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12. Chromosome Inversions in Drosophila

© 2009 The American Philosophical Society Press

© 2009 The American Philosophical Society Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS V
  3. Prologue VII
  4. 1. Introduction 1
  5. 2. Fisher: A New Language for Evolutionary Research 9
  6. 3. Wright: Random Genetic Drift, a Concept Out of Control 19
  7. 4. Haldane: A Mathematical-Philosophical Biologist Weighs in 27
  8. 5. Early Reception of the Fisher-Haldane-Wright Theory 30
  9. 6. Dobzhansky: The Faraday of Biology? 35
  10. 7. Evidence for Natural Selection before 1941 39
  11. 8. Huxley: A New Synthesis Is Proclaimed 46
  12. 9. Mayr: Systematics and the Founder Principle 51
  13. 10. Simpson: No Straight and Narrow Path for Paleontology 56
  14. 11. Stebbins: Plants Are Also Selected 60
  15. 12. Chromosome Inversions in Drosophila 62
  16. 13. Ford: Unlucky Blood Groups 68
  17. 14. Resistance to Antibiotics 74
  18. 15. Two Great Debates: Snails and Tiger Moths 76
  19. 16. Dunkers and Drift 79
  20. 17. Gould: Why Did the Synthesis Harden? The Changing Views of Dobzhansky and Wright 81
  21. 18. Why Did the Synthesis Harden? The Views of Other Founders and Leaders 87
  22. 19. The Peppered Moth 91
  23. 20. The Triumph of Natural Selection? 94
  24. 21. Is Evolutionary Theory Scientific? 103
  25. 22. Context and Conclusions 114
  26. Acknowledgments 129
  27. Tables 131
  28. Bibliography 137
  29. Index 171
Choosing Selection
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https://doi.org/10.70249/9780871690463-013

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS V
  3. Prologue VII
  4. 1. Introduction 1
  5. 2. Fisher: A New Language for Evolutionary Research 9
  6. 3. Wright: Random Genetic Drift, a Concept Out of Control 19
  7. 4. Haldane: A Mathematical-Philosophical Biologist Weighs in 27
  8. 5. Early Reception of the Fisher-Haldane-Wright Theory 30
  9. 6. Dobzhansky: The Faraday of Biology? 35
  10. 7. Evidence for Natural Selection before 1941 39
  11. 8. Huxley: A New Synthesis Is Proclaimed 46
  12. 9. Mayr: Systematics and the Founder Principle 51
  13. 10. Simpson: No Straight and Narrow Path for Paleontology 56
  14. 11. Stebbins: Plants Are Also Selected 60
  15. 12. Chromosome Inversions in Drosophila 62
  16. 13. Ford: Unlucky Blood Groups 68
  17. 14. Resistance to Antibiotics 74
  18. 15. Two Great Debates: Snails and Tiger Moths 76
  19. 16. Dunkers and Drift 79
  20. 17. Gould: Why Did the Synthesis Harden? The Changing Views of Dobzhansky and Wright 81
  21. 18. Why Did the Synthesis Harden? The Views of Other Founders and Leaders 87
  22. 19. The Peppered Moth 91
  23. 20. The Triumph of Natural Selection? 94
  24. 21. Is Evolutionary Theory Scientific? 103
  25. 22. Context and Conclusions 114
  26. Acknowledgments 129
  27. Tables 131
  28. Bibliography 137
  29. Index 171
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