Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy The Life and Science of Ernst Mayr 1904-2005 /

This book is the first detailed biography of Ernst Mayr. He was an 'architect' of the Synthetic Theory of Evolution, and the greatest evolutionary biologist since Charles Darwin, influential historian and philosopher of biology, outstanding taxonomist and ornithologist, and naturalist. He...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haffer, Jürgen (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Temas:
Evolution (Biology).
Life sciences.
Zoology.
Animal migration.
Science-History.
Evolutionary Biology.
Life Sciences.
Animal Migration.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Young Naturalist in Germany
  • Childhood and Youth
  • The Budding Scientist
  • Ornithologist and Evolutionist in New York
  • The New York Years (1931-1953)
  • Ornithologist and Zoogeographer
  • Biological Species and Speciation-Mayr's First Synthesis
  • Life in North America during World War II
  • Professor of Zoology at Harvard University
  • The Harvard Years (1953-2005)
  • Evolutionary Biology-Mayr's Second Synthesis
  • Ernst Mayr-the Man
  • Systematics and Classification
  • History and Philosophy of Biology-Mayr's Third Synthesis
  • Summary: Appreciation of ErnstMayr's Science.

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