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Amotz Zahavi
Amotz Zahavi () (August 14, 1928 – May 12, 2017) was an Israeli evolutionary biologist, a Professor in the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv University, and one of the founders of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. His main work concerned the evolution of signals, particularly those signals that are indicative of fitness, and their selection for "honesty".
Biography.
Amotz Zahavi was influenced to study zoology by the director of the zoo at Tel Aviv, Heinrich
Avishag Zahavi
Avishag Kadman-Zahavi () (born 1922 in Haifa) is an Israeli professor emeritus of Plant Physiology at "The Volcani Center for Agricultural Research", Bet-Dagan, Israel. She is best known for her close collaboration with her husband Amotz Zahavi, who developed together with her the so-called Handicap principle, a sociobiological approach to the theory of natural selection.
A lifelong naturalist, Avishag Kadman met Amotz Zahavi at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem during their studies in the field of biology and