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Stebbins, George Ledyard was born on January 6, 1906 in Lawrence, New York, United States. Son of George Ledyard and Edith Alden (Candler) Stebbins.
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Pp. xix, 643; 55 text-figures, 19 tables. Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and with gilt panel lines, lg 8vo. This is the second printing, published just one year after the first printing. It is number XVI of the Columbia Biological Series, edited at Columbia University by Leslie C. Dunn, et al. Stebbins was both a botanist and geneticist. This is his most important work. "Variation and Evolution in Plants" formed the botanical cornerstone of the "modern synthesis" that demonstrated how Mendelian genetics was consistent with natural selection and gradual evolution. A second issue of the 'modern synthesis' was whether the broad-scale changes (macroevolution) seen by palaeontologists could be explained by small changes seen in extant local populations (microevolution). The modern synthesis is still, to a large extent, the current paradigm in evolutionary biology. Researchers contributing to the modern synthesis are R. A. Fisher, Theodosius Dobzhansky, J. B. S. Haldane, Sewall Wright, Ernst Mayr, Bernhard Rensch, Sergei Chetverikov, George Gaylord Simpson, and G. Ledyard Stebbins. No ownership marks and no signs of use.
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Processes of Organic Evolution Second Edition. Same day shipping. G. Ledyard Stebbins. Concepts of Modern Biology Series. Former owner name on inside top page.
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In this incisive book, a distinguished geneticist has succeeded in relating the extraordinary biological discoveries of the last two decades to the basic questions about the origin and evolution of life on earth. The "molecular revolution" in biology--culminating in the discovery of the relations of the giant molecules of living matter--the operation of the genetic code, and the relational order in the biological world are all considered. Originally published in 1969. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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1966 Concepts of Modern Biology 191 pages with illustrations. Softbound, xlib with usual signs, good condition
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Stebbins, George Ledyard was born on January 6, 1906 in Lawrence, New York, United States. Son of George Ledyard and Edith Alden (Candler) Stebbins.
AB, Harvard University, 1928. AM, Harvard University, 1929. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1931.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Paris, 1962. Doctor of Science (honorary), Carleton College, 1983. Doctor of Science (honorary), Ohio State University, 1983.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1993.
Instructor biology Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1931-1935. Junior geneticist University California, Berkeley, 1935-1939, assistant professor, 1939-1941, associate professor, 1941-1947, professor genetics, 1947-1950, Davis, 1950-1973, professor emeritus, from 1973. Visiting exchange professor University Chile, Santiago, 1973, visiting professor Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1977, 86, San Francisco State University, 1977-1978, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1978-1979.
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Member National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society (Lewis prize 1959), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Botanical Society of America (president 1962), Society for Study of Evolution (president 1959), American Society Naturalists (president 1969).
Married Margaret Goldsborough Chamberlaine, June 14, 1931. Children: Edith Candler Paxman, Robert Lloyd, George Ledyard (deceased). Married Barbara Jean Brumley, July 27, 1958 (deceased February 1993).
Stepson, Marc C. Monaghan.