Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History"Lively and fascinating. . . . [Gould] writes beautifully about science and the wonders of nature."—Tracy Kidder Over a century after Darwin published the Origin of Species, Darwinian theory is in a "vibrantly healthy state," writes Stephen Jay Gould, its most engaging and illuminating exponent. Exploring the "peculiar and mysterious particulars of nature," Gould introduces the reader to some of the many and wonderful manifestations of evolutionary biology. |
Contents
The Guano Ring | |
Quick Lives and Quirky Changes | |
Three Geologists | |
Huttons Purpose | |
The Stinkstones of Oeningen | |
Three Biologists | |
Worm for a Century and All Seasons | |
A Hearing for Vavilov | |
Hyena Myths and Realities | |
Kingdoms without Wheels | |
What Happens to Bodies if Genes Act for Themselves? | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History |
| Author | Stephen Jay Gould |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0393340864, 9780393340860 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Life Sciences / Evolution |
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