The material basis of evolution / by Richard Goldschmidt ; with an introduction by Stephen Jay Gould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldschmidt, Richard, 1878-1958.

Series:

Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman memorial lectures ; 28.

Silliman milestones in science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution.

Genetics.

Physical Description:

xlii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1982.

Summary:

In this book, Goldschmidt inquires into the types of hereditary differences that produce new species. Goldschmidt used a wide range of research to formulate his own picture of evolution. Contrary to near-unanimity among scientists, he insisted that the neo-Darwinian theory of micromutations applied only within species and was no longer tenable as a general theory of evolution. Instead, Goldschmidt claimed, macroevolution resulted from larger jumps in genotype - across "bridgeless gaps" - related either to systemic mutations or to mutations affecting early development.

Notes:

Based on 8 Silliman lectures delivered by the author at Yale University in Dec., 1939.

Reprint. Originally published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1940. (Yale University, Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman memorial lectures ; 28)

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [401]-423.

ISBN:

0300028229

OCLC:

7875681