Re-examining Darwin`s thoughts on species
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 15:56
in Earth & Climate
James Mallet is out to rehabilitate Charles Darwin`s reputation on species. It may seem strange that such a founding father of modern biological thought as Darwin could run afoul of something so basic, but biologists over past decades, including such giants as Harvard`s Ernst Mayr, perceived Darwin`s understanding of species as somewhat fuzzy.