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Paleontology : a Philosophical Introduction.
Explores the far-reaching philosophical questions of paleontology, discussing diverse issues such as punctuated equilibrium and species selection.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Paleontology and evolutionary theory; 2 A new way of seeing the fossil record; 3 Punctuated equilibrium; 4 Species and macroevolution; 5 The case for species selection; 6 Real trends, relative progress; 7 Dynamics of evolutionary trends; 8 Evolutionary contingency; 9 Diversity, disparity, and the Burgess Shale; 10 Molecular fossils; Bibliography; Index.