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Reinventing Darwin: The Great Debate at the High Table of Evolutionary Theory
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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- Subject
- Science & Technology
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780471303015
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471303011
ISBN-13
9780471303015
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1068554
Product Key Features
Book Title
Reinventing Darwin : the Great Debate at the High Table of Evolutionary Theory
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
19.7 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-032861
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
575/.001
Table Of Content
Setting the Table. The Heart of the Matter: Adaptation and Natural Selection. The Great Stasis Debate. Evolution in Real Time: Punctuated Equilibria and the Eternal Species Wrangle. High Stakes at the High Table: Macroevolution and Species Sorting. Approaching Complexity: Evolution in the Real World. Paradoxes in Ultra-Darwinism: Sex, Social Systems, and the Reproductive Imperative. Epilogue: Whither the High Table? Bibliography. Index.
Synopsis
An insider's provocative account of one of the most contentious debates in science today When Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould, two of the world's leading evolutionary theorists, proposed a bold new theory of evolution--the theory of "punctuated equilibria"--they stood the standard interpretation of Darwin on its head. They also ignited a furious debate about the true nature of evolution. On the one side are the geneticists. They contend that evolution proceeds slowly but surely, driven by competition among organisms to transmit their genes from generation to generation. On the other are the paleontologists, like Eldredge and Gould, who show in the fossil record that in fact evolution proceeds only sporadically. Long periods of no change--equilibria--are "punctuated" by episodes of rapid evolutionary activity. According to the paleontologists, this pattern shows that evolution is driven far more by environmental forces than by genetic competition. How can the prevailing views on evolution be so different? In Reinventing Darwin, Niles Eldredge offers a spirited account of the dispute and an impressive case for the paleontologists' side of the story. With the mastery that only a leading contributor to the debate can provide, he charts the course of theory from Darwin's day to the present and explores the fundamental mysteries and crucial questions that underlie the current quarrels. Is evolution fired by a gentle and persistent motor and fueled by the survival instincts of "selfish genes"? Or does it proceed in fits and starts, as the fossil record seems to show? What is the role of environmental changes such as habitat destruction and of cataclysmic events like meteor impacts? Are most species inherently stable, changing only very little until they succumb to extinction? Or are species highly adaptable, changing all the time? Eldredge sorts through the major findings and interpretations and presents a lively introduction to the leading edge of evolutionary theory today. Reinventing Darwin offers a rare insider's view of the sometimes contentious, but always stimulating work of scientific inquiry. PRAISE FOR NILES ELDREDGE'S PREVIOUS BOOKS The Miner's Canary: Unraveling the Mysteries of Extinction "The Miner's Canary rings with integrity. The author takes care to present opposing views. Some readers, indeed, might view Mr. Eldredge as a little too self-effacing; he is, after all, one of the world's leading experts in his field."--The New York Times Book Review Fossils: The Evolution and Extinction of Species ". . . an important and informative book. It is also delightfully idiosyncratic. This is no scholarly treatise defending academic argument. It is an essay for everyone interested in the story of earthly life."--The Christian Science Monitor Life Pulse: Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record "This is Earth history on a grand scale; those who enjoy the works of Stephen Jay Gould will appreciate Life Pulse."--Publishers Weekly
LC Classification Number
QH360.5.E44 1995
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