The establishment of evolutionary biology as a discrete biological discipline

Bioessays 19 (3):263-266 (1997)
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This is the second of two ‘Roots’ articles from Dr Ernst Mayr; the first appeared in the February issue. The article that follows is Dr Mayr's address on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society for the Study of Evolution, St Louis, USA, June 19, 1996.

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