Natural selection and beyond : the intellectual legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace / edited by Charles H. Smith and George Beccaloni.

Other author Smith, Charles H. (Charles Hyde), 1950-
Other author Beccaloni, George.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxxv, 482 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 26 cm
Subjects
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Evolution (Biology)--History. --19th century.
Natural selection--History. --19th century.
Biogeography--History. --19th century.
Exobiology--History. --19th century.

Contents Homes sweet homes : a biographical tour of Wallace's many places of residence / George Beccaloni -- "Ardent beetle-hunters" : natural history, collecting, and the theory of evolution / Andrew Berry -- Theory and practice in the field : Wallace's work in natural history (1844-1858) / Melinda Bonnie Fagan -- Wallace's annotated copy of the Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection / George Beccaloni -- Wallace and the species concept of the early Darwinians / James Mallet -- Direct selection for reproductive isolation : the Wallace effect and reinforcement / Norman A. Johnson -- The colours of animals : from Wallace to the present day. 1, Cryptic coloration / Tim Caro, Sami Merilaita, Martin Stevens -- The colours of animals : from Wallace to the present day. 2, Conspicuous coloration / Tim Car ... [et al.] -- Alfred Russel Wallace, biogeographer / Bernard Michaux -- Wallace and the great ice age / Keith Tinkler -- Wallace, conservation, and sustainable development / Sandra Knapp -- The "finest butterfly in the world?" : Wallace and his literary legacy / Peter Raby -- Wallace and Owenism / Gregory Claeys -- Wallace, women, and eugenics / Diane B. Paul -- Out of "the limbo of 'unpractical politics'" : the origins and essence of Wallace's advocacy of land nationalization / David A. Stack -- Alfred Russel Wallace and anti-vaccinationism in the late Victorian cultural context, 1870-1907 / Martin Fichman -- The universe and Alfred Russel Wallace / Steven J. Dick -- Wallace's unfinished business / Charles H. Smith -- Wallace in wonderland / James Moore -- Wallace's dilemmas : the laws of nature and the human spirit / Ted Benton -- Wallace, spiritualism, and beyond : "change," or "no change"? / Charles H. Smith.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 425-465) and index.
ISBN9780199239160 (hbk.)
ISBN0199239169 (hbk.)

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