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Populations, Species and Evolution

An Abridgement of Animal Species and Evolution. `A masterful exposition of what has come to be called the `synthetic theory' of biological evolution . . . strongly recommended as a text and a reference book, and for the general reader who wants to acquire a serious understanding of biological evolution.' American Scientist

Contents

1. Evolutionary Biology 2. Species Concepts and Their Application 3. Morphological Species Characters and Sibling Species 4. Biological Properties of Species 5. Isolating Mechanisms 6. The Breakdown of Isolating Mechanisms (Hybridization) 7. The Population, Its Variation and Genetics 8. Factors Reducing the Genetic Variation of Populations 9. Storage and Protection of Genetic Variation 10. The Unity of the Genotype 11. Geographic Variation 12. The Polytypic Species of the Taxonomist 13. The Population Structure of Species 14. Kinds of Species 15. Multiplication of Species 16. Geographic Speciation 17. The Genetics of Speciation 18. The Ecology of Speciation 19. Species and Transpecific Evolution 20. Man as a Biological Species Glossary Bibliography Index

Specifications

Pm Supplier	Wiley & Sons Ltd
Pm Publisher	Harvard University Press
Pm Isbn 10	0674690133
Pm Isbn 13	9780674690134
Pm Publication Date	1970-01-31
Pm Width	150
Pm Author	Mayr, Ernst
Pm Height	30
Pm Longness	275

Author: Mayr, Ernst
Page Count: 472