"A species is a reproductive community of populations reproductively isolated from others that occupies a specific niche in nature."

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Source : Ernst Mayr (1982). “The Growth of Biological Thought: Diversity, Evolution, and Inheritance”, p.273, Harvard University Press

Ernst Mayr

#Community Quotes #Population Quotes #Niche Quotes

“We see a more assertive Russia, which has implemented a very significant military buildup over several years, and a Russia which has used military force against neighbors, especially Ukraine.”

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“Scientists, especially when they leave the particular field in which they are specialized, are just as ordinary, pig-headed, and unreasonable as everybody else, and their unusually high intelligence only makes their prejudices all the more dangerous.”
“Only the ship is made of books, its sails thousands of overlapping pages, and the sea it floats upon is dark black ink.”

Source : Erin Morgenstern (2016). “The Night Circus”, p.266, Random House
“Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.”
“Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.”
“Women notice details that most men don't. They notice if your belt and shoes match. They notice what kinds of foods you like to eat. They notice all the details, then make assumptions about every other area of your life based on these details.”
“The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know what you want to say and to whom you want to say it.”
“The truest interpretations are those with the best justification.”

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