Evolution Above the Species Level / / Bernhard Rensch.

Presents the English translation of Rensch's Evolution Above the Species Level, which has been said to have given shape to the biological, or synthetic, theory of evolution.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1959]
©1959
Year of Publication:1959
Language:English
Series:Columbia Biological Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (426 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Foreword --
Preface --
Contents --
Figures --
Tables --
1. Introduction --
2. The Causative Factors of Infraspecific Evolution --
3. Types of Race and Species Formation occurring in Nature --
4. Undirected and Directed Transspecific Evolution --
5. The Absolute Speed of Evolution --
6. The Rules of Kladogenesis (Phylogenetic Branching) --
7. Anagenesis (Progressive Evolution) --
8. The Evolution of Life --
9. Autogenesis, Ectogenesis, and Bionomogenesis --
10. Evolution of Phenomena of Consciousness --
11. Conclusion --
Postscript --
Bibliography --
Author Index --
General Index
Summary:Presents the English translation of Rensch's Evolution Above the Species Level, which has been said to have given shape to the biological, or synthetic, theory of evolution.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780231881869
9783110442489
DOI:10.7312/rens91062
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Bernhard Rensch.