Nomogenesis : or evolution determined by law / Leo S. Berg. Translated from the Russian by J. N. Rostovtsov. Introd. by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Press, c1969Description: xxiv, 477 p. ill. ; 20 cmUniform titles: Nomogenez ili ėvoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii︠a︡ na osnove zakonomernosteĭ. Russian Subject(s): EvolutionDDC classification: 575
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Archives Centre | 575 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Withdrawn Item | 72-1864 |
Table of Contents
1. The struggle for existence and natural selection
2. Phylogenetic acceleration, or the precession of phylogeny by ontogeny
3. Evolution follows a definite direction or is determined by law
4. Convergence
5. Convergence of external characters
6, The geographical landscape as an agency in the production of organic forms
7. Convergence of external characters due to adaptation to special conditions of life
8. Mimicry and related phenomena
9. Polyphyletic origin of similar forms
10. The formation of new species
Includes Bibliography and index
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