Populations, Species, and Evolution

An Abridgment of <i>Animal Species and Evolution</i>

Ernst Mayr

    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

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Ernst Mayr is Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He is also the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the Crafoord Prize for Biology, the National Medal of Science, the Balzan Prize, and the Japan Prize.