The Material Basis of Evolution: Reissued

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300028237
• ISBN13: 9780300028232
• Release Date: September 1982
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 8.6"