Reinventing Darwin: The Great Debate at the High Table of Evolutionary Theory

Reinventing Darwin: The Great Debate at the High Table of Evolutionary Theory

by Niles Eldredge (Author)

Synopsis

One of the world's foremost evolutionary theorists presents a fascinating overview of the arguments supporting the two main opposing theories of evolution that have developed since Darwin--one from the geneticists and the other from the paleontologists. Eldredge offers an insider's perspective of the disputes between the most famous names in the field. He explains who the key players are, why they disagree and gives a spirited defense of his side of the debate. Features all important new advances in evolutionary theory during the past two decades.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 244
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 01 May 1995

ISBN 10: 0471303011
ISBN 13: 9780471303015

Author Bio
NILES ELDREDGE is a curator in the Department of Invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History. He is the coauthor with Stephen Jay Gould of the 1972 paper that proposed the theory of punctuated equilibria, and the author of numerous popular science books, including The Miner's Canary, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year for 1992.