Life's Splendid Drama: Evolutionary Biology and the Reconstruction of Life's Ancestry, 1860-1940

摘要: List of Figures Preface Table Geological Periods and Eras 1: The First Evolutionary Biology A New Revolution in Science? Transforming Traditions Professional Framework 2: Tree Life Relationships Redefined Form Function Convergence Parallelism Ontogeny Phylogeny Base the 3: Are Arthropoda a Natural Group? Problem Arthropod Origins Genealogy Crustacea Peripatus Origin Tracheata Limulus an Arachnid Debate Widens Fossil Record 4: Vertebrate Ascidian Theory Annelid Theories Nemertines Actinozoa Balanoglossus Echinoderms Environmental Trigger Later Developments 5: From Fish to Amphibian Fin Amphibians Water Land 6: Birds Mammals Reptile Bird Taking Air Monotremes, Marsupials, Mammal-like Reptiles 7: Patterns Past Putting Things Together Adaptive Radiation Laws Trends Rise Fall Mass Extinctions 8: Geography Zoological Provinces Lost Worlds Northern Southern Continents 9: Metaphors Evolutions Trees Ladders Imperialism? Modern Darwinism Biographical Appendix Bibliography Index