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Eternal ephemera : adaptation and the origin of species, from the nineteenth century through punctuated equilibria and beyond / Niles Eldredge.
| Author/creator | Eldredge, Niles author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Columbia University Press, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | xix, 376 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Adaptation and the origin of species, from the nineteenth century through punctuated equilibria and beyond |
| Contents | 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-. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-366) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2014022519 |
| ISBN | 9780231153164 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231153163 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40024639792 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH398 .E43 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |