Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes : Further Reflections in Natural History

by Gould, Stephen Jay

• ISBN13: 9780393017168
• ISBN10: 0393017168
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1983-04-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 11
Big Fish, Little Fish	p. 21
Nonmoral Nature	p. 32
The Guano Ring	p. 46
Quick Lives and Quirky Changes	p. 56
The Titular Bishop of Titiopolis	p. 69
Hutton's Purpose	p. 79
The Stinkstones of Oeningen	p. 94
Agassiz in the Galápagos	p. 107
Worm for a Century, and All Seasons	p. 120
A Hearing for Vavilov	p. 134
Hyena Myths and Realities	p. 147
Kingdoms Without Wheels	p. 158
What Happens to Bodies If Genes Act for Themselves?	p. 166
Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes	p. 177
Helpful Monsters	p. 187
The Piltdown Conspiracy	p. 201
A Reply to Critics	p. 227
Our Natural Place	p. 241
Evolution as Fact and Theory	p. 253
A Visit to Dayton	p. 263
Moon, Mann, and Otto	p. 280
Science and Jewish Immigration	p. 291
The Politics of Census	p. 303
Phyletic Size Decrease in Hershey Bars	p. 313
The Belt of an Asteroid	p. 320
Chance Riches	p. 332
O Grave, Where is Thy Victory?	p. 343
What, If Anything, is a Zebra?	p. 355
How the Zebra Gets Its Stripes	p. 366
Quaggas, Coiled Oysters, and Flimsy Facts	p. 376
Bibliography	p. 386
Index	p. 395
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