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German-American biologist and a pioneer in evolutionary biology, Ernst Mayr made significant contributions to the development of modern evolutionary theory. His research in systematics, speciation, and biological classification had a profound impact on the field.

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“There are a number of attributes of species and populations that are not of any particular selective advantage to any single individual in a population but that are of great advantage to the population as a whole.”

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Book:Evolution and the Diversity of Life: Selected Essays

Source: Evolution and the Diversity of Life: Selected Essays

“Every politician, clergyman, educator, or physician, in short, anyone dealing with human individuals, is bound to make grave mistakes if he ignores these two great truths of population zoology: (1) no two individuals are alike, and (2) both environment and genetic endowment make a contribution to nearly every trait.”

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“New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the next generation.”

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Book:Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an Evolutionist

Source: Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an Evolutionist

“Isolating mechanisms are biological properties of individuals that prevent the interbreeding of populations that are actually or potentially sympatric.”

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Book:Populations, Species, and Evolution: An Abridgment of Animal Species and Evolution

Source: Populations, Species, and Evolution: An Abridgment of Animal Species and Evolution