modern evolutionary synthesis

All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
modern evolutionary synthesis canonical	12
neo-Darwinism	5
modern synthesis (evolution)	3
modern synthesis of evolutionary biology	2
Evolutionary Synthesis	1
Neo-Darwinism	1
neo-Darwinian evolutionary synthesis	1
neo-Darwinian synthesis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80711 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: modern evolutionary synthesis
Context triple: [Darwinism, influenced, modern evolutionary synthesis]

A. Darwinism
Darwinism is the scientific theory of biological evolution by natural selection, explaining how species change over time through heritable variation and differential survival and reproduction.
B. The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
C. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
D. On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
E. The Theory of Island Biogeography
The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: modern evolutionary synthesis
Target entity description: Modern evolutionary synthesis is the 20th-century unification of Darwin’s theory of natural selection with Mendelian genetics, forming the foundational framework of modern evolutionary biology.

A. Darwinism
Darwinism is the scientific theory of biological evolution by natural selection, explaining how species change over time through heritable variation and differential survival and reproduction.
B. The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
C. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
D. On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
E. The Theory of Island Biogeography
The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	framework in evolutionary biology ⓘ scientific theory ⓘ theory of evolution ⓘ unifying theory ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	modern synthesis ⓘ neo-Darwinian synthesis ⓘ linked to: modern evolutionary synthesis
basedOn	Darwinian natural selection ⓘ Mendelian genetics ⓘ population genetics ⓘ statistical genetics ⓘ
contrastsWith	Lamarckian inheritance ⓘ classical Darwinism without genetics ⓘ mutationism ⓘ orthogenesis ⓘ
coreIdea	adaptation arises through differential reproductive success ⓘ evolution is change in allele frequencies in populations over time ⓘ evolution is gradual over many generations ⓘ evolutionary processes can be described mathematically ⓘ gene flow occurs through migration between populations ⓘ genetic drift affects allele frequencies, especially in small populations ⓘ inheritance is particulate, not blending ⓘ macroevolution is the long-term outcome of microevolutionary processes ⓘ mutation introduces genetic variation ⓘ natural selection acts on phenotypes but evolution occurs at the genetic level ⓘ natural selection is a primary mechanism of evolutionary change ⓘ recombination reshuffles genetic variation ⓘ speciation results from the divergence of populations ⓘ
countryOfDevelopment	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
developedInDecade	1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ
emergedInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
field	ecology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ paleontology ⓘ population genetics ⓘ systematics ⓘ
followedBy	extended evolutionary synthesis ⓘ
hasKeyWork	Evolution: The Modern Synthesis ⓘ Genetics and the Origin of Species ⓘ The Major Features of Evolution ⓘ Variation and Evolution in Plants ⓘ
influenced	behavioral ecology ⓘ conservation genetics ⓘ evolutionary ecology ⓘ late 20th-century evolutionary biology ⓘ modern systematics ⓘ molecular evolution ⓘ
influencedBy	Charles Darwin ⓘ Ernst Mayr ⓘ G. Ledyard Stebbins ⓘ George Gaylord Simpson ⓘ Gregor Mendel ⓘ J. B. S. Haldane ⓘ Julian Huxley ⓘ Ronald A. Fisher ⓘ Sewall Wright ⓘ Theodosius Dobzhansky ⓘ
status	foundational framework of modern evolutionary biology ⓘ
supportsView	evolutionary change is largely gradual rather than saltational ⓘ species are populations of variable individuals ⓘ
unified	Darwinian natural selection with Mendelian genetics ⓘ field observations with experimental genetics ⓘ microevolution and macroevolution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited