Matthew's (1915) climate and evolution, the ``New York School of Biogeography'', and the rise and fall of ``Holarcticism''
Por:
Morrone, Juan J.
Publicada:
1 jun 2022
Resumen:
Climate and evolution (Matthew, 1915) represents an important
contribution to evolutionary biogeography, that influenced several
authors, notably Karl P. Schmidt, George S. Myers, George G. Simpson,
Philip J. Darlington, Ernst Mayr, Thomas Barbour, John C. Poynton, Allen
Keast, Leon Croizat, Robin Craw, Michael Heads, and Osvaldo A. Reig.
Authors belonging to the ``New York School of Zoogeography'' -a
research community including Matthew, Schmidt, Myers and Simpson-
accepted Matthew's ``Holarcticism'' (north temperate centers of
origin) and the permanence of ocean basins and continents, whereas
others, especially panbiogeographers and cladistic biogeographers, were
extremely critical and reacted against these ideas. ``Holarcticism''
has been falsified and rejected by dispersalists and the ``New York
School of Zoogeography'' disappeared in the 1970s. Matthew, however,
continues being identified by panbiogeographers and cladistic
biogeographers as a key representative of classic dispersalism, helping
provide some cohesion to their research communities.
Filiaciones:
Morrone, Juan J.:
Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Morrone, JJ (Corresponding Author), Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Evolut, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Evolut, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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