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Dominion

By: Niles Eldredge

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Dominion

By: Niles Eldredge

A magnificently clear exposé of our current dilemma, and a forthright recommendation for change."—Kurt Benirschke, University of California, San Diego

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The Triumph of Evolution

And the Failure of Creationism

By: Niles Eldredge

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The Triumph of Evolution

And the Failure of Creationism

By: Niles Eldredge

After studying the debate for 20 years, a leading expert on evolution counters creationist arguments with a simple overview of the evolutionary process. Instead of pitting science against religion, the author focuses on evolution to address catastrophic species loss on Earth. 2 illus.

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Macmillan

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0805071474

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Eternal Ephemera

Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond

By: Niles Eldredge

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Eternal Ephemera

Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond

By: Niles Eldredge

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 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.

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Columbia University Press

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023152675X

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9780231526753

The Pattern of Evolution

By: Susan Pearson

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The Pattern of Evolution

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From one of the world's most accomplished scientific thinkers comes a fascinating exploration of the way we investigate and understand the connections between the living and nonliving worlds.

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W. H. Freeman

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0716739631

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Eternal Ephemera

Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond

By: Niles Eldredge

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Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond

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Time Frames

The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria

By: Niles Eldredge

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The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria

By: Niles Eldredge

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 links in the fossil records? Two eminent scientists, Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould, startled the world by challenging Darwin's cherished beliefs proposing instead that once a species has evolved it rarely undergoes change, and that the evolution of new species occurs only periodically, in relatively rapid spurts. In Time Frames Niles Eldredge explains how his own work with trilobite fossils led him to this unexpected conclusion, and describes the fascinating development of the new theory of punctuated equilibria. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400860296

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Life in the Balance

Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis

By: Niles Eldredge

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Life in the Balance

Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis

By: Niles Eldredge

In Life in the Balance, Niles Eldredge argues that the Earth is confronting an ecological disaster in the making. He reviews compelling evidence for this "biodiversity crisis", showing that species are dying out at an unnaturally rapid rate. This book explores the same themes that illuminate the American Museum of Natural History's new Hall of Biodiversity, for which Eldredge is Scientific Curator. An eloquent and passionate account by one of today's leading scientists, Life in the Balance draws attention to one of the most pressing problems now facing the world. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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Princeton University Press

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0691050090

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Time Frames

The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria

By: Niles Eldredge

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The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibria

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Princeton University Press

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The Fossil Factory

A Kid's Guide to Digging Up Dinosaurs, Exploring Evolution, and Finding Fossils

By: Niles Eldredge,Douglas Eldredge,Gregory Eldredge

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The Fossil Factory

A Kid's Guide to Digging Up Dinosaurs, Exploring Evolution, and Finding Fossils

By: Niles Eldredge,Douglas Eldredge,Gregory Eldredge

Describes fossils, how to collect them, and what they reveal about dinosaurs and other creatures that inhabited the earth millions of years ago.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1570984174

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Macroevolutionaries

Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould

By: Bruce Lieberman,Niles Eldredge

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Macroevolutionaries

Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould

By: Bruce Lieberman,Niles Eldredge

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 and insightful reflections on the fields to which they have devoted their careers. Lieberman and Eldredge explore the major features of evolution, or “macroevolution,” examining key issues in paleontology and their links to popular culture, philosophy, music, and the history of science. They focus on topics such as punctuated equilibria, mass extinctions, and the history of life—with detours including trilobites, Hollywood stuntmen, coywolves, birdwatching, and New Haven-style pizza. Lieberman and Eldredge’s essays showcase their deep knowledge of the fossil record and keen appreciation of the arts and culture while touching on different aspects of Gould’s life and work. Ultimately, they show why Gould’s writings and perspective are still relevant today, following his lead in using the natural history essay to articulate their view of evolutionary theory and its place in contemporary life. At once thought-provoking and entertaining, Macroevolutionaries is for all readers interested in paleontology, evolutionary biology, and Gould’s literary and scientific legacy.

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Columbia University Press

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0231557272

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Macroevolutionaries

Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould

By: Bruce Lieberman,Niles Eldredge

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Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould

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The Triumph of Evolution

And the Failure of Creationism

By: Niles Eldredge

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Dominion

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Dominion

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A magnificently clear exposé of our current dilemma, and a forthright recommendation for change."—Kurt Benirschke, University of California, San Diego

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Concrete Jungle

New York City and Our Last Best Hope for a Sustainable Future

By: Niles Eldredge,Sidney Horenstein

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Concrete Jungle

New York City and Our Last Best Hope for a Sustainable Future

By: Niles Eldredge,Sidney Horenstein

Traces the geological history of New York, using it to highlight the intricate relationship between cities and the environment.

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Life in the Balance

Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis

By: Niles Eldredge

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Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis

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Princeton University Press

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The Miner's Canary

Unraveling the Mysteries of Extinction

By: Niles Eldredge

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The Miner's Canary

Unraveling the Mysteries of Extinction

By: Niles Eldredge

Like the bird whose death signaled dangerous conditions in a mine, the demise of animals that once flourished should give humans pause. How is our fate linked to the earth's creatures, and the cycle of flourishing and extinction? Which are the simple workings of nature's order, and which are omens of ecological disaster? Does human activity accelerate extinction? What really causes it? In an illuminating and elegantly written account of the widespread reduction of the world's wildlife, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge poses these questions and examines humankind's role in the larger life cycles of the earth, composing a provocative general theory of extinction.

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Princeton University Press

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0691241848

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Concrete Jungle

New York City and Our Last Best Hope for a Sustainable Future

By: Niles Eldredge,Sidney Horenstein

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New York City and Our Last Best Hope for a Sustainable Future

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Traces the geological history of New York, using it to highlight the intricate relationship between cities and the environment.

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Unfinished Synthesis

Biological Hierarchies and Modern Evolutionary Thought

By: Niles Eldredge

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Unfinished Synthesis

Biological Hierarchies and Modern Evolutionary Thought

By: Niles Eldredge

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 conventional theory, species, higher taxa, and ecological entities such as populations and communities should also be construed as individuals--an approach that yields the ecological and genealogical hierarchies that interact to produce evolution. This clearly stated, controversial work will provoke much debate among evolutionary biologists, systematists, paleontologists, and ecologists, as well as a wide range of educated lay readers.

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Oxford University Press

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0195365135

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Time Frames

The Rethinking of Darwinian Evolution and the Theory of Punctuated Equilibria

By: Niles Eldredge

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The Rethinking of Darwinian Evolution and the Theory of Punctuated Equilibria

By: Niles Eldredge

Describes the new evolutionary theory of punctuated equilibria, argues that changes in species are rare but happen in rapid bursts, and examines the fossil record of invertebrates

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Simon & Schuster

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0671622455

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The Natural History Reader in Evolution

By: Niles Eldredge

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The Natural History Reader in Evolution

By: Niles Eldredge

Essays discuss adaptation, selection, ecology, behavior, living fossils, and extinction and examine religious attacks on evolution

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0231061560

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9780231061568

Interactions

The Biological Context of Social Systems

By: Niles Eldredge,Marjorie Grene

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The Biological Context of Social Systems

By: Niles Eldredge,Marjorie Grene

Argues against the reductionist tendencies in Darwinism known as genetic reductionism. The authors explore the biological underpinnings of social systems from invertebrates to mammals, particularly humans.

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Columbia University Press

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The Miner's Canary

Unravelling the Mysteries of Extinction

By: Niles Eldredge

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0863696759

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Charles Darwin and the Mystery of Mysteries

By: Niles Eldredge,Susan Pearson

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Charles Darwin and the Mystery of Mysteries

By: Niles Eldredge,Susan Pearson

Describes the life and work of the British biologist made famous by his controversial theory of natural selection.

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Macmillan

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1596433744

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Reinventing Darwin

The Great Evolutionary Debate

By: Niles Eldredge

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Reinventing Darwin

The Great Evolutionary Debate

By: Niles Eldredge

This is a first-hand account of the discussions going on between biologists of different persuasions. On the one hand are the ultradarwinians, who emphasize the supremacy of the gene and natural selection, and on the other, the naturalists, who focus on whole creatures, rather than on genes.

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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0297816039

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