 | Eternal Ephemera: Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond Subjects: Darwin Charles 1809–1882. On the origin of species; Punctuated equilibrium (Evolution); Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy; Emergence (Philosophy); From one of evolutionary biology's major contributors, a compelling work that unravels science's great "Mystery of Mysteries": how new species arise. Niles Eldredge is a paleontologist formerly on the curatorial staff of the American Museum of Natural History. He developed the theory of punctuated equilibria with Stephen Jay Gould, and his book The Pattern of Evolution offers a comprehensive theory of how environmental change governs the evolutionary process. He is also the author of Life in the Balance: Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis and The Triumph of Evolution... and the Failure of Creationism and was a coeditor of the journal Evolution: Education and Outreach . |
