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>During the evolutionary synthesis, neo-Darwinism took its place as the dominant theory of evolution.
<>Other scientists involved were Dr. Theodosius Dobzhansky, a population geneticist, and Dr. George Gaylord Simpson, a palaeontologist.
<>As part of the birth of mainstream evolutionary theory, laboratory geneticists began merging their views of evolution with that of field scientists like Dr. Mayr, who study the diversity and origins of different species.
<>On new concepts put forth to challenge the biological species concept: ''To be very blunt and honest, most of the people writing these papers are very ignorant.''<>In his latest book, ''This is Biology,''
<>Dr. Mayr argues as he has for years, that biology is not only a true science, distinct from the physical sciences but is a crucial science that offers unique insights into what science can be and what it means to be human.
<>He contends that biology continues to suffer from second-class status, even at the hands of groups like the National Science Foundation.
<>''Look at the budget of the N.S.F. or the number of people elected to the National Academy or Nobel Prizes. Who gets Nobel Prizes?'' he said, raising a topic guaranteed to enliven and irritate him.
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Ernst Mayr – 'Darwin of the 20th century' During the mid 20th century, Ernst Mayr was one of the 'architects' of the synthetic theory of evolution.
- In the following years, Ernst Mayr established evolutionary biology as a separate field of research in the United States which earned him the name “Darwin of the 20th century.”
- He summarized the modern theory of evolution in several books: Animal Species and Evolution (1963), Populations, Species and Evolution (1970),
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