Systematics and the Origin of Species
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Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.
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book
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scientific monograph ⓘ |
| author | Ernst Mayr ⓘ |
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clarified the relationship between species and subspecies
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emphasized the role of reproductive isolation in speciation ⓘ formulated the modern biological species concept ⓘ helped establish the modern synthesis in evolutionary biology ⓘ integrated systematics with evolutionary theory ⓘ linked population genetics with taxonomy ⓘ |
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United States of America
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United States
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classic text in systematics
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landmark work in evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| era | modern synthesis era ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ systematics ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
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importance of geographic isolation in speciation
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population thinking in taxonomy ⓘ reproductive isolation as criterion for species ⓘ role of systematics in evolutionary theory ⓘ species as groups of interbreeding natural populations ⓘ |
| influenced |
biological species concept
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modern evolutionary biology ⓘ modern synthesis of evolution ⓘ systematics ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Theodosius Dobzhansky
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population genetics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
providing a rigorous definition of species in evolutionary terms
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shifting taxonomy from typological to population-based thinking ⓘ |
| partOf | modern evolutionary synthesis literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisher | Columbia University Press ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 20th century evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| topic |
biological species concept
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evolutionary systematics ⓘ geographic variation ⓘ population structure ⓘ reproductive isolation ⓘ speciation ⓘ species concept ⓘ taxonomy of species and subspecies ⓘ |
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Ernst Mayr