Article ID: CBB001320045

Systematics and the Origin of Species from the Viewpoint of a Botanist: Edgar Anderson Prepares the 1941 Jesup Lectures with Ernst Mayr (2013)

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The correspondence between Edgar Anderson and Ernst Mayr leading into their 1941 Jesup Lectures on "Systematics and the Origin of Species" addressed population thinking, the nature of species, the relationship of microevolution to macroevolution, and the evolutionary dynamics of plants and animals, all central issues in what came to be known as the Evolutionary Synthesis. On some points, they found ready agreement; for others they forged only a short term consensus. They brought two different working styles to this project reflecting their different appreciations of what was possible at this point in evolutionary studies. For Mayr, it was a focused project with definitive short term conclusions imminent while Anderson viewed it as an episode in an ongoing historical process that, while exciting and suggestive, remained openended. Thus, Mayr and Anderson represent two distinct perspectives on the Evolutionary Synthesis in formation; by understanding both of their points of view, we can grasp more fully the state of evolutionary theory at this key moment.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Authors & Contributors
Kleinman, Kim J.
Witteveen, Joeri
Bernardi, Massimo
Menegon, Michele
Bellati, Adriana
Wilkins, Adam
Concepts
Evolution
Biology
Population
Genetics
Systematics (biology)
Botany
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
Places
United States
Great Britain
Americas
Germany
Soviet Union
Institutions
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Md.)
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