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society.

She was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1998.

Attributed quotes

• Morality is the device of an animal of exceptional cognitive complexity, pursuing its interests in an exceptionally complex universe.
  • Martin Daly & Margo Wilson

Books

(All books co-authored with Martin Daly)

• Sex, Evolution, and Behaviour (1978)
• Homicide (1988)
• The truth about Cinderella: A Darwinian view of parental love. (1998)

See also

• Cinderella Effect

External links

• M² Research Group Home
• Evolution & Human Behavior
• Human Behavior and Evolution Society
• Researcher shed light on evolutionary roots of homicide, jealousy and domestic violence (Obituary from Globe and Mail)

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Date of birth	1 October 1942
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Date of death	24 September 2009
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