bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɪz aɪdˈiəz ænd wˈɜːk ˌɔn pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən baɪˈɑːlədʒi ʌv plˈænts, hiː ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz ðə "dˈʌbəljˌuː.dˈiː. hˈæməltən ɪn plˈænt baɪˈɑːlədʒi".
Because of his ideas and work on population biology of plants, he is sometimes referred to as the "W.D. Hamilton in plant biology".