Eldredge Eternal Ephemera

Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-52675-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

From one of evolutionary biology's major contributors, a compelling work that unravels science’s great “Mystery of Mysteries”: how new species arise.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eldredge, Niles

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Geschichte der Biowissenschaften, Biologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Approaching Adaptation and the Origin of Species
Part I. Birth of Modern Evolutionary Theory
1. The Advent of the Modern Fauna: On the Births and Deaths of Species, 1801–1831
2. Darwin and the Beagle: Experimenting with Transmutation, 1831–1836
3. Enter Adaptation and the Conflict Between Isolation and Gradual Adaptive Change, 1836–1859
Part II. Rebellion and Reinvention: The Taxic Perspective, 1935–
4. Species and Speciation Reconsidered, 1935–
5. Punctuated Equilibria: Speciation and Stasis in Paleontology, 1968–
6. Speciation and Adaptation: Large-Scale Patterns in the Evolution of Life, 1972–
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Niles Eldredge is a paleontologist formerly on the curatorial staff of the American Museum of Natural History. He developed the theory of punctuated equilibria with Stephen Jay Gould, and his book The Pattern of Evolution offers a comprehensive theory of how environmental change governs the evolutionary process. He is also the author of Life in the Balance: Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis and The Triumph of Evolution. and the Failure of Creationism and was a coeditor of the journal Evolution: Education and Outreach.