Mayr

[ mahy-er ]

noun

1. Ernst, 1904–2005, U.S. zoologist and evolutionary theorist, born in Germany.

Mayr

/ mī′ər /

1. German-born American zoologist who synthesized Gregor Mendel's theories of inheritance with Charles Darwin's natural selection theory to develop the concept of speciation, which expanded scientific understanding of the formation of species and how they adapt to their their environment.

Example Sentences

Not always have I agreed with Mayr's assignments of species to these categories, and such differences are noted.

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On the other hand, inoculations made by Mayr gave negative results.

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It may affect only one-half of the body, or entirely spare paralyzed extremities (Mayr).

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According to Mayr and Hebra, it is of the precise color which is obtained by adding a little yellow or brown to a red pigment.

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Mayr has shown that the nasal mucus is capable upon inoculation of propagating the disease.

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