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The general question addressed in this paper is a fundamental one for the synthetic theory of evolution. It concerns the assumption that the processes of evolution at the population level are sufficient to explain the diversity within among species even at higher taxonomic levels. Simply put, is the evolutionary differentiation at intermediate high systematic levels merely the accumulation of the results of microevolutionary processes over sufficient periods of time, or are there processes involved which are not ordinarily observed at the population level whose mechanisms need to be elucidated? But since evolution takes place in a continuum of populations through time, all evolutionary processes must in the final analysis take place at the population level. The question then turns on whether the principles of population biology as propounded by the synthetic theory are sufficient to account for the types of evolutionary phenomena observed. In other words does evolution beyond the demic level require something new, or is it more of the same?
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Sokal, R.R. (1978). Population Differentiation: Something New or More of the Same?. In: Brussard, P.F. (eds) Ecological Genetics: The Interface. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6330-2_12
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