TRANSACTIONS
of the
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Held at Philadelphia
For Promoting Useful Knowledge
EXPLORING
THE BORDERLANDS
DOCUMENTS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON COMMON PROBLEMS
OF GENETICS, PALEONTOLOGY,
AND SYSTEMATICS
JOE CAIN
EDITOR
from
Joe Cain (ed). 2004.
Exploring the Borderlands:
Documents of the Committee on Common Problems of
Genetics, Paleontology, and Systematics, 1943-1944.
(Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society)
http://www.aps-pub.com/
CONTENTS
List of Tables ....................................................................................iv
Preface ................................................................................................v
Foreword, Ernst Mayr ......................................................................vii
Historical Introduction, Joe Cain.......................................................ix
Editorial Notes, Joe Cain .............................................................xxxix
Calendar of Correspondence ............................................................xli
Documents of the Committee on Common Problems
Report of Meetings […], October 1943 .......................................1
Bulletin 1: May 15, 1944 ...........................................................21
Bulletin 2: June 26, 1944 ...........................................................43
Bulletin 3: September 25, 1944..................................................71
Bulletin 4: November 13, 1944 ..................................................93
Bulletin 5: February 5, 1946 ....................................................117
Bulletin 6: May 6, 1946 ...........................................................123
Appendices
Appendix 1: Recruiting Letter for Committee .........................127
Appendix 2: Committee Mailing List ......................................133
Appendix 3: Reading List in Genetics .....................................135
Appendix 4: Reading List in Paleontolo