Darwin, and After Darwin: An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics) - Softcover

Romanes, George John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108038107 ISBN 13: 9781108038102

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

George John Romanes (1848–94), evolutionary biologist, was one of the most zealous supporters of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection in the nineteenth century. He met Darwin in 1874 and became a firm friend and follower, applying Darwinian theory to his work on animal intelligence and mental evolution. Romanes was elected to the Royal Society in 1879 at the age of 31, having produced his own influential research on the evolution of the nervous system. This three-volume study of Darwin's work and its implications was first developed as a series of lectures given in Edinburgh and London between 1886 and 1890. Controversially, Romanes deviates from Darwin's assertion of the significance of geographical isolation, contending that physiological differences among the same species were central to evolutionary change. Published posthumously in 1895, Volume 2 focuses on the 'post-Darwinian questions' of heredity and utility in organisms.

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Written by evolutionary biologist and Royal Society Fellow George John Romanes (1848–94), this three-volume study of Darwin's work considers the many implications of evolution by natural selection. Published posthumously in 1895, Volume 2 focuses on the 'post-Darwinian questions' of heredity and utility in organisms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108038107
• ISBN 13: 9781108038102
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362