The intense controversies that surrounded the youth of punctuated equilibrium have helped
it mature to a useful extension of evolutionary theory. As a complement to phyletic …

Species selection in the broad sense—also termed species sorting—shapes evolutionary
patterns through differences in speciation and extinction rates (and their net outcome, often …

The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of
explanatory force unprecedented in our time—a landmark publication, both for its historical …

The long-awaited revision of the industry standard on phylogenetics Since the publication of
the first edition of this landmark volume more than twenty-five years ago, phylogenetic …

The Nature of Selection is a straightforward, self-contained introduction to philosophical and
biological problems in evolutionary theory. It presents a powerful analysis of the evolutionary …

Logical equivalence between the notions of homology and synapomorphy is reviewed and
supported. So‐called transformational homology embodies two distinct logical components …

Cladistics aims to reconstruct genealogies based on common ancestry, thus revealing the
phylogenetic relationships between taxa. Its applications vary from linguistic analysis to the …

The modern synthesis, as an exclusive proposition, has broken down on both of its
fundamental claims: extrapolationism (gradual allelic substitution as a model for all …

Traditionally a scientific theory is viewed as based on universal laws of nature that serve as
axioms for logical deduction. In analyzing the logical structure of evolutionary biology …

Understanding the history and philosophy of biological systematics (phylogenetics,
taxonomy and classification of living things) is key to successful practice of the discipline. In …