[Taxacom] Dispersal... again

[Michael Heads]

Hi Don,
?
I wouldn't call Brundin's?attitude?blind faith. While he?did write many favourable things about Croizat,?he also wrote a more critical appreciation: 'Croizat's panbiogeography versus phylogenetic biogeography' (a chapter in the 1981 book 'Vicariance biogeography'). As for prima facie evidence, taxonomists understand more than most?that superficial appearances can be very deceiving.?
?
Michael

Wellington, New Zealand.


My papers on biogeography are at: http://tiny.cc/RiUE0


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From: "Don.Colless at csiro.au" <Don.Colless at csiro.au>
To: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org
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Sent: Sunday, 30 October 2011 6:22 PM
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As a matter of history, back in the 1960's? I was induced by Lars Brundin to read Croizat, whom he (Brundin) held in enormous esteem and regarded as the ultimate saviour of taxonomy. I convinced our library to buy both the 3 volumes and the 1-volume summary, which I tried to read and understand sympathetically; but (like Omar Khayyam) I came out by that same door as in I went. Why do such prima facie nutters inspire such blind faith in their disciples?
? ? 
Donald H. Colless
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
GPO Box 1700
Canberra 2601
don.colless at csiro.au
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From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of John Grehan [jgrehan at sciencebuff.org]
Sent: 29 October 2011 04:13
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Years ago is when? What did you read. The 1999 book? The recent grad
student book chapter, Heads' many recent publications?

John Grehan

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[mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Curtis Clark
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On 10/27/2011 11:17 PM, John Grehan wrote:
> Seems to me that Curtis could figure out an answer by reading the
> panbiogeographic literature.
I did, once, years ago, and found it impenetrable and obfuscated,
although with a glimmer here and there of interesting ideas. Your posts
would lead me to believe that little has changed, but Michael sometimes
clarifies things.

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Curtis Clark
Cal Poly Pomona


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