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Jerry A. Coyne is an American biologist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, specializing in evolutionary biology.
Known for: Speciation, Why Evolution Is True
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Speciation
This comprehensive work explores the biological process of speciation—the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution. Coyne and Orr synthesize decades of research, presenting the...
Why Evolution Is True
This book presents a comprehensive and accessible explanation of the evidence supporting the theory of evolution. Jerry A. Coyne, a professor of ecology and evolution, synthesizes data from genetics, ...
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Defining Species: Conceptual Foundations and Challenges
To build a coherent theory of speciation, we must first define what a species actually is. Throughout biology’s history, this deceptively simple question has sparked intense debate. The viewpoint that I, following Ernst Mayr, find most fruitful is the *biological species concept*: species are groups...
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Reproductive Isolation: The Core Mechanism of Speciation
Every instance of speciation begins with populations that once exchanged genes freely but now cannot. The transition from shared gene flow to reproductive isolation defines the birth of a new species. But isolation is not a monolithic barrier; it is composed of layered mechanisms that act before and...
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The Fossil Record
The fossil record is the archive where the history of life is written in stone. In this chapter, I walk readers through the geological layers that record the slow dance of species transforming over time. Fossils are not mere curiosities—they are snapshots of transition, capturing intermediate forms ...
From Why Evolution Is True
Evidence from Embryology
When we study embryos, we peer directly into the workshop of evolution. Embryology reveals the fingerprints of shared ancestry encoded in early development. As I show in this chapter, embryos across different species often start from nearly identical forms before diverging according to their evoluti...
From Why Evolution Is True
About Jerry A. Coyne
Jerry A. Coyne is an American biologist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, specializing in evolutionary biology. He is known for his research on speciation and for his public advocacy of science education and secularism. Coyne has published numerous scientific papers and books addr...
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Jerry A. Coyne is an American biologist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, specializing in evolutionary biology. He is known for his research on speciation and for his public advocacy of science education and secularism. Coyne has published numerous scientific papers and books addr...
Jerry A. Coyne is an American biologist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, specializing in evolutionary biology. He is known for his research on speciation and for his public advocacy of science education and secularism. Coyne has published numerous scientific papers and books addressing evolutionary theory and its implications.
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