Natural selection and beyond : the intellectual legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace /

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Alfred Russel Wallace was one of the nineteenth century's most potent intellectual forces. In this rich and varied collection, writers from a range of fields explore Wallace's work - and influence today - as biologist, collector, and a Victorian deeply engaged with the social, political, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Smith, Charles H. (Charles Hyde), 1950-, Beccaloni, George
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Wallace, Alfred Russel, > 1823-1913.
Wallace, Alfred Russel, > 1823-1913
Wallace, Alfred Russel.
1800-1899
Evolution (Biology) > History > 19th century.
Natural selection > History > 19th century.
Biogeography > History > 19th century.
Exobiology > History > 19th century.
Biogéographie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Exobiologie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Biogeography
Evolution (Biology)
Exobiology
Natural selection
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Homes sweet homes : a biographical tour of Wallace's many places of residence / George Beccaloni
  • "Ardent beetle-hunters" : natural history, collecting, and the theory of evolution / Andrew Berry
  • Theory and practice in the field : Wallace's work in natural history (1844-1858) / Melinda Bonnie Fagan
  • Wallace's annotated copy of the Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection / George Beccaloni
  • Wallace and the species concept of the early Darwinians / James Mallet
  • Direct selection for reproductive isolation : the Wallace effect and reinforcement / Norman A. Johnson
  • The colours of animals : from Wallace to the present day. 1, Cryptic coloration / Tim Caro, Sami Merilaita, Martin Stevens
  • The colours of animals : from Wallace to the present day. 2, Conspicuous coloration / Tim Car [and others]
  • Alfred Russel Wallace, biogeographer / Bernard Michaux
  • Wallace and the great ice age / Keith Tinkler
  • Wallace, conservation, and sustainable development / Sandra Knapp
  • The "finest butterfly in the world?" : Wallace and his literary legacy / Peter Raby
  • Wallace and Owenism / Gregory Claeys
  • Wallace, women, and eugenics / Diane B. Paul
  • Out of "the limbo of 'unpractical politics'" : the origins and essence of Wallace's advocacy of land nationalization / David A. Stack
  • Alfred Russel Wallace and anti-vaccinationism in the late Victorian cultural context, 1870-1907 / Martin Fichman
  • The universe and Alfred Russel Wallace / Steven J. Dick
  • Wallace's unfinished business / Charles H. Smith
  • Wallace in wonderland / James Moore
  • Wallace's dilemmas : the laws of nature and the human spirit / Ted Benton
  • Wallace, spiritualism, and beyond : "change," or "no change"? / Charles H. Smith.

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