Original: He went on to the University of California , Berkeley , where his work with E. B. Babcock on the genetic evolution of plant species , and his association with a group of evolutionary biologists known as the Bay Area Biosystematists , led him to develop a comprehensive synthesis of plant evolution incorporating genetics .
Simplified: He became involved with the Society for the Study of Evolution in 1946 , and was one of the few botanists in the new organization .