Microevolution and Macroevolution are not Governed by the Same Processes

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 180-193

  Erwin, Douglas H ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distinctions between micro and macroevolution reflecting conflation of rates; Domains of microevolution and macroevolution; Expanding hierarchy of selection; Importance of hierarchical view of evolution; Late cretaceous marine mollusks battleground for species selection; Linnean ranks employed as index of morphological uniqueness or innovation; Macroevolution and microevolution aspects of evolution of life; Mass extinctions; Meaning of the term macroevolution; Simons' argument shorter term morphological variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956342214     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444314922.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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