@swamidass How do you navigate the fuzzy use of labels when discussing different evolutionary biology models? You are clearly using neo-Darwinism to refer to the early 20th century understanding which did not include neutral theory. Others like Mayr prefer to have neo-Darwinism refer to the current collective understanding of evolutionary biology, whatever that might be (presuming it descends from Darwin’s theory in some fashion, I imagine). Moran seems to go the other way, using neo-Darwinism for the outmoded view that was challenged not by neutral theory but earlier by the modern synthesis, while using Modern Synthesis for a more expansive understanding that (at least partially) accommodates more recent developments including neutral theory. (http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/modern-synthesis.html)
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