New York, NY Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 2012 Paperback New. 445 p. XV, 445 p. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.

ISBN10: 1468490656, ISBN13: 9781468490657, [publisher: Springer US] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 1 George Gaylord Simpson: His Life and Works to the Present.- 2 Phylogeny and Paleontology.- Nature of Paleontological Data.- Homology and Polarity.- Phylogeny as a Theory of Relationships.- Determination of Relationships.- Summary and Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 3 The Origin of Faunas. Evolution of Lizard Congeners in a Complex Island Fauna: A Trial Analysis.- West Indian Anoles, Size and Ecological Principles.- The Lesser Antilles: Model for a Model.- The Model Tested.- A Look Back from the New Vantage Point.- From the Special to the General: The Origin of Faunas.- Conclusions.- Summary.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 4 Allometric Fallacies and the Evolution of Gryphaea: A New Interpretation Based on White¿s Criterion of Geometric Similarity.- Of Oysters and Orthogenesis.- Allometric Fallacies.- The Evolution of Gryphaea: A New Interpretation.- Summary.- Appendix: On Philip¿s Critique of Burnaby¿s Equations.- Postscript.- References.- 5 The Vertebrate as a Dual Animal¿Somatic and Visceral.- Somatic vs. Visceral Musculature.- Somatic vs. Visceral Skeletal Systems.- Somatic and Visceral Nerve Components.- Lower ¿Chordates¿.- References.- 6 Lystrosaurus and Gondwanaland.- The Modern Geological Revolution.- Paleontological Discoveries.- The Lystrosaurus Fauna in Africa.- The Lystrosaurus Fauna in Antarctica.- The ...
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ISBN10: 1468490656, ISBN13: 9781468490657, [publisher: Springer US] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 1 George Gaylord Simpson: His Life and Works to the Present.- 2 Phylogeny and Paleontology.- Nature of Paleontological Data.- Homology and Polarity.- Phylogeny as a Theory of Relationships.- Determination of Relationships.- Summary and Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 3 The Origin of Faunas. Evolution of Lizard Congeners in a Complex Island Fauna: A Trial Analysis.- West Indian Anoles, Size and Ecological Principles.- The Lesser Antilles: Model for a Model.- The Model Tested.- A Look Back from the New Vantage Point.- From the Special to the General: The Origin of Faunas.- Conclusions.- Summary.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 4 Allometric Fallacies and the Evolution of Gryphaea: A New Interpretation Based on White¿s Criterion of Geometric Similarity.- Of Oysters and Orthogenesis.- Allometric Fallacies.- The Evolution of Gryphaea: A New Interpretation.- Summary.- Appendix: On Philip¿s Critique of Burnaby¿s Equations.- Postscript.- References.- 5 The Vertebrate as a Dual Animal¿Somatic and Visceral.- Somatic vs. Visceral Musculature.- Somatic vs. Visceral Skeletal Systems.- Somatic and Visceral Nerve Components.- Lower ¿Chordates¿.- References.- 6 Lystrosaurus and Gondwanaland.- The Modern Geological Revolution.- Paleontological Discoveries.- The Lystrosaurus Fauna in Africa.- The Lystrosaurus Fauna in Antarctica.- The ...
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Springer Verlag, Date: 2012. Paperback. New. 460 pages. 9.10x6.00x1.00 inches. 2012. Springer Verlag ISBN 1468490656 9781468490657 [GB]

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