Robert Collett

Collett was director and curator of the Zoological Museum at University of Oslo.

He had three younger brothers, including the writer and historian, Alf Collett.

[2] [3][4][5] He attended the Latin School in Lillehammer and was a fellow in zoology at the University of Oslo.

This book was to influence Charles Elton to study the periodic fluctuations in animal populations.

The work by Elton on animal fluctuations, particularly those of lemmings challenged the idea that there was a balance in nature.