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Informationen zum Autor Ernst Mayr was Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the Crafoord Prize for Biology, the National Medal of Science, the Balzan Prize, and the Japan Prize. Klappentext This classic study, first published in 1942, helped to revolutionize evolutionary biology by offering a new approach to taxonomic principles and correlating the ideas and findings of modern systematics with those of other life science disciplines. This book is one of the foundational documents of the "Evolutionary Synthesis." Zusammenfassung This classic study, first published in 1942, helped to revolutionize evolutionary biology by offering a new approach to taxonomic principles and correlating the ideas and findings of modern systematics with those of other life science disciplines. This book is one of the foundational documents of the “Evolutionary Synthesis.” Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Theodosius Dobzhansky Preface Introduction! 1999 Introduction by Niles Eldredge I. The Methods and Principles of Systematics II. Taxonomic Characters and Their Variation III. Phenomena of Geographic Variation IV. Some Aspects of Geographic Variation V. The Systematic Categories and the New Species Concept VI. The Polytypic Species! In Nature and in Systematics VII. The Species in Evolution VIII. Nongeographic Speciation IX. The Biology of Speciation X. The Higher Categories and Evolution Literature Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ernst Mayr
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.1999
• EAN: 9780674862500
• ISBN: 978-0-674-86250-0
• Pagine: 372
• Dimensioni: 136 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Taxonomy, Zoology & animal sciences, Taxonomy & systematics, Zoology and animal sciences, Taxonomy and systematics, Evolution / Evolutionary biology