The Major Features of Evolution / / George Gaylord Simpson.
Explains some of the major features of the evolution of life from fossil records, paleontology, population genetics and systematics.
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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, , [1953] ©1953 |
| Year of Publication: | 1953 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Columbia Biological Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (436 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- CHAPTER I. Rates of Evolution; Morphological Rates -- CHAPTER II. Taxonomic Rates of Evolution -- CHAPTER III. Variation -- CHAPTER IV. Mutation -- CHAPTER V. Population and Selection -- CHAPTER VI. Adaptation -- CHAPTER VII. The Evolution of Adaptation -- CHAPTER VIII. Trends and Orientation -- CHAPTER IX. Extinction, Relicts, and Irreversibility -- CHAPTER X. Horotely, Bradytely, and Tachytely -- CHAPTER XI. Higher Categories -- CHAPTER XII. Patterns or Modes of Evolution -- Works Cited -- Index |
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| Summary: | Explains some of the major features of the evolution of life from fossil records, paleontology, population genetics and systematics. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780231895330 9783110442489 |
| DOI: | 10.7312/simp93764 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | George Gaylord Simpson. |