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Jerry Allen Coyne (born December 30, 1949) is an American professor of biology, known for his commentary on intelligent design. A prolific scientist and author, he has published dozens of papers elucidating the theory of evolution. He is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago in the Department of Ecology and Evolution. His concentration is speciation and ecological and evolutionary genetics, particularly as they involve the fruit fly, ''Drosophila''. He is the author of the text ''Speciation'' and the bestselling non-fiction book ''Why Evolution Is True''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2009-02-22/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html )〕 Coyne maintains a website also called ''Why Evolution Is True''. He self-identifies as a determinist of the incompatibilistic variety.〔("You don't have free will" ), Vancouver, June 2015〕 ==Scientific work== Coyne graduated with a B.S. in biology from the College of William & Mary in 1971. He started graduate work at Rockefeller University under Theodosius Dobzhansky before logistical complications (military conscription) forced a hiatus. He then earned a Ph.D. in biology at Harvard University in 1978, studying under Richard Lewontin, and went on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Davis with Timothy Prout. He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1989, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007, and received the "Emperor Has No Clothes" award from the Freedom from Religion Foundation in 2011. Coyne has served as President (2011) and Vice President (1996) of the Society for the Study of Evolution, and as Associate Editor of ''Evolution'' (1985–1988; 1994–2000) and of ''The American Naturalist'' (1990–1993). he teaches evolutionary biology, speciation, genetic analysis, social issues and scientific knowledge, scientific speaking and writing. His work is widely published in scientific journals as well as in such mainstream venues as ''The New York Times'', the ''Times Literary Supplement'', and ''The New Republic''. His research interests include population and evolutionary genetics, speciation, ecological and quantitative genetics, chromosome evolution, and sperm competition. Coyne is a critic of creationism, theistic evolution, and intelligent design, which he calls "the latest pseudoscientific incarnation of religious creationism, cleverly crafted by a new group of enthusiasts to circumvent recent legal restrictions". He is concerned about a disconnect between ''what the public believes about evolution'' and ''what scientists believe about evolution''. He states the value of studying evolution is in the true story of our origins and its value in restoring wonder in people. In a 1996 critique of the theory of intelligent-design creationism, Coyne wrote his first large ''New Republic'' article on ''Of Pandas and People'' (a book review), which started a long history of writing on evolution and creationism. Coyne lists the following evidence for evolution, as detailed in his book and elsewhere: * Fossil record * Embryology * Molecular biology * Presence of vestigial organs * Biogeography * Sequence similarity between species that are also observed as a time-dependent change in junk DNA Transitional fossils provide rich evidence for evolution. Charles Darwin predicted such fossils in 1859, and those later identified as such include: * Tiktaalik (transition between fish and amphibians) * Ichthyostega (transition between amphibians and reptiles) * Mammal-like reptiles (not classified one or the other) * Archaeopteryx (transition between reptiles and birds) * Ambulocetus (transition between land mammals and whales) * Early human fossils with ape-like skulls * Series of terrestrial fossils between land animals and whales The evidence not only includes these transitional fossils but the fact that they occur in the fossil record at times between their putative ancestors and their more modern relatives. The Ecuadoran frog ''Atelopus coynei'' is named after Coyne. He collected the holotype in a swamp on a frogging trip to western Ecuador as a student in the late 1970s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jerry Coyne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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