title: Mayr, mathematics and the study of evolution.
abstract: In 1959 Ernst Mayr challenged the relevance of mathematical models to evolutionary studies and was answered by JBS Haldane in a witty and convincing essay. Fifty years on, I conclude that the importance of mathematics has in fact increased and will continue to do so.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison, 53706-1574, USA. jfcrow@wisc.edu
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Crow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical