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24 produkter
Unfinished Synthesis
Biological Hierarchies and Modern Evolutionary Thought
Inbunden, 1986
1628 kr
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This provocative study provides a stimulating critique of contemporary evolutionary thought, analysing the Modern Synthesis first developed by Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and George Gaylord Simpson.Written by an eminent evolutionary biologist (the co-founder of the theory of punctuated …
Unfinished Synthesis
Biological Hierarchies and Modern Evolutionary Thought
E-bok, 1985
935 kr
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This study provides a stimulating critique of contemporary evolutionary thought, analyzing the Modern Synthesis first developed by Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and George Gaylord Simpson. The author argues that although only genes and organisms are taken as historic "individuals" in …
Evolutionary Theory
A Hierarchical Perspective
Av Ilya Temkin, Emanuele Serrelli m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
643 kr
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The natural world is infinitely complex and hierarchically structured, with smaller units forming the components of progressively larger systems: molecules make up cells, cells comprise tissues and organs that are, in turn, parts of individual organisms, which are united into populations and …
Evolutionary Theory
A Hierarchical Perspective
Av Niles Eldredge, Telmo Pievani m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
331 kr
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The natural world is infinitely complex and hierarchically structured, with smaller units forming the components of progressively larger systems: molecules make up cells, cells comprise tissues and organs that are, in turn, parts of individual organisms, which are united into populations and …
Systematics, Ecology, and the Biodiversity Crisis
Inbunden, 1992
732 kr
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Which species can be saved, when all cannot? "Systematics, Ecology, and the Biodiversity Crisis" provides critical tools for finding answers to the current of systematic biology. Systematists are in a unique position to identify ciritcal areas of endemism and additional criteria for the …
Eternal Ephemera
Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond
Inbunden, 2015
2533 kr
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All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species-interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera"-are the concern of evolutionary biology. In this riveting work, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge follows leading thinkers as …
Eternal Ephemera
Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond
Häftad, 2016
348 kr
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All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species-interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera"-are the concern of evolutionary biology. In this riveting work, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge follows leading thinkers as …
Macroevolutionaries
Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould
Av Bruce Lieberman, Niles Eldredge
Inbunden, 2024
246 kr
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One of the twentieth century’s great paleontologists and science writers, Stephen Jay Gould was, for Bruce S. Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, also a close colleague and friend. In Macroevolutionaries, they take up the tradition of Gould’s acclaimed essays on natural history, offering a series of wry …
Macroevolutionaries
Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould
Av Bruce Lieberman, Niles Eldredge
Häftad, 2026
195 kr
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One of the twentieth century’s great paleontologists and science writers, Stephen Jay Gould was, for Bruce S. Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, also a close colleague and friend. In Macroevolutionaries, they take up the tradition of Gould’s acclaimed essays on natural history, offering a series of wry …
Why We Do It
Rethinking Sex and the Selfish Gene
Häftad, 2005
279 kr
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Why do people have sex? Is it solely for the purpose of passing on genetic information, or are there other reasons? "A candid, no-punches-pulled interpreter of the core ideas of evolutionary biology" (Science News), author Niles Eldredge unravels the origins of our coital instincts. Whereas other …
Reinventing Darwin: The Great Debate at the High Table of Evolutionary Theory
Inbunden, 1995
409 kr
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Dominion
Häftad, 1997
371 kr
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Overpopulation, depletion of natural resources, hunting of nonhuman species to extinction: paleontologist Niles Eldredge questions the long term survival of humans, given our propensity for living beyond our ecological means. In Dominion he reviews the relation between biological and cultural …
Concrete Jungle
New York City and Our Last Best Hope for a Sustainable Future
Av Niles Eldredge, Sidney Horenstein
Inbunden, 2014
305 kr
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If they are to survive, cities need healthy chunks of the world's ecosystems to persist; yet cities, like parasites, grow and prosper by local destruction of these very ecosystems. In this absorbing and wide-ranging book, Eldredge and Horenstein use New York City as a microcosm to explore both the …
Concrete Jungle
New York City and Our Last Best Hope for a Sustainable Future
Av Sidney Horenstein, Niles Eldredge
E-bok, 2014
520 kr
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If they are to survive, cities need healthy chunks of the world’s ecosystems to persist; yet cities, like parasites, grow and prosper by local destruction of these very ecosystems. In this absorbing and wide-ranging book, Eldredge and Horenstein use New York City as a microcosm to explore both the …
The Miner's Canary
Unraveling the Mysteries of Extinction
Häftad, 1994
459 kr
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How is our fate linked to the earth's creatures, and the cycle of flourishing and extinction? Does human activity accelerate extinction? And what really causes it? This account of the widespread reduction of the world's wildlife examines humankind's role in the larger life cycles of the earth, …
Life in the Balance
Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis
Häftad, 2000
534 kr
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In Life in the Balance, Niles Eldredge argues that the Earth is confronting a disaster in the making--an ecological crisis that, if left unresolved, could ultimately lead to mass extinction on the scale of that which killed the dinosaurs sixty-five million years ago. Writing for general readers, he …
Time Frames
The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria
E-bok, 2014
810 kr
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Scientists have recently begun to question one of the pillars of modern thought--Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Certainly evolution occurs; but if it is a slow, continuous process by which one species gradually modifies itself into a new one, as Darwin believed, why are there so many missing …
Fossil Factory
A Kid's Guide to Digging Up Dinosaurs, Exploring Evolution, and Finding Fossils
Av Niles Eldredge, Douglas Eldredge m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
231 kr
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A fun and fact-filled activity book about discovering and collecting, about the history of the Earth, and the record of life we find on its surface, children will revel in this guide to over 50 sites where they can find something Paleozoic. Also included are a dozen amazing science activities and a …
Life on Earth
An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution [2 Volumes]
E-bok, 2002
2295 kr
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An examination of nature's extraordinary biological diversity and the human activities that threaten it. Life on Earth: An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution tackles the critical issue for humanity in the 21st century—our ever more menacing impact on the environment. This …
Darwin : el descubrimiento del árbol de la vida
El descubrimiento del árbol de la vida
Häftad, 2009
140 kr
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A un tiempo biografía de Darwin e introducción a la selección natural, esta obra es también una investigación de los cambios intelectuales e intuitivos del hombre que formuló la teoría de la evolución. ¿Cómo llegó Darwin a la teoría de la evolución? ¿Cómo interpretó sus descubrimientos? ¿Por qué …
Darwin
Discovering the Tree of Life
Inbunden, 2005
297 kr
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Charles Darwin's ideas resonate deeply in Western culture today, and his theory still lies at the heart of modern scientific evolutionary research. As other nineteenth-century figures fade, Darwin's theory of evolution still provokes controversy, spilling over into curriculum battles at state and …
Macroevolution – Diversity, Disparity, Contingency, Essays in Honor of Stephen J Gould
Inbunden, 2005
254 kr
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