@arlin @BehavEcol Which makes me wonder, what is the "true" story? In other words, if one were to ignore Mayr, Hull, Cain, etc. (if they had never existed) and wrote an accurate account of the development of biological classification/systematics, what would that history be? Has it been written? 2/2

#ErnstMayr
#ModernSynthesis

New #preprint led by @arlin, with contributions by me and others. https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/4705/ It's a criticism of writings by @EvolOdonata , which in our view misrepresent the latest #science (both #theory and empirical work) on how #MutationBias influences #adaptation. #evolution #ModernSynthesis

A great review of the importance of Clausen, Keck & Hiesey's work on our understanding of #evolution, and their connection to (and neglect in) the #modernSynthesis.

Dissects their perfection of common garden #experiments, and contributions to our understanding of #adaptation ("one of the first field verifications of #localAdaptation by #naturalSelection"), #plasticity, #speciation, #polyploidy, #genetic architecture of trait variation.

And an excellent read.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/420540

My latest #ecoevo publication is an intro to the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, commissioned by the John Templeton Foundation. It is a 60 pg document that lays out the assumptions of the #ModernSynthesis according to the #EES, the diverse origins of the EES in multiple disciplines, and the current status & objections to the #extendedsynthesis. A friendly & illustrated review for anyone interested in knowing what it's all about.

https://www.templeton.org/discoveries/extended-evolutionary-synthesis

#evolution #evobio #evolutionarybiology