One of the 20th century's leading evolutionary BiologistS
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?. His theory of ParapatricSpeciation
? has become widely accepted as the standard mode of speciation, and is the basis of the theory of PunctuatedEquillibrium
?. 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:
/TheGrowthOfBiologicalThought?
/EvolutionAndTheDiversityofLife?
/OneLongArgument?
/PopulationsSpeciesAndEvolution?
/TowardANewPhilosophyOfBiology?
/PrinciplesOfSystematicZoology?
/SystematicsAndTheOriginOfSpecies?
/ThisIsBiology?