Cook, LM and Turner, JRG (2020) Fifty per cent and all that: what Haldane actually said. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 129 (3). pp. 765-771. ISSN 0024-4066
Abstract
In 1924, J. B. S. Haldane used the observation of increasing melanic frequencies in peppered moths (Biston betularia L.) to illustrate strong selection in a natural population. Since the phenomenon was first observed, there has been criticism and misinterpretation of work on industrial melanism in moths coming from a number of directions, increasingly on the Internet. Haldane’s calculation, its reception and his other interests in peppered moths are reviewed. An example of Internet comments attributing opinions to him, and their origin and background, are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Crown copyright 2020. |
Keywords: | Biston, melanism, peppered moth, selection |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 May 2020 10:41 |
Last Modified: | 12 May 2020 10:41 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/biolinnean/blz169 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160446 |