Stephen J. Gould: The Scientific Legacy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Danieli, Gian Antonio (Editor), Minelli, Alessandro (Editor), Pievani, Telmo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biology > Philosophy.; Evolutionary biology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Anthropology.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Philosophy of Biology.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

Stephen J. Gould’s greatest contribution to science is a revised version of the theory of evolution which offers today a useful framework for understanding progress in many evolutionary fields. His intuitions about the conjunction of evolution and development, the role of ecological factors in speci...