Systematics and the Origin of Species
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Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Systematics and the Origin of Species Context triple: [Ernst Mayr, notableWork, Systematics and the Origin of Species]
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Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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B.
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
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C.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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D.
On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type
"On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type" is Alfred Russel Wallace’s seminal 1858 essay that independently outlined the theory of evolution by natural selection alongside Charles Darwin.
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E.
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Systematics and the Origin of Species Target entity description: Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.
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A.
Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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B.
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
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C.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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D.
On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type
"On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type" is Alfred Russel Wallace’s seminal 1858 essay that independently outlined the theory of evolution by natural selection alongside Charles Darwin.
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E.
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific monograph ⓘ |
| author | Ernst Mayr ⓘ |
| contribution |
clarified the relationship between species and subspecies
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emphasized the role of reproductive isolation in speciation ⓘ formulated the modern biological species concept ⓘ helped establish the modern synthesis in evolutionary biology ⓘ integrated systematics with evolutionary theory ⓘ linked population genetics with taxonomy ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
classic text in systematics
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landmark work in evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| era | modern synthesis era ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ systematics ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
importance of geographic isolation in speciation
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population thinking in taxonomy ⓘ reproductive isolation as criterion for species ⓘ role of systematics in evolutionary theory ⓘ species as groups of interbreeding natural populations ⓘ |
| influenced |
biological species concept
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modern evolutionary biology ⓘ modern synthesis of evolution ⓘ systematics ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Theodosius Dobzhansky
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population genetics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
providing a rigorous definition of species in evolutionary terms
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shifting taxonomy from typological to population-based thinking ⓘ |
| partOf | modern evolutionary synthesis literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisher | Columbia University Press ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 20th century evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| topic |
biological species concept
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evolutionary systematics ⓘ geographic variation ⓘ population structure ⓘ reproductive isolation ⓘ speciation ⓘ species concept ⓘ taxonomy of species and subspecies ⓘ |
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Ernst Mayr