Ryuichi Matsuda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese entomologist
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Place of Birth: Kajiki, Japan
About Ryuichi Matsuda
- Ryuichi Matsuda (July 8, 1920 – June 19, 1986) was a Japanese entomologist.He obtained his PhD in entomology from Stanford University.
- He worked at the Biosystematics Research Institute of Canada.He wrote several works on the comparative morphology of insects.
- He is most well known for his controversial book Animal Evolution in Changing Environments (1987).He coined the term "pan-environmentalism" for his evolutionary theory which he saw as a fusion of Darwinism with neo-Lamarckism.
- He held that heterochrony is a main mechanism for evolutionary change and that novelty in evolution can be generated by genetic assimilation.
- His views were criticized by Arthur M.
- Shapiro for providing no solid evidence for his theory.
- Shapiro noted that "Matsuda himself accepts too much at face value and is prone to wish-fulfilling interpretation."Interest in Matsuda's research was revived by Brian K.
- Hall, Gerd B.
- Müller and others in the volume Environment, Development, and Evolution: Toward a Synthesis (2004) which was a tribute to his ideas.
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