The Material Basis of Evolution (Silliman Milestones in Science)

By Richard Goldschmidt

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300028229
• ISBN13: 9780300028225
• Release Date: March 1982
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.