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Peer reviewedLorenz, Konrad Z. – Science, 1974
Analogies can be useful in the study of behavior, physiology, and comparative evolution. Dangers in mistaking a homology for an analogy are discussed. (RH)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, Evolution, Physiology
Peer reviewedLewin, Roger – Science, 1982
Summarizes the views of Ernst Mayr on the controversy over evolution which exists between physical scientists and biologists. Discusses the uniqueness of individuals, work by population geneticists and mathematical geneticists, complexity in nature, rates of change, modes of change, and the need to ask "why". (DC)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Evolution, Genetics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSkinner, B. F. – Science, 1981
Presents the viewpoints of a prominent behavioral scientist concerning the role of the environment in the evolution of behavior. (CS)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavior, Biological Sciences, College Science
