A review at Arnhart 18 Sep 2009 and a fair one I think. Not that I agree with him about Darwin, but there’s room for honest disagreement. Species concept
Ecology and Biodiversity Ecological speciation 30 Sep 201118 Sep 2017 A new paper in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology (link below) assesses the possibility of speciation by ecological differentiation in conjunction with geographical isolation. The interesting thing here is that it takes two views previously considered as antagonists and combines them into a single model. “Standard” views of speciation assume… Read More
Biology So much to say, so little time 9 Jul 2009 As I prepare for the conferences I start attending and blathering at from tomorrow, I of course find a treasure trove of things to blog about. Since I can’t really do them all justice, I will merely put a one liner for each below the fold. Read More
Creationism and Intelligent Design John Ray 3 May 20193 May 2019 This has been submitted as an entry in the Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, and it is offered here for your delectation and delight… Title of entry: John Ray Synonyms: John Wray; Joanne Raio, Joannis Raii [Lat.] Life John Ray (1627/8–1705, known as Wray until 1670) was an English clergyman… Read More
I can’t comment on the review or the book (Species) because Species has not arrived in my college library. When it arrives and I read it, I will offer comments.
It’s a blog in-joke. I won’t get stuck into Chris Mooney’s and Sheril Kirshenbaum’s Unscientific America until I actually read it, and a number of people have said I don’t need to because I’ve read their blog.