Evolution and the recognition concept of species : collected writings

Author(s)

• Paterson, H. E. H.
• McEvey, Shane F.

Bibliographic Information

Evolution and the recognition concept of species : collected writings

Hugh E.H. Paterson ; edited by Shane F. McEvey

Johns Hopkins University Press, c1993

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-220) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Hugh Paterson's ideas on species and speciation have become increasingly important to an understanding of evolution. He contends that speciation is not an adaptive process, but a passive consequence of the adaptation of intraspecific bonding mechanisms to a new environment. The conceptual basis of his research has come to be called the "Recognition Concept of Species" involving the specific-mate recognition system.

Table of Contents

• The term "Isolating Mechanisms"
• the Washington symposium paper
• more evidence against reinforcement
• a comment on "Mate Recognition Systems"
• the continuing search
• epitaph to Darlington
• morphological resemblance
• perspectives on speciation
• Darwin and the origin of species
• the Macnamara-Paterson dialogue
• simulation of the necessary conditions
• the recognition concept
• environment and species
• species in terms of sterility
• a view of species
• updating the evolutionary synthesis
• applied biology and cryptic species
• complete bibliography
• incidental references
• taxonomic index
• author index
• subject index.

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Details

• NCID: BA19829835
• ISBN:
  • 0801844096
• LCCN: 92004779
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Baltimore
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 234 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH380
  • DC20 : 575
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Species
  • LCSH : Evolution (Biology)