title: Pioneering paradigms and magnificent manifestos--Leigh Van Valen's priceless contributions to evolutionary biology.
authors.affiliation: Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. l.h.liow@bio.uio.no
authors.forename: Lee Hsiang
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Liow
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouchard
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Damuth
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hallgrimsson
authors.forename: Gene
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Dan W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: McShea
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Nils C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Stenseth
authors.forename: Melissa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Stoller
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods*; D015509:Developmental Biology / Q000266:history*; D056084:Genetic Fitness; D014644:Genetic Variation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008322:Mammals / Q000235:genetics*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D015046:Zoology / Q000266:history*