Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy

1. Introduction

Part I. The Young Naturalist in Germany

2. Childhood and Youth

3. The Budding Scientist

Part II. Ornithologist and Evolutionist in New York

4. The New York Years (1931–1953)

5. Ornithologist and Zoogeographer

6. Biological Species and Speciation—Mayr’s First Synthesis

7. Life in North America during World War II

Part III. Professor of Zoology at Harvard University

8. The Harvard Years (1953–2005)

9. Evolutionary Biology—Mayr’s Second Synthesis

10. Ernst Mayr—the Man

11. Systematics and Classification

12. History and Philosophy of Biology—Mayr’s Third Synthesis

13. Summary: Appreciation of ErnstMayr’s Science

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Keywords: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCI008000