Ernst Mayr

One of the 20th century's leading evolutionary Biologists?. His work contributed to the conceptual revolution that led to the synthesis of Mendelian genetics and Darwinian evolution, and to the development of the [Biological Species Concept]?. His theory of [Parapatric Speciation]? has become widely accepted as the standard mode of speciation, and is the basis of the theory of Punctuated Equilibrium. Furthermore, his writings reflect, not only a technical expertise in biological subjects, but a broad and penetrating understanding of the deeper philosophical issues involved.

Books by Ernst Mayr include:

 [/The Growth Of Biological Thought]?
 [/Evolution and the Diversity of Life]?
 [/One Long Argument]?
 [/Populations Species and Evolution]?
 [/Toward a New Philosophy of Biology]?
 [/Principles of Systematic Zoology]?
 [/Systematics and the Origin of Species]?
 [/This Is Biology]?