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Eternal Ephemera : Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond by Niles Eldredge (2015, Hardcover)

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Eternal Ephemera: Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond by Eldredge, Niles [Hardcover]

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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231153163

ISBN-139780231153164

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Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEternal Ephemera : Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond

SubjectLife Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / Biology, Science & Technology

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

AuthorNiles Eldredge

Subject AreaScience, Biography & Autobiography

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight23.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-022519

ReviewsNiles Eldredge has been one of the most innovative and critical theoretical evolutionary biologists of the past 40 years. Now at the beginning of the 20th century, Eldredge returns to the very roots of modern evolutionary biology to set the stage for new helpful proposals for moving evolutionary theory forward into the 21st century. This, like all Eldredge books, is required reading for anyone serious about evolutionary biology., Paleontological and evolutionary pioneer Niles Eldredge, whose research and writings made the field of macroevolution the vibrant research area that it is, has with Eternal Ephemera produced a scientific and scholarly gem of a book. Lucidly written, it covers the history and science of adaptation and the origin of species, with special emphasis placed on how paleontologists helped to build and expand the evolutionary synthesis. Everyone interested in evolution and paleontology will enjoy reading it., Eternal Ephemera is the most articulate and forceful presentation of the concept and implications of punctuated equilibria, originally formulated by Niles Eldredge and Stephen J. Gould, a concept that has played a major role in the research and development of the theory of evolution over the last four decades. Eldredge's scholarly and bibliographic analysis of the historical precedents, from before Darwin to the present, of the related concepts of taxic versus phyletic evolutionary change is impressive. Eternal Ephemera deserves to be read by every evolutionist., Eternal Ephemera offers a brilliantly researched and highly readable context for understanding the development of Darwinian models of evolution. It is a book that should be read by everyone, and perhaps especially those who have questions about evolution., A meticulously researched history of evolutionary theories that will likely be unfamiliar to most readers., A clear, useful, and well-written book that critically discusses and analyzes the rise and decline of the taxic perspective in biology and paleontology from the early nineteenth century onwards., Paleontological and evolutionary pioneer Niles Eldredge has produced a scientific and scholarly gem of a book. Lucidly written, it covers the history and science of adaptation and the origin of species, with special emphasis placed on how paleontologists helped to build and expand the evolutionary synthesis. Everyone interested in evolution and paleontology will enjoy reading it., In this beautifully written book, Niles Eldredge explores not only how scientific views of the origins of species have changed over the past two hundred years but also why they have changed. It is an enthralling personal view of the history of one of the most difficult problems in evolution, written by a leading paleobiologist whose work has helped mold our understanding of the tempo and mode of diversification of life. It is a sheer pleasure to read., Very cutting edge. The historical insights in this book are original and bring in interesting and important themes in the thinking about species and speciation., A masterful work by one of the most influential paleontologists of the past half century, this is a must read for every serious student of evolutionary biology., Niles Eldredge has been one of the most innovative and critical theoretical evolutionary biologists of the past forty years. Now he returns to the roots of modern evolutionary biology to set the stage for new helpful proposals that move evolutionary theory forward. This is required reading for anyone with a serious interest in evolutionary biology., In this beautifully written book, Niles Eldredge explores not only how scientific views of the origins of species have changed over the past two hundred years but also why they have changed. It is an enthralling personal view of the history of one of the most difficult problems in evolution, written by a leading paleobiologist whose work has helped mold our understanding of the tempo and mode of the diversification of life. A sheer pleasure to read., Very cutting edge. The historical insights of this book are very original and bring in interesting and important themes in the thinking about species and speciation.

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal576.8/2

Table Of ContentPreface 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

SynopsisAll 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 they have wrestled for more than two hundred years with the eternal skein of life composed of ephemeral beings, revitalizing evolutionary science with their own, more resilient findings. Eldredge begins in France with the naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, who in 1801 first framed the overarching question about the emergence of new species. The Italian geologist Giambattista Brocchi followed, bringing in geology and paleontology to expand the question. In 1825, at the University of Edinburgh, Robert Grant and Robert Jameson introduced the astounding ideas formulated by Lamarck and Brocchi to a young medical student named Charles Darwin. Who can doubt that Darwin left for his voyage on the Beagle in 1831 filled with thoughts about these daring new explanations for the "transmutation" of species. Eldredge revisits Darwin's early insights into evolution in South America and his later synthesis of knowledge into a theory of the origin of species. He then considers the ideas of more recent evolutionary thinkers, such as George Gaylord Simpson, Ernst Mayr, and Theodosius Dobzhansky, as well as the young and brash Niles Eldredge and Steven Jay Gould, who set science afire with their concept of punctuated equilibria. Filled with insights into evolutionary biology and told with a rich affection for the scientific arena, this book celebrates the organic, vital relationship between scientific thinking and its subjects., From one of evolutionary biology's major contributors, a compelling work that unravels science's great "Mystery of Mysteries": how new species arise.

LC Classification NumberQH398.E43 2015