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1	Evolution Vs. Creationism: An Introduction more books like this by Eugenie C Scott add to wishlist Almost 80 years after the Scopes trial in the U.S., the debate over the teaching of evolution continues to rage. There is no easy resolution - it is a complex topic with profound scientific, religious, educational, and legal implications. How can a student or parent understand this issue? Evolution vs. Creationism provides the comprehensive and ... see all copies from $2.64! new only from $13.98! \| signed copies \| SVS
2	What is life? more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Professor Niles Eldredge (Foreword by) add to wishlist Half a century ago the Austrian physicist and philosopher Erwin Schrodinger inspired a generation of scientists by rephrasing the philosophical question: "What is life?". This text revisits this question in a narrative which combines rigorous science with philosophy, history and poetry. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.14! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Why We Do It: Rethinking Sex and the Selfish Gene more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist Over the last thirty years, many scientists have come to insist that our behaviour is governed by our genes-above all when it comes to sex, which, we are told, is how genes perpetuate themselves. Not so, argues evolutionary biologist Niles Eldredge in this powerful book. Sex certainly seems more complicated than a matter of our DNA struggling to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Fossil Factory: A Kid's Guide to Digging Up Dinosaurs, Exploring Evolution, and Finding Fossils more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge, Douglas Eldredge, Gregory Eldredge add to wishlist A fun and fact-filled activity book about discovering and collecting, about the history of Earth, and the record of life we find on its surface. Children will enjoy the detailed guide to over 50 sites where they can find something Paleozoic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.41! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Fossils : the evolution and extinction of species. more books like this by Niles Eldredge add to wishlist In this fascinating exploration of the fossil record, Niles Eldredge overturns the traditional view of evolution as a slow and inevitable process, and he shows that lifeforms generally do not evolve to any significant degree until after massive extinction. This rhythm of life--a concept developed by Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould known as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.95! \| first editions
6	Reinventing Darwin: The Great Debate at the High Table of Evolutionary Theory more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge, Niles Eldridge add to wishlist One of the world's foremost evolutionary theorists presents a fascinating overview of the arguments supporting the two main opposing theories of evolution that have developed since Darwin--one from the geneticists and the other from the paleontologists. Eldredge offers an insider's perspective of the disputes between the most famous names in the ... see all copies from $3.04! new only from $16.97! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Life in the Balance: Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist This general-interest study on ecology and the environment presents a convincing case for why biodiversity matters. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The miner's canary : unraveling the mysteries of extinction. more books like this by Niles Eldredge add to wishlist Like the bird whose death signaled dangerous conditions in a mine, the demise of animals that once flourished should give humans pause. How is our fate linked to the earth's creatures, and the cycle of flourishing and extinction? Which are the simple workings of nature's order, and which are omens of ecological disaster? Does human activity ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.93! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Dominion more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge, Niles Eldridge add to wishlist Overpopulation, depletion of natural resources, hunting of nonhuman species to extinction: palaentologist Niles Eldredge questions the long term survival of humans, given our propensity for living beyond our ecological means. In this text, he reviews the relation between biological and cultural evolution, showing how the agricultural revolution ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
10	Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist Charles Darwin's ideas resonate deeply in western culture today and his theory still lies at the heart of modern scientific evolutionary research. As other nineteenth-century figures fade, Darwin's theory of evolution still provokes controversy, spilling over into curriculum battles around the world. In exploring the everyday artefacts of Darwin's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.60! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Unfinished Synthesis: Biological Hierarchies and Modern Evolutionary Thought more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist This provocative study provides a stimulating critique of contemporary evolutionary thought, analyzing the Modern Synthesis first developed by Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and George Gaylord Simpson. Written by an eminent evolutionary biologist (the co-founder of the theory of punctuated equilibria), this highly readable book argues that ... see all copies from $4.58! new only from $14.94! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Triumph and Failure of Evolution Creationism more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist Why is there still so much anti-evolution sentiment at the start of the Third Millennium? Why does the debate that began in 1859, when Charles Darwin successfully established the study of evolution, still rage in 2001? In "The Triumph of Evolution", Niles Eldredge presents an examination of the creation-evolution confrontation. In this narrative, ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $83.82! \| first editions
13 view cover	Arthropod fossils and phylogeny more books like this by Gregory D Edgecombe (Editor), Professor Niles Eldredge (Foreword by) add to wishlist The evolutionary history of Arthropoda is essential to a complete understanding of biodiversity. The group of invertebrates, which includes such fauna as trilobites and crustaceans, has represented life's most diverse phylum for nearly 600 million years. How does the fossil record illuminate the history of this phylum and its major components? Are ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $26.95! \| first editions
14	The Miner's Canary: Unraveling the Mysteries of Extinction more books like this by Eldredge Niles, Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist Eldredge brings his considerable expertise to bear on the search for a general theory of extinction: What causes it? Does human activity accelerate it? Which are the simple workings of nature's order, and which are omens of ecological disaster? A fascinating and readable account that sheds new light on the headlines of today--and tomorrow. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15	Systematics, Ecology, and the Biodiversity Crisis more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge (Editor), Niles Eldridge (Editor) add to wishlist Which species can be saved, when all cannot? "Systematics, Ecology, and the Biodiversity Crisis" provides critical tools for finding answers to the current of systematic biology. Systematists are in a unique position to identify ciritcal areas of endemism and additional criteria for the identification of habitats and species most urgently in need ... see all copies from $9.86! new only from $9.86!
16 view cover	The Triumph of Evolution: And the Failure of Creationism more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist Why is there so much anti-evolution sentiment at the start of the Third Millennium? Why does the debate that began in 1859, when Charles Darwin established the study of evolution, still rage in 2000? In this text, Niles Eldredge presents an examination of the creation-evolution confrontation. He reveals the creationists basic argument and their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.28! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Life Pulse: Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist This work reveals the crucial episodes in the history of our planet and puts forward a theory of evolution that suggests long periods of little change followed by mass extinction and upheaval, then by brief periods of rapid evolutionary development, as species evolve to replace extinct types. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18	Time Frames: The Rethinking of Darwinian Evolution and the Theory of Punctuated Equilibria more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Pattern of Evolution more books like this by Professor Niles Eldredge add to wishlist From one of the world's most accomplished scientific thinkers comes a fascinating exploration of the way we investigate and understand the connections between the living and nonliving worlds. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.99!
20	Life Pulse more books like this by Niles Eldredge add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.75! \| first editions
21	The monkey business : a scientist looks at creationism more books like this by Niles Eldredge add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $172.64! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Pattern of Evolution Clothbound more books like this by Niles Eldredge, Eldredge Niles, Niles Eldridge add to wishlist Paleontologist Niles Eldredge offers a fascinating exploration of the way we investigate and understand the evolution of Earth and the life on it, describing how the key issues and events in science over the past two centuries have brought us to the brink of a more holistic understanding of the planet. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23	Time Frames: The Rethinking of Darwinian Evolution and the Theory of Punctuated Equilibria more books like this by Niles Eldridge, Niles Eldredge add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Myths of human evolution. more books like this by N. Eldredge add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25	Time Frames: The Evolution of Punctuated Equilibra more books like this by Niles Eldredge, Niles Eldridge add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99!

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