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WORKERS in various fields such as taxonomy palæontology, cytology, genetics, comparative anatomy, etc., besides the problems inherent in their own fields, often have to take into account and make contribution to the wider field of thought covered by the term ‘‘evolution. The interest in this major subject has increased noticeably in recent years, and it was with the object of facilitating this modern synthesis that a Society for the Study of Evolution was founded in the United States in March 1946. A grant from the American Philosophical Society has enabled this new society to launch a quarterly publication termed Evolution : an International Journal of Organic Evolution, and thus supply a noticeable want. The first number was issued in July 1947 and it is edited by Dr. Ernst Mayr, of the American Museum of Natural History, assisted by associate editors which include representatives of Great Britain, France, and the U.S.S.R. The journal is of convenient size, 25 cm. X 17 cm., well printed on paper that allows the use of half-tone blocks without undue loss in reproduction, and contains 112 pages. In general, contributions are limited to twenty pages, but shorter "Notes and Comments" are also published. They are accepted from any field of biology so long as they have a bearing upon evolution. The contributions in the first number include several papers on Drosophila, cytology, Hawaian birds, adaptive evolution in sticklebacks, hybrids in oak-tree populations and evolutionary rates in hypsodonty in horses and beavers. The subscription-rate for the volume is 6.00 dollars, or membership of the Society, which includes the journal, is 5.00 dollars, and the business manager is Mr. K. P. Schmidt, Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago 5, Ill., U.S.A.
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Evolution : An International Journal of Organic Evolution. Nature 161, 162–163 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161162d0
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